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‘Winter Vomiting Disease’ Cases Surging in U.S. — How to Protect Yourself
December 10, 2025·5 min read

‘Winter Vomiting Disease’ Cases Surging in U.S. — How to Protect Yourself

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Cases of “winter vomiting disease,” also known as norovirus, are rising ahead of schedule this year. Alexey Kuzma/Stocksy “Winter…

Sanders concerned ACA subsidies will not be extended before New Year: ‘It’s a tragedy’
December 10, 2025·1 min read

Sanders concerned ACA subsidies will not be extended before New Year: ‘It’s a tragedy’

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) expressed concern that Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies will not be extended before the end of…

4 Weeks of Alternate-Day Fasting Aids Weight Loss, but Reduces Muscle
December 9, 2025·7 min read

4 Weeks of Alternate-Day Fasting Aids Weight Loss, but Reduces Muscle

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More A new study found that a 4-week alternate-day fasting protocol showed significant reductions in body fat, but also muscle…

Wegmans Mixed Nuts recalled over potential Salmonella contamination
December 9, 2025·1 min read

Wegmans Mixed Nuts recalled over potential Salmonella contamination

Health Care News – Read More Wegmans says the affected products were sold at its locations across the Northeast and North Carolina. 

CDC adviser: Newborn vaccine rollback ‘wasn’t based on data’
December 9, 2025·1 min read

CDC adviser: Newborn vaccine rollback ‘wasn’t based on data’

Health Care News – Read More Joseph Hibbeln, a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), said…

More Americans refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, new study finds
December 9, 2025·1 min read

More Americans refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, new study finds

Health Care News – Read More More American newborns are not receiving vitamin K shots, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the…

PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds
December 9, 2025·6 min read

PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds

Health – The Conversation – Read More Studies show PFAS can be harmful to human health, including pregnant women and their fetuses. Olga Rolenko/Moment via Getty…

Senate Republicans float competing health care plans
December 9, 2025·1 min read

Senate Republicans float competing health care plans

Health Care News – Read More Separate Senate Republican contingents are floating competing proposals on health care, as the party struggles to unify behind a plan…

Democrats, advocates slam Johnson after IVF expansion stripped from defense policy bill
December 9, 2025·1 min read

Democrats, advocates slam Johnson after IVF expansion stripped from defense policy bill

Health Care News – Read More Congress’s annual defense policy bill does not include a provision expanding coverage of assisted reproductive technology for military members, including in vitro fertilization, sparking the ire of…

GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick: Doing nothing on health care ‘not an option’
December 9, 2025·1 min read

GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick: Doing nothing on health care ‘not an option’

Health Care News – Read More Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), the author of a bipartisan health care plan and a moderate Republican whose district voted for…