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Want to Slow Your Biological Aging? Sleeping 6.4 to 7.8 Hours a Night May Help
May 18, 2026·6 min read

Want to Slow Your Biological Aging? Sleeping 6.4 to 7.8 Hours a Night May Help

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Recent research has found an association between sleep duration and biological aging. Image Credit: ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images A recent study…

FDA drops guardrails on vaping industry in major Trump pivot 
May 18, 2026·1 min read

FDA drops guardrails on vaping industry in major Trump pivot 

Health Care News – Read More The Trump administration is pivoting hard on vaping, taking down guardrails that have limited the industry’s growth in recent years…

Hantavirus can survive in semen 6 years after infection: Study
May 18, 2026·1 min read

Hantavirus can survive in semen 6 years after infection: Study

Health Care News – Read More World health officials say the Andes form of hantavirus, which can jump between humans, is not spiraling into a pandemic. 

Trump’s health cuts complicate federal messaging on hantavirus
May 18, 2026·1 min read

Trump’s health cuts complicate federal messaging on hantavirus

Health Care News – Read More The federal hantavirus response has laid bare the impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. and global health, renewing…

Tick that causes meat allergy, other rare virus is spreading: What symptoms to watch for
May 18, 2026·1 min read

Tick that causes meat allergy, other rare virus is spreading: What symptoms to watch for

Health Care News – Read More A tick capable of making its victims allergic to meat and dairy (among other items) and spreading a virus that…

Should you cancel your cruise after the hantavirus outbreak?
May 18, 2026·1 min read

Should you cancel your cruise after the hantavirus outbreak?

Health Care News – Read More Cruise ships are back in the spotlight after a deadly hantavirus outbreak, but experts say the risk to travelers is…

Mifepristone survives another Supreme Court scare — for now
May 16, 2026·3 min read

Mifepristone survives another Supreme Court scare — for now

Health Care | Vox – Read More Supporters of Planned Parenthood and pro-choice activists during a rally outside the US Supreme Court on April 2, 2025,…

Antidepressants During Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism, ADHD. Here’s Why
May 16, 2026·6 min read

Antidepressants During Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism, ADHD. Here’s Why

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More A large study found no link between SSRI use before or during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Ekaterina…

Hantavirus has not mutated to be more transmissible: WHO
May 16, 2026·1 min read

Hantavirus has not mutated to be more transmissible: WHO

Health Care News – Read More The overall risk to the public remains low, WHO officials said. 

Trump administration sued by veterans group over VA abortion ban
May 16, 2026·1 min read

Trump administration sued by veterans group over VA abortion ban

Health Care News – Read More A veterans advocacy group is suing the Trump administration over its ban on abortion care and counseling at the Department…