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Wellness Apps, Medically Tailored Meals Help Slow Weight Gain After GLP-1s
October 10, 2026·5 min read

Wellness Apps, Medically Tailored Meals Help Slow Weight Gain After GLP-1s

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Recent research shows that structured support may help with weight maintenance after stopping GLP-1s. licensed miniseries · E+/Getty Most…

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Lung Cancer Can Look Like Anyone
October 10, 2026·12 min read

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Lung Cancer Can Look Like Anyone

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Gini Harrison is a mom, a psychologist, and a professor in the United Kingdom. Harrison never smoked in her…

What to know about 7-OH, MGPI, the synthetic kratom extracts known as ‘gas station opioid’
October 10, 2026·1 min read

What to know about 7-OH, MGPI, the synthetic kratom extracts known as ‘gas station opioid’

Healthcare News – Read More Federal authorities and lawmakers are cracking down on synthetic concentrates of kratom, an herbal product sold legally over the counter in…

HHS endorses DEA move to schedule synthetic kratom extracts
October 10, 2026·1 min read

HHS endorses DEA move to schedule synthetic kratom extracts

Healthcare News – Read More The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday added its recommendations to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) move to…

HHS launches NIH clinic to study vaccine injuries
October 9, 2026·1 min read

HHS launches NIH clinic to study vaccine injuries

Healthcare News – Read More The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a clinic dedicated to studying “patients experiencing health problems following vaccination”…

Top House Democrat unveils surprise medical billing overhaul
October 9, 2026·1 min read

Top House Democrat unveils surprise medical billing overhaul

Healthcare News – Read More New legislation from Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.), the top Democrat on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, aims to…

Sexual assault survivors’ stories may shift over time – a psychologist explains why it doesn’t mean they’re lying
October 9, 2026·5 min read

Sexual assault survivors’ stories may shift over time – a psychologist explains why it doesn’t mean they’re lying

Health – The Conversation – Read More A majority of rape survivors don’t immediately recognize what they experienced as rape. Ryan Murphy/Getty Images If a person’s…

Is this the cure for Alzheimer’s?
October 9, 2026·9 min read

Is this the cure for Alzheimer’s?

Health Care | Vox – Read More Scientists in the US and Europe are exploring whether an experimental surgery can treat Alzheimer’s disease. | Fiordaliso/Getty Images…

Taking Blood Pressure Meds? DASH Diet Likely Safe for Potassium Levels
October 9, 2026·6 min read

Taking Blood Pressure Meds? DASH Diet Likely Safe for Potassium Levels

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More The well-known DASH diet does not significantly affect potassium levels in adults taking certain blood pressure medications. Tatiana Maksimova/Moment/Getty…

GOP frustrates MAHA allies, risking midterm support from key voting bloc
October 9, 2026·1 min read

GOP frustrates MAHA allies, risking midterm support from key voting bloc

Healthcare News – Read More Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) activists are growing frustrated with Republican leaders following a series of what many see are serious…