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Eating the Same Meals Every Day Could Help You Lose More Weight
March 28, 2026·4 min read

Eating the Same Meals Every Day Could Help You Lose More Weight

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More A new study suggests that eating repeat “go-to” meals could aid weight loss. Image Credit: helpSKC/Stocksy A recent study…

Diabetes drug metformin affects the brain, study finds: Here’s how
March 28, 2026·1 min read

Diabetes drug metformin affects the brain, study finds: Here’s how

Health Care News – Read More The diabetes drug you’ve heard of for 60 years just revealed a secret — it’s been working on your brain…

Top Senate Dems blast proposed ACA rule promoting ‘junk coverage’ that would push estimated 2 million off enrollment
March 27, 2026·1 min read

Top Senate Dems blast proposed ACA rule promoting ‘junk coverage’ that would push estimated 2 million off enrollment

Health Care News – Read More A trio of top Senate Democrats led their colleagues in condemning a proposed rule by the Trump administration that would…

Trump misses deadline for new CDC director nominee
March 27, 2026·1 min read

Trump misses deadline for new CDC director nominee

Health Care News – Read More The Trump administration has hit its legal limit for leaving the position of director of the Centers for Disease Control…

‘Treatable, but not curable’: Mother warns others after stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis at 33
March 27, 2026·1 min read

‘Treatable, but not curable’: Mother warns others after stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis at 33

Health Care News – Read More While rates for colorectal cancer are on the decline for older generations, they’ve spiked among people under the age of…

Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer’s disease- and age-related memory loss
March 27, 2026·5 min read

Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer’s disease- and age-related memory loss

Health – The Conversation – Read More The vagus nerve, which carries information between the brain and heart, lungs and other organs, might regulate the activity…

Extra 11 Minutes of Sleep, 5 Minutes of Exercise Lowers Cardiovascular Risk
March 27, 2026·7 min read

Extra 11 Minutes of Sleep, 5 Minutes of Exercise Lowers Cardiovascular Risk

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Simple lifestyle changes, such as getting a few extra minutes of sleep and exercise each day, can improve heart…

Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children
March 27, 2026·7 min read

Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children

Health – The Conversation – Read More Judge Bryan Biedscheid of New Mexico could order significant changes to how Instagram and Facebook operate. Nathan Burton/Santa Fe…

Lawmakers behind bipartisan push for legislation detecting and preventing Alzheimer’s: ‘It’s too expensive not to’
March 27, 2026·1 min read

Lawmakers behind bipartisan push for legislation detecting and preventing Alzheimer’s: ‘It’s too expensive not to’

Health Care News – Read More House Reps. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), co-sponsors of the Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act, said Thursday…

The cocaine comeback, explained
March 27, 2026·9 min read

The cocaine comeback, explained

Health Care | Vox – Read More Cocaine and meth overdoses have been on the rise in the United States. | Paige Vickers/Vox; Getty Images We’ve…