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Growth charts revised for obesity

December 20, 2022, 6:04am Health

U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Read story

Fast foods tied to cognitive decline

December 20, 2022, 6:04am Health

Numerous studies have linked the consumption of ultraprocessed foods with a greater risk of inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, obesity and early death. Read story

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Be wary of peppermint platitudes

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December 20, 2022, 6:03am Health

Peppermint, like Santa Claus, seems to be everywhere you turn at the holidays. And also like Santa, when it comes to evaluating claims about it, the most scientific minds will tell you they need more evidence. Read story

FILE - People stand by the All of Us Mobile Education and Enrollment Center at the Community Health Center on State Street in Meriden, Conn., May 13, 2019. Thousands of Americans who shared their DNA for science are about to learn something in return: if they harbor some problematic genes. It's part of a massive National Institutes of Health project to unravel how people's genetics, environments and habits interact to mold their health.

Gene study begins sharing its findings

FILE - People stand by the All of Us Mobile Education and Enrollment Center at the Community Health Center on State Street in Meriden, Conn., May 13, 2019. Thousands of Americans who shared their DNA for science are about to learn something in return: if they harbor some problematic genes. It's part of a massive National Institutes of Health project to unravel how people's genetics, environments and habits interact to mold their health.

December 20, 2022, 6:03am Health

More than 155,000 Americans who shared their DNA for science are about to learn something in return: Do they have some particularly worrisome genes? Read story

FILE - A sign in front of the Food and Drug Administration building is seen on Dec. 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA's tobacco division is plagued by a lack of clear direction and priorities that have hampered its ability to regulate electronic cigarettes and other products under its oversight, according to a report released Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

Panel warns FDA’s beleaguered tobacco unit lacks direction

FILE - A sign in front of the Food and Drug Administration building is seen on Dec. 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA's tobacco division is plagued by a lack of clear direction and priorities that have hampered its ability to regulate electronic cigarettes and other products under its oversight, according to a report released Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

December 19, 2022, 7:11pm Business

The lack of clear direction and priorities at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco division has hampered its ability to regulate electronic cigarettes and other products, according to an expert panel assembled to examine problems at the agency. Read story

A sign is placed near the section for children's medicine, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022 at a CVS in Greenlawn, N.Y. Caring for a sick child has become even more stressful than usual for many U.S. parents in recent weeks due to shortages of Children's Tylenol and other medicines.

Children’s medicine shortage hits as flu season picks up

A sign is placed near the section for children's medicine, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022 at a CVS in Greenlawn, N.Y. Caring for a sick child has become even more stressful than usual for many U.S. parents in recent weeks due to shortages of Children's Tylenol and other medicines.

December 19, 2022, 2:54pm Health

Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines. Read story

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is sworn in before a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus crisis hearing, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fauci steps down from a five-decade career in public service at the end of the month, one shaped by the HIV pandemic early on and the COVID-19 pandemic at the end.

Loved or hated, Fauci’s parting advice: Stick to the science

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is sworn in before a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus crisis hearing, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fauci steps down from a five-decade career in public service at the end of the month, one shaped by the HIV pandemic early on and the COVID-19 pandemic at the end.

December 19, 2022, 10:41am Health

Long before the bobbleheads and the “Fauci ouchie,” Dr. Anthony Fauci was a straight-shooter about scary diseases -- and “stick with the science” remains his mantra. Read story

In this photo provided by Becky Mourey, Becky Mourey, center, and her husband Jim, left, meet with representatives for Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky at her offices on Capitol Hill, Washington DC in May 2022. Mourey and other ALS patients spent more than two years advocating for the approval of the new drug, Relyvrio, a treatment for ALS. Patients say they are now facing insurance and financial hurdles to access the drug, which costs $158,000.

ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug

In this photo provided by Becky Mourey, Becky Mourey, center, and her husband Jim, left, meet with representatives for Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky at her offices on Capitol Hill, Washington DC in May 2022. Mourey and other ALS patients spent more than two years advocating for the approval of the new drug, Relyvrio, a treatment for ALS. Patients say they are now facing insurance and financial hurdles to access the drug, which costs $158,000.

December 19, 2022, 8:46am Health

For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the Food and Drug Administration to approve an experimental drug for her Lou Gehrig’s disease. Read story

Micca Madalena, center, reads to his father, Darryl Madalena, left, and grandfather Myron Ami in his native language of Towa after getting home from school at Jemez Pueblo, N.M., Oct. 7, 2022. Darryl Madalena is advocating for more Native Americans to consider joining the organ donation rolls.

Boy who got new heart inspires tribe to boost organ donation

Micca Madalena, center, reads to his father, Darryl Madalena, left, and grandfather Myron Ami in his native language of Towa after getting home from school at Jemez Pueblo, N.M., Oct. 7, 2022. Darryl Madalena is advocating for more Native Americans to consider joining the organ donation rolls.

December 19, 2022, 8:46am Health

Greyson Parisien’s time on earth was short. But the boy with dark-rimmed eyeglasses who was enchanted by the music in “Frozen,” the sound of ripping paper and his dad playing the guitar is having an outsized impact on his tribal community in the far reaches of North Dakota. Read story

Retired Longview PeaceHealth doctor voluntarily surrenders license after state investigation

December 19, 2022, 7:31am Health

A former PeaceHealth doctor earlier this year voluntarily surrendered his medical license upon his retirement, following a 2021 agreement with the state over allegations he diverted and took patient medication. Read story