Shots - Health News – President Donald Trump said he takes a higher dose of daily aspirin than his doctors recommend and he has been doing so for 25 years.
The comments came in a wide-ranging interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday.
"They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart," Trump, 79, told The Journal. "I want nice, thin blood pouring through...
THE HILL – After months of fighting and countless proposals for a bipartisan compromise, the expiration date for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax subsidies has arrived, with millions of Americans set to feel the pain.
Congress had until Dec. 31, 2025, to strike a deal extending tax credits that were first enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Biden administration and further extended through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Democrats held a relatively united...
Sensory tools and grounding techniques, such as fidget toys or sketch books, and focused breathing or soothing self-talk, can help calm your waiting room anxiety.
WIRED – The “super flu” behind outbreaks in the US and UK is a new variant of influenza A H3N2, subclade K. Here’s what you need to know.
The spread of influenza became more severe this fall, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated the 2024-25 flu season as the most severe season since 2017-18. In the UK, the spread has begun earlier than...
There was little political appetite to aggressively root out waste because too many powerful interests benefited from the continued flow of federal dollars. That attitude remains deeply entrenched.
BuzzFeed – Medical professionals and others shared the warning signs that people often ignore, which could signal a serious health issue.
1. "Little lumps on your gum. Now, it could be a fibroma or a bony growth, but especially in decaying teeth, it could be a dental abscess (where the pulp is infected) and could lead to more serious health conditions, IV drips, and even death if not treated."
—Anonymous
2. "I specialize in obesity and nutrition:...
Florida man eats feral pig meat, contracts rare biothreat bacteria
ARS TECHNICA – A Florida man was gifted the bloody meat of a feral pig, which he handled with his bare hands before cooking and eating it. In doing so, he inadvertently exposed himself to a highly infectious bacterium considered a potential bioterror threat.
The man developed an insidious infection that lurked in his heart implant and took doctors nearly two years to properly diagnose.
The...
CNN – President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that he takes a higher dose of aspirin than his doctors have recommended, blaming that for the visible hand bruises that have generated renewed questions about his health.
“They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” Trump, 79, said of why he takes a larger dose. “I want...