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Iowa Passes ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban

KFF Health News Iowa Passes 'Heartbeat' Abortion Ban Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will sign the bill Friday. The new law will go into effect immediately after that and will prohibit almost all abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy. Legal challenges are already underway. AP: Iowa GOP Passes A Bill Banning Most Abortions After About 6 Weeks Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six...

A Harvard genetics professor who only sleeps 6 hours a night and doesn’t exercise every day swears 3 habits helped reverse his biological age...

Fortune – David Sinclair, a 54-year-old professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, says his regimen has helped him stay biologically 10 years younger than his age—underscoring a modern phenomenon called reverse aging by combating age-related disease and decline. So what is Sinclair’s secret to aging well and staying young? He began working on it in his early thirties. Here are the three ways the longevity researcher got started: Taking resveratrol Sinclair swears by resveratrol,...

Chronic back pain isn’t influenced by ‘good’ posture. The brain plays a bigger role than expected, experts say

Australian Broadcasting Corporation – For a huge number of people, chronic back pain – which is typically defined as back pain that lasts longer than three months– is a distressing part of daily life. It also has a big impact on the economy. In 2018, consulting firm Deloitte reported that chronic musculoskeletal pain cost Australia's health system over $1 billion. But while back pain rates are estimated to grow, there's disagreement over the cause and best treatment for the...

How to identify common skin rashes and their symptoms

MEDICALLY REVIEWED BY MONA A. GOHARA, M.D. BOARD-CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST PREVENTION – In our quest to maintain healthy skin, a few bumps in the road (or on our complexion) are inevitable. And while nobody likes to deal with bumpy, red, or itchy skin—rashes happen. Combing through pictures of skin rashes can help identify exactly what you’re dealing with and help you determine the best treatment. “A rash is essentially inflammation in the skin that can be caused by...

A New Blood Test Predicts Pre-eclampsia in Pregnant Women

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test that can identify pregnant women who are at imminent risk of developing a severe form of high blood pressure called pre-eclampsia, a leading cause of disability and death among childbearing women. The condition disproportionately affects Black women in the United States and may have contributed to the recent death of Tori Bowie, a track star who won gold at the 2016 Olympics. Two Black teammates...

North Carolina megachurch exits Southern Baptist Convention after expulsions over women pastors

AP – Less than a month after finalizing the ouster of one of its largest churches for having women pastors, the Southern Baptist Convention has lost another of its biggest congregations. Elevation Church — a North Carolina-based megachurch that draws thousands of worshippers to its multiple campuses and has wielded a strong influence on contemporary Christian worship music — sent notice to the SBC on June 26 that it was withdrawing its affiliation. Elevation's letter didn't...

Billionaire James Crown dies in crash at Colorado racetrack

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Billionaire James Crown, a leader of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, died Sunday in a car crash at a Colorado race track. Crown, 70, was killed in a single-vehicle crash at Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek, Colorado, according to the Pitkin County Coroner's Office. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The coroner's office said Crown suffered multiple blunt force trauma, but an official cause of death...

“Hot girls have stomach problems”: How social media has made gut health less taboo

CBS NEWS – From bloating to bowel movements, people are becoming more outspoken and unapologetic about their gut health and stomach issues online. The hashtag #GutTok has more than 983 million views on TikTok, with related hashtags like #HotGirlsHaveStomachProblems and #HotGirlStomachIssues hitting 2.3 million and 2.9 million views, respectively. Experts say the openness about gut health is a positive shift in normalizing these conversations, raising awareness about solutions and breaking down stigma around gastrointestinal problems in...

Lauren Boebert is now a 36-year-old grandmother after her teenage son fathered a boy with his girlfriend

Business Insider – Rep. Lauren Boebert, 36, is now a grandmother. In March, Boebert announced that her then-17-year-old son Tyler was expecting a baby boy with his girlfriend. On Thursday, the two-term Colorado Republican revealed that her grandson has been born while discussing her ongoing feud with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Fox News with Sean Hannity. "Sean, I did not put my life on pause and leave my four boys and my now grandson to come...

A Florida fugitive was arrested after allegedly shoplifting from Target, officials said.

MIAMI HERALD – A Florida man allegedly stole “personal care” items from a Target on Monday evening, and the embarrassing arrest was all caught on bodycam, local police say. According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the store in Palm Coast, about a half hour north of Daytona Beach, around 6 p.m. in reference to a theft. The suspect was driving a white pickup matching the vehicle description given by loss prevention officers;...

Ex-CNN producer sentenced to more than 19 years for luring 9-year-old into sex acts

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former CNN television producer who had pleaded guilty to luring a 9-year-old girl into illegal sexual acts was sentenced Tuesday to more than 19 years in prison and an additional 15 years of supervised release during a U.S. District Court hearing in Vermont. John Griffin of Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty in federal court in December to using interstate commerce to entice and coerce the girl to engage in sexual activity...

Updated Covid vaccines planned for this fall, FDA staff says

CNBC Health & Science – U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff on Monday said updated Covid boosters should target XBB omicron subvariants for the upcoming fall and winter vaccination campaign. The U.S. should use a monovalent vaccine targeting either XBB.1.5, XBB.1.16, or XBB.2.3, collectively the dominant strains nationwide, the staff said in a briefing document. The FDA staff made the conclusion ahead of a meeting on Thursday, when a panel of external advisors to the agency...

Penn State professor accused of having sex with his dog: ‘I do it to blow off steam’

Matsoukas was charged with open lewdness, indecent exposure and sexual intercourse with an animal, misdemeanors, and summary charges of cruelty to animals and disorderly conduct.

First-of-its-kind erectile dysfunction gel gets FDA’s OK

CNN HEALTH – A first-of-its-kind topical gel for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, called Eroxon, has been authorized for over-the-counter marketing in the United States, according to pharmaceutical company Futura Medical, which developed the product. The company announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization for the over-the-counter sale of the gel, which it says is the first topical erectile dysfunction treatment available without the need for a prescription. The FDA confirmed...

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