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Trump: RFK Jr. Is Not Going To Take Away Polio Vaccines

DailyWire.com – President-elect Donald Trump said during a press conference on Monday that his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will not take away vaccines like the polio vaccine. Trump made the remarks after a report from The New York Times last week revealed that a lawyer who is helping Kennedy select federal health officials for the incoming administration had petitioned the federal government just two years ago to...

Giant Companies Took Secret Payments to Allow Free Flow of Opioids

The P.B.M.s are hired by insurers and employers to control their drug costs by negotiating discounts with pharmaceutical manufacturers. But a Times investigation this year found that they often pursue their own financial interests in ways that increase costs for patients.

Blind dog finds blind python in Florida Everglades

Mike Kimmel a.k.a the 'Python Cowboy' wrangle a blind snake his blind dog Helen found. Image is courtesy of the Python Cowboy.

A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged

KFF HEALTH NEWS – “The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She’d decided to begin life anew — on her own — in a one-bedroom apartment in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan. Fourteen years later, Jaffe, now 102, still lives alone — just a few blocks away from the frenetic flashing lights and crowds that course through...

Youngkin to propose statewide ban on ‘sanctuary cities’ in Virginia

"Virginia is not a sanctuary state, and we must be clear that we will not allow localities to become ‘sanctuary cities.'"

Conan O’Brien’s Parents Die 3 Days Apart

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The parents of Conan O’Brien, the longtime late-night television host and a star in the comedy world, died this week within days of one another. Thomas Francis O’Brien, 95, an epidemiologist, and Ruth Reardon O’Brien, 92, a lawyer who made strides for women in the legal field, both died at their home in Brookline, Mass., according to the Bell O’Dea Funeral Home. Dr. O’Brien died on Monday, and Ms. O’Brien...

Americans spend more years being unhealthy than people in any other country

ARS TECHNICA – The gap of time between how long Americans live and how much of that time is spent in good health only grew wider in the last two decades, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The study, which looked at global health data between 2000 and 2019—prior to the COVID-19 pandemic—found the US stood out for its years of suffering. By 2019, Americans had a gap between their lifespan and...

Deer hunters in Michigan keep dying. Now we know why

PENNLIVE – Deer season in Michigan is just less than two weeks old, and already three hunters have turned up dead. And now we know why. According to a Fox News report, the men were ages 57, 65 and 83, and they were found in Arenac and Tuscola counties in the state. And, per the report, officials believe they had heart attacks while dragging heavy deer back to their vehicles after kills. “The act of deer hunting typically...

14 ‘shocking’ signs at age 60 that you’ll develop dementia by age 80

Southerners have a higher chance of developing dementia, plus other unexpected findings

David Letterman at 77 says retirement is both ‘a myth’ and ‘nonsense’

“As long as you are healthy, you still want to produce."

Duck Dynasty star gets heartbreaking news: ‘There’s no curing what he has’

Phil Robertson has gotten some bad health news, according to his son Jase Robertson.

Rocky Colavito, All-Star Slugger for Cleveland, Dies at 91

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Rocky Colavito, who was one of baseball’s leading sluggers in his time and a huge fan favorite playing the outfield for the Cleveland Indians, only to be traded away in 1960 in the most infamous deal in the club’s history, died on Tuesday at his home in Bernville, Pa. He was 91. His death was announced by the Cleveland Guardians, as the team is now known. Colavito hit 374 home runs...

Kennedy’s War on Corn Syrup Brings a Health Crusade to Trump Country

Now a brewing battle over corn syrup and vegetable oils is raising the prospect of a fight between Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Trump’s own voters in farm country.

Reasons for Memory Loss

Lack of Sleep First, it’s harder to recall things when you haven’t slept. Second, sleep strengthens the bonds between brain cells that help you remember for the long term. Third, it’s harder to form memories in the first place when your mind is wandering because of a lack of sleep. Good “sleep hygiene” can help: Shoot for 8 hours a night, exercise daily, stick to a regular sleep schedule, and avoid alcohol and caffeine late in...

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