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Category: Health & Fitness

Health & Fitness

‘Heart percentile’ calculator forecasts 30-year heart disease risk

A new online calculator helps adults assess and understand their long-term risk of developing heart disease. According to NBC News, Northwestern Medicine…

byRick GoodJanuary 1, 2026July 11, 2026
Health & Fitness

How to keep those happy feet

If your feet are happy, you are going to be happy — and walking, too. But if you are feeling pain or tingling, it could be a symptom of a bigger problem….

byRick GoodDecember 1, 2025July 11, 2026
Are you taking your reflux meds the right way?
Health & Fitness

Are you taking your reflux meds the right way?

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can relieve the heartburn and discomfort of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), as well as heal damage done to the…

byRick GoodDecember 1, 2025July 12, 2026
Health & Fitness

Chinese surgeons perform pig-to-human liver transplant

Chinese surgeons successfully transplanted a section of liver from a genetically modified pig into a human cancer patient in a groundbreaking procedure at…

byRick GoodDecember 1, 2025July 12, 2026
Health & Fitness

Pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs directly to patients

Several drug manufacturers will sell certain prescription medicines directly to American patients and discount other high-priced drugs. According to…

byRick GoodDecember 1, 2025July 11, 2026
Health & Fitness

Health in the News: Rare surgery restores vision with teeth

Rare surgery restores vision with teeth A Canadian man can see again after undergoing osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, or tooth-in-eye surgery. The…

byRick GoodNovember 1, 2025July 12, 2026
Health & Fitness

Federal government looks to restrict drug advertising on television

Drugmakers have been allowed to advertise on television for nearly 30 years, but the Trump administration is looking to reverse that policy. According to…

byRick GoodNovember 1, 2025July 11, 2026
Health & Fitness

Study: Stem cells age 10 times faster in space

Data collected from the identical twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly show that space travel is even harder on the body than previously thought….

byRick GoodNovember 1, 2025July 11, 2026
Health & Fitness

November is Diabetes Awareness Month: What to know about GLP-1s

Unless you’ve been living off the grid, you’ve probably heard about drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovy, and perhaps even considered asking your…

byRick GoodNovember 1, 2025July 12, 2026
Eli Lilly to seek approval for new weight loss drug
Health & Fitness

Eli Lilly to seek approval for new weight loss drug

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly has announced that it will seek approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the weight loss drug orforglipron.…

byRick GoodOctober 19, 2025October 19, 2025

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