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Health in a Heartbeat is a daily radio series that features two-minute segments providing consumer-health information and the latest news on medical research, patient-care breakthroughs and health-care industry trends.
You’ve heard of text to talk, which helps break down communication barriers to support accessibility. How about text to therapy? A JAMA Network study shows it might be just as...
If you’ve tried every trick in the book to fall asleep — counting sheep, cutting caffeine and a packet of sleepytime tea — it might be time to turn to...
The health worries you have after smoking can last for years after you stubbed out your final cigarette. It all depends, a new research study from South Korea shows, on...
You might want to avoid sitting down for this news. A recent study found that it isn’t enough to be cardiovascularly fit. Sitting can apparently undo what we usually think...
Cockroaches don’t get a lot of love. Scourge of humanity and seemingly impossible to eradicate, they and their forebearers have thrived for more than 300 million years. Many scientists are...
You probably don’t think twice when grabbing your receipt after a grocery run, but research shows that slip of paper just might come with some hidden consequences. Most receipts aren’t...
Whether before a workout or after you rack the dumbbells, consuming protein is an integral part of staying active and building muscle mass. A new study, however, suggests the harm...
The holidays bring cheer, color, food and so much more to many, but if you’re not careful, they can also bring headaches – or worse – when it comes to...
It’s a real pickle. New research shows that pickleball players are increasingly injuring their eyes, often seriously. Pickleball is called America’s fastest-growing sport. All ages can play and have fun....
You’re checking your inbox and ping! You’ve just been invited to a holiday party you have no interest in attending. Do you pretend to be sick? Fake an emergency? Or...
Envy the naked mole-rat. It isn’t immortal, but not for lack of trying. To start, the species is remarkably resistant to cancer, with no documented case of the disease among...
Trying to predict the future is risky but — apparently — an irresistible urge. To that end, here are health trends that could come to fruition as we look ahead...
The list of things you’d expect to sneak past the brain’s tightly guarded borders is short: oxygen, glucose and, with great effort, certain medications. But antibodies? Not a chance —...
For those who have trouble going gently into that good night, sleep aids like ear plugs, white noise machines and weighted blankets are well-known tools in any veteran insomniac’s arsenal....
What if the end to your chronic knee pain was a treatment as easy as an X-ray? You might jump for joy — though perhaps you wouldn’t jump, exactly. Korean...
You’ve seen it in sports, and likely experienced it yourself. Lingering tightness in your hamstrings is a nuisance. The cause of it, however, might surprise you. Tight hamstrings are not...
Some say gray hair is a crown of wisdom. Now, science suggests it might be a shield against cancer. The color of your hair comes from specialized pigment cells called...
If you brush and floss regularly, you might be smarter than you realize. Not only are these actions the building blocks of basic oral hygiene, but a recent study shows...
The list of things that make food irresistible to kids is just as short as it is troubling: color and sugar. According to new research published in the Journal of...
Health in a Heartbeat is a daily radio series that features two-minute segments providing consumer-health information and the latest news on medical research, patient-care breakthroughs and health-care industry trends.
