Health

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Weight-loss surgery was shown to be five times more effective than weekly injections of popular GLP-1 receptor agonists, including semaglutide (such as Ozempic) and tirzepatide (such as Mounjaro).The finding comes from a recent study presented this week at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington.Researchers looked at "real-world" electronic medical record data of 51,085 patients at NYU Langone Health and NYC Health + Hospitals.HAIRSTYLISTS AND MEDICAL EXPERT CONFIRM TEMPORARY HAIR LOSS AFFECTING OZEMPIC USERSAll patients had a body mass index (BMI) of at least 35. They had either undergone bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy or Roux en-Y gastric bypass) or were prescrib...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Most households have a stash of painkillers tucked away for surprise headaches or stubborn cramps. But some may not realize that all painkillers are not created equal, and they don’t all treat the same kind of pain.Types of pain relieversOver-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers fall into two main categories, according to MedLine Plus. COMMON SUPPLEMENTS AND MEDICATIONS COULD CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE, STUDIES SHOWThe first is NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like ibuprofen and naproxen."These reduce both pain and inflammation, but can irritate the stomach if not taken with food," Dr. Jessica Oswald, MD, MPH, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist at UC San Diego Health, told Fox News Digital. Over-the-counter (OTC) pain rel...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say they have uncovered an advanced method for detecting cancer.A new study, published in the journal Cancer Discovery and partly funded by the National Institutes of Health, found that genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years prior to a cancer diagnosis.The researchers analyzed plasma samples from a large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study to assess risk factors for heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, according to a press release.FDA APPROVES FIRST AI TOOL TO PREDICT BREAST CANCER RISKBlood samples were analyzed from 26 participants who were diagnosed with cancer within six months of sample collection, and 26 who w...

The Republican's "big beautiful" budget package would add new work requirements for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid and food stamps. Tying federal aid in exchange for work is "common sense," according to House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said it would encourage people to get jobs.While the food stamp program already has a work requirement, the GOP bill tightens the regulation for beneficiaries, requiring those who are so-called "able-bodied adults without dependents," or ABAWDs, to prove they're working up to age 64, up from the current threshold of 54 years old. Taken together, the new requirements would add reporting requirements for millions of low-income Americans, who would need to prove they're working or else volunteering or enrolled in an educational program to qua...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1 could account for up to one-third of cases, according to health officials. One hallmark of this latest strain is a symptom some people are calling "razor blade throat."The variant — informally referred to as "Nimbus" — made up an estimated 37% of cases in the U.S. during a two-week period ending June 7, as stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).US SEES CASES OF NEW COVID-19 VARIANT LINKED TO SURGE IN CHINA: REPORTNimbus appears to be more easily transmissible, but not more virulent, meaning it doesn’t generally make people sicker than other variants, Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel told Fox News Digital. One hallmark of the latest COVID strain is a symptom some ...

At least 3% of measles cases confirmed so far this year have been in people who received two doses of the measles vaccine, meaning they were fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections in 2025 have been in people with two vaccine doses, the agency said Friday in its weekly update on cases. An additional 2% of cases were in people who received at least one dose of the measles vaccine.Many of the cases were in Texas, which on Tuesday counted a 21st confirmed measles case in someone with at least two doses of the vaccine.The first 20 cases did not result in hospitalizations, Lara Anton, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services, said Monday. Those cases were in children 8 years o...

Washington — A federal judge struck down sweeping Trump administration orders that resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of National Institutes of Health research grants because they were linked to topics like diversity, gender identity and vaccine hesitancy."The ideologically motivated directives to terminate grants alleged to constitute DEI, 'gender ideology,' or other forbidden topics were, in fact, arbitrary and capricious, and have now been ruled unlawful," Dr. Peter Lurie, head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest said in a statement Tuesday. Lurie's group was among those that filed the lawsuit.Judge William Young of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts capped a trial Monday for multiple lawsuits that were filed against the Trump administration: one by a co...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fitness experts say people should be able to hold a plank for anywhere from 20 seconds up to two minutes, depending on their age.An 80-year-old Florida man has blown that goal out of the water, recently holding a plank for a whopping 50 minutes — 100 times longer than the average recommendation for his age.Bob Schwartz held the plank — which is believed to be a record for his age — at the Ocean Reef Fitness Club in Key Largo.CAN YOU HOLD A PLANK LONGER THAN OTHERS YOUR AGE? FOX HOSTS TEST THEIR CORE STRENGTHLuis Bracamonte, director of fitness and wellness at the club, said he witnessed Schwartz’s feat, which earned him the nickname of "The Plankster.""To our knowledge, after extensive searching, it is the longest plank ever held by an 80-y...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who led the agency's network to study hospitalization trends from infectious diseases like COVID-19 has resigned in protest following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s orders to change the agency's vaccine recommendations and the committee that makes them.Dr. Fiona Havers' last day at the CDC was Monday, according to an announcement sent by an agency official to her branch within the agency's Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division. They received the notice shortly after Reuters first reported on the resignation."I no longer have confidence that these data will be used objectively or evaluated with appropriate scientific rigor to make evidence-based vaccine policy decisions," Havers wrote in ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Various B12 gummy vitamin products have been recalled due to an undeclared peanut allergen.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an announcement on Friday from Vita Warehouse Corp., the maker of the product that is distributed under the brand names Welby, Berkley Jensen and VitaGlobe.The New York-based company confirmed to Fox News Digital that it issued a voluntary recall of one lot of Welby-brand Vitamin B12 Energy Support gummy product 1000 mcg 140 gummies, Berkely Jensen Vitamin B12 1000 mcg 250 Gummies, and VitaGlobe Vitamin B12 Extra Strength 60 Gummies due to the "potential presence of undeclared peanuts."BAKED BEANS INSPIRED BY POPULAR TV SERIES RECALLED FOR UNDECLARED ALLERGEN "People with an allergy or severe sensi...