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When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs.Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and he has worn out more legs than he can count. He picked a gold plan on the Colorado health insurance marketplace that covered prosthetics, including microprocessor-controlled knees like the one he has used for many years. That function adds stability and helps prevent falls.But when his leg needed replacing last January after about five years of everyday use, his new marketplace health plan wouldn't authorize it. The roughly $50,000 leg with the electronically controlled knee wasn't medically necessary, the insurer said, even though Colorado law leaves that determination up to the patient's docto...

Michael Moss breaks down new FDA rules for "healthy" food labels - CBS News Watch CBS News Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Moss explains the FDA's new rules for "healthy" food labels, limits on added sugars, and the push for alcohol warning labels. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Good shut-eye is critical for all sorts of reasons — but now there's a compelling new one, according to a study.An international team of scientists discovered an interesting incentive for getting eight hours of sleep a night.Make sure to get plenty of slumber if you're trying to learn a new language, researchers say. TRUMP'S DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN AND SLEEP: WHAT YOU MUST KNOWThe study, led by the University of South Australia, revealed that the coordination of two electrical events in the sleeping brain "significantly" improves its ability to remember new words and complex grammatical rules, as news agency SWNS reported. An international team of scientists has discovered a compelling incentive for getting eight hours of sleep a night — and it might surprise you. (iStock)To explore the ...

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. For the nearly 20,000 women in the U.S. who receive an ovarian cancer diagnosis each year, artificial intelligence is emerging as a potentially life-saving tool.In a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, AI models did a better job of detecting ovarian cancer than human doctors. The research, which was published in Nature Medicine, tested an AI model’s ability to distinguish between benign and mali...

A new trend gaining popularity among people trying to lose weight is microdosing the diabetes medication Ozempic.With approximately 70% of American adults meeting the criteria for being obese or overweight, more people are turning to weight loss medications to help them shed pounds.Ozempic is approved for type 2 diabetes, while its counterpart, Wegovy, is approved for treating obesity. Both are made by Novo Nordisk.‘YO-YO’ WEIGHT LOSS OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS SURPRISING REASONEli Lilly also offers a diabetes medication, Mounjaro, as well as a version for weight loss, Zepbound. In a new trend, some people are using smaller daily "microdoses" of Ozempic, doctors report.  (iStock)"Ozempic is the only version among the weekly injectables — Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro — that has t...

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. Burping is often considered a "faux pas," as it can be embarrassing and off-putting, especially in social situations. But for some, the inability to belch can be an issue that can cause discomfort. There is even a medical name for the condition: retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (R-CPD), also known as "no burp syndrome."The cricopharyngeus is the main muscle of the upper esophageal sphincter, the top gate of the food p...

Made a New Year's resolution to get fit and healthy again?One gym owner says good luck with that — because there's no place for new joiners in the month of January at his venue.Gym owner Clayton Leah, 31, has been turning away potential new members at his gym, Ascendancy Fitness, even though this is the busiest time of year, he told Fox News Digital in a phone interview on Saturday, Jan. 4. "We stopped sign-ups on New Year's Eve," he said.FRIENDS, FAMILY MAY PROTECT AGAINST HEART ATTACK, STROKE AND TYPE 2 DIABETES, STUDY SUGGESTSHe has a specific reason for his unusual stance, he said.The purpose is to protect existing gym members and long-time fitness practitioners from an influx of new joiners, he told Fox News Digital. Newcomers to gyms in January often wind up dropping away in sho...

A Durham, North Carolina, man has turned his life around after receiving grave medical news. Derek Barnett, 55, was diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 10 years ago, according to a report from SWNS.At his heaviest, Barnett weighed 240 pounds and was a size 38.CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT YOUR NEXT MEAL? IT'S CALLED FOOD NOISE, HERE'S WHAT TO DOBarnett, a construction worker who is currently unemployed due to health issues, brushed off his diagnosis, telling SWNS that he "didn’t think anything of it.""Everybody’s got a type of thing," he said. At his heaviest, Barnett weighed 240 pounds and was a size 38. (SWNS)But the man's condition worsened, progressing into cirrhosis and eventually hepatocellular carcinoma, also known as liver cancer.In January 2024, Barnett was given a l...

U.S. Surgeon General warns of link between alcohol, cancer - CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. Surgeon General has called for new warning labels on alcoholic beverages that warn of a link between drinking and cancer. The announcement sent shares of alcohol stocks tumbling, but such labels are still a long way off, especially with the change in presidential administrations just two weeks away. Here's what to know about the warning. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On ...

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. The brain plays a big part in the aging process, and scientists think they’ve pinpointed the specific cells that control it.In a study of mice, researchers at the Allen Institute identified certain cells that showed "major changes" with age, particularly in one specific "hotspot," according to a press release.Mice were chosen because their brains share "many similarities" to human brains.FRIENDS, FAMILY MAY PROTECT AGAINST ...