A 70-year-old lost 70 pounds and got into weight-lifting. She shares 4 tips for getting fit whatever your age.
Fast-forward eight years, and Joan MacDonald is a 78-year-old fitness influencer with 1.9 million followers who can hip ...
WHO steps up mpox surveillance in South Sudan as cases surge in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it has ramped up mpox surveillance efforts in South Sudan as the number of ...
5 warning signs you might have high blood sugar, according to doctors
If you're suddenly feeling more tired and thirsty, needing the bathroom more often, or struggle to fend off infection, you ...
Could it be COVID? Here are the symptoms to watch out for in 2024
COVID symptoms can be mild, severe, or nonexistent, according to the CDC—and can appear as late as two weeks after you’ve ...
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Overdose deaths decrease in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows overdose deaths in the United States are dropping, including here in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State has seen ...
Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven’t slowed the deaths
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” When Pooja Mehta’s younger brother, Raj, died by suicide ...
Whooping cough wave nears decade high, CDC reports
14,569 cases of whooping cough have been reported in total for 2024 so far — four times higher than the agency's reported ...
Hybrid COVID variant XEC is more contagious: What to know about the new strain
The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...
Latest COVID variant, XEC, has spread to half of US states, reports say
The latest strain of the COVID-19 virus, XEC, is circulating across the country. The new variant has been reported in at ...
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5th annual Alpena Suicide Prevention Walk Saturday, Sept. 28
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and the fifth annual Alpena Suicide Prevention Walk will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. Started in 2020, the walk happens annually on the ...
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FDA approves first self-administered flu vaccine spray
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it had broadened the approval of the FluMist nasal spray to become the first “self-administered” influenza vaccine — though a delay in the change ...
State reports 1st human case of EEE in nearly a decade
The latest human EEE case in New York brings the national tally to at least 11 so far this year, according to an ABC News tally. The national yearly average is 11, with most cases occurring in eastern ...