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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Replacing regular table salt with a potassium-enriched alternative could prevent nearly three million deaths and more than 10 million cases of heart and kidney disease worldwide every year, according to a major study published in Nature Health. Researchers at the Australia-based George …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The American Cancer Society is recommending regular prostate cancer screening starting at age 50 for men at average risk under updated guidelines released Nov. 12. The update shifts from emphasizing individual decisions about screening to explicitly recommending regular testing for eligible men. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Marijuana may be making sleep quality worse, despite its widespread use as a sleep aid, a recent Northwestern Medicine study found. The findings of the study, which included 1,266 participants, showed that both lifetime and recent cannabis users objectively had worse sleep …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. has reportedly lost its measles-elimination status after 26 years, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Loss of this status means measles is spreading continuously within the U.S. again, with the same chain of transmission …

The United States has lost its measles elimination status, researchers with knowledge of the decision confirmed to CBS News partner KFF Health News on Saturday.  The decision from the Pan American Health Organization came after the U.S. recorded over 5,400 measles cases so far this year — more than double last …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FDA has approved Sunharbo (asundexian) to reduce the risks of a recurring stroke in some adults. The medication is taken as one 50-mg pill each day, along with standard blood-clot-preventing medicine, such as aspirin. It is designed to lower the risk …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For decades, doctors have relied on metformin to help people with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar. Now, new research suggests the widely prescribed drug may offer benefits beyond blood sugar control. Researchers at Stanford University found that adults with type …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Anaphylaxis – a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction – is usually tied to peanuts or shellfish, but a recent case has brought up a new concern. According to a report by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), a teen …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As stroke rates continue to rise among young adults, one Boston man is sharing his experience of a life-threatening event at just 27 years old. Patrick Mascoli, an engineer and fitness enthusiast, was regularly running 40 miles a week at the time …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A highly contagious strain of bird flu has struck a backyard poultry flock in Wisconsin, prompting officials to euthanize the birds amid ongoing concerns about the spread of the potentially deadly disease. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) …