Millions on Medicaid May Soon Have To Prove They’re Working To Keep Coverage

The Trump administration has published new rules on who can qualify for Medicaid coverage, including requirements that many recipients work or attend school.

The requirements state that Medicaid recipients who are not exempt must prove they spent at least 80 hours per month working, performing community service or going to school at least ...

Just 90 Minutes Of Strength Training A Week Linked To Longer Life

A few sessions in the weight room each week could do more than build muscle — they may help you live longer.

While the evidence linking aerobic exercise to longevity is extensive, little is known about the effects of strength training.

In a study recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers...

Urine Test Can Detect Autism, Study Says

A simple urine test might help identify children who are likely to have autism earlier than the best assessment tools now available, a new study says.

Autistic children appear to have specific gut microbe profiles that can be used to distinguish them from neurotypical (or typically developing) children, researchers reported May 26 in the j...

High-Puff Vapes Become More Toxic Over Time, Study Says

E-cigarettes that offer a lot of extra puffs might become more toxic the longer they are used, a new study says.

High-puff vapes can typically deliver into the thousands of inhalations before they run out, because they hold more e-liquid and are designed for extended use, researchers said.

But toxic chemicals called aldehydes start b...

Chemo-Free Drug Shows Major Survival, Remission Gains In Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

A recently approved cancer immunotherapy can put nearly two-thirds of people with relapsed multiple myeloma into complete remission, a new clinical trial has found.

About 70% of patients treated with teclistamab (Tecvayli) achieved 18 months without any progression of their cancer, compared to about 27% who received standard treatment, res...

GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic May Lower Breast Cancer Risk By About 30%

Taking Ozempic or Zepbound might lower a woman’s risk of breast cancer, a new study says.

Women with excess weight taking GLP-1 drugs were about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those not taking such medications, researchers reported June 2 in the journal JCO Oncology Practice.

“While our study was o...

Trump Signs Order Calling For Fewer Childhood Vaccines

President Donald Trump has ordered federal health agencies to review and potentially narrow the list of vaccines recommended for kids. 

The executive order signed Friday aligns on a scientific assessment released earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which noted that that the United States "recom...

Simple Blood Test May Help Detect And Stage Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists may be one step closer to staging Alzheimer's disease with a simple blood test.

The test could offer a cheaper, less invasive alternative to brain scans and spinal taps now used to diagnose and determine the extent of disease.

Researchers developed a model that uses just two forms of tau protein in the blood to track Alzhe...

Smartphone App Helps Those With Advanced Cancer Maintain Quality Of Life

A smartphone app can help individuals with advanced cancer deal with symptoms and maintain their quality of life, according to new research.

The SUPPORT+ app asks them each week to complete a short questionnaire about their physical and emotional symptoms, researchers reported at a meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASC...

Childhood Flu Shots Prevent Millions of Cases, Study Finds

Pediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce cases of influenza among children, a new study finds.

For every 100 children vaccinated, as many as 14 fewer children come down with the flu, researchers reported June 1 in JAMA Pediatrics.

"In the United States, that's hundreds of thousands, if not a million cases of flu that we c...