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  • Could not getting enough sleep increase your risk of type 2 diabetes?
    Sleep less than six hours? Your risk of type 2 diabetes could be higher. Study sheds light on the complex sleep-diabetes link.

  • Families including someone with mental illness can experience deep despair. They need support
    Bondi knife attack reveals the silent struggle of families with mentally ill loved ones as they confront stigma, isolation, and yearn for support.

  • Native Americans Have Shorter Life Spans. Better Health Care Isn’t the Only Answer.
    At just 20, Katherine Goodlow has lost numerous peers and family to preventable deaths, a tragic commonality for many Native Americans facing a stark life expectancy gap.

  • What are ‘Ozempic babies’? Can the drug really increase your chance of pregnancy?
    Ozempic’s surge in popularity for weight loss raises questions about unexpected pregnancies, hormonal impacts, and its use alongside contraceptives.

  • Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? 5 ways to complete the ‘stress cycle’ and avoid burnout or depression
    Stress is inevitable, but chronic stress harms your health. Learn how exercise, cognitive therapy, and creative pursuits can help you complete the stress cycle and restore well-being.

  • Could my glasses be making my eyesight worse?
    New to glasses or need a stronger prescription? Here’s why your bare-eye vision feels worse and how to ensure optimal sight and eye health.

  • A person in Texas caught bird flu after mixing with dairy cattle. Should we be worried?
    CDC alerts on H5N1 bird flu case in Texas after cow-to-human transmission, raising pandemic concerns despite low human contagion risk.

  • Lost for words? Research shows art therapy brings benefits for mental health
    Art therapy helps express emotions non-verbally, aiding those with mental and physical health issues, including youth in hospital care, by reducing distress and restrictive practices.

  • Evidence doesn’t support spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain – and they could cause harm
    Despite extensive use, a recent Four Corners episode casts doubt on spinal cord stimulators for back pain, citing lack of benefit, serious risks, and high costs.

  • How we can prepare for future public health emergencies
    Facing disease outbreaks and weather crises, America must close public health preparedness gaps and prioritize vaccine uptake, according to Trust for America’s Health report.

  • No, taking drugs like Ozempic isn’t ‘cheating’ at weight loss or the ‘easy way out’
    Delve into the effects and benefits of obesity drugs like Ozempic—lifting the curtain on weight-related health improvements and the debate over so-called “weight loss cheating”.

  • Surgery won’t fix my chronic back pain, so what will?
    “Australian health system’s chronic pain care – costly, ineffective, and risky vs. new low-risk, cost-effective treatments.”

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