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Muscle weakness is one of the most common signs of aging, and it may be more serious than it first seems. Large population studies have found that age-related loss of strength is…
7 min read · Updated 2026-10-01CVS Pharmacy pharmacists address common questions about flu shots, including whether flu, COVID-19 and other recommended vaccines can be administered during the same visit.
3 min read · Updated 2026-10-01(Aging Untold) — In older adults, depression does not always present as crying or obvious sadness. It may appear instead as irritability, social withdrawal, excessive sleeping, or…
6 min read · Updated 2026-10-01Eating sugary foods while taking antibiotics may disrupt the gut microbiome in ways that leave people more exposed to serious infections, according to a new study.
5 min read · Updated 2026-10-01As operating rooms increasingly care for people in their eighties and nineties, a new narrative review in European Geriatric Medicine offers a detailed guide for helping the very…
8 min read · Updated 2026-10-01A new review of modern diabetes medicines has produced a clear conclusion: three different drug classes used in type 2 diabetes are each linked to lower rates of kidney and…
5 min read · Updated 2026-10-01Whole grains have long been associated with improved heart health, and researchers have now identified a daily range that may help lower the risk of heart disease.
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5 min read · Updated 2026-10-01A new analysis from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found that about one in eight newly diagnosed cancer cases worldwide — 2.3 million cases — were…
4 min read · Updated 2026-10-01When a headache starts building into that familiar pounding sensation, you may be over the usual advice: take medication, lie down, and drink some water.
4 min read · Updated 2026-10-01Researchers say two infectious eye diseases can cause permanent harm to vision if treatment is not started soon enough.
2 min read · Updated 2026-10-01