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2023 Health and Science Writing

12/23/2023 – Healthline – High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure Earlier In Life May Raise Your Risk of Heart Disease

12/19/2023 – Healthline – Psilocybin May Help Reduce Depression Symptoms in People with Cancer

12/19/2023 – Healthline – Matthew Perry’s Cause of Death Raises Concerns About the Effects of Ketamine

12/15/2023 – Healthline – Eating Meals Earlier in the Day May Decrease Heart Disease Risk

12/15/2023 – Healthline – What to Know About Getting the RSV Vaccine During Pregnancy

12/8/2023 – Healthline – Flaxseeds Influence Gut Microbiome and May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

12/7/2023 – Healthline – Cocoa Extract May Help Reduce Risk of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

12/6/2023 – Healthline – Statins Lower Risk of Dying in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease

12/4/2023 – Healthline – How 3 Types of Blood Pressure Medication Compare

11/27/2023 – Healthline – Want to Avoid a Knee Replacement? Strengthen Your Quads and Hamstrings to Lessen Joint Pain

11/24/2023 – Healthline – Traveling With a Medical Condition? 4 Tips for Safer Holiday Travel

11/15/2023 – Healthline – Having Type 2 Diabetes Increases the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

11/14/2023 – Healthline – These Experimental Treatments Helped Lower Cholesterol for 6 Months to a Year

11/8/2023 – Healthline – Researchers Can Detect IBD Biomarkers in Blood Test 8 Years Before Diagnosis

11/7/2023 – alive magazine – Corey Calliet: Start Moving Young

11/6/2023 – Healthline – Cannabis Use Linked with Increased Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

11/4/2023 – Healthline – Open Enrollment for Obamacare, Here’s What to Know

11/3/2023 – Healthline – A New Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia May Soon Be Available, What to Know

10/27/2023 – Healthline – Intermittent Fasting Helps People with Type 2 Diabetes Lose Weight, Control Blood Sugar

10/24/2023 – Healthline – Fructose May Be Partially to Blame for Rise in Obesity

10/19/2023 – Healthline – Head-to-Head Study of Common Statins Looks at Effectiveness and Diabetes Risk

10/16/2023 – Healthline – Medicare Open Enrollment: Everything You Need to Know

10/13/2023 – Healthline – Common High Blood Pressure Drug Amlodipine Is Safe and Effective, Study Finds

10/12/2023 – Healthline – Olympic Gymnast Mary Lou Retton in ICU with ‘Rare’ Pneumonia

10/6/2023 – Healthline – How Discrimination Can Affect the Gut and Increase Obesity Risk

9/28/2023 – Healthline – Racing With Honor

9/28/2023 – Healthline – Chronic Back Pain May Be Eased With This Type of Talk Therapy

9/26/2023 – Healthline – Mounjaro Superior to Ozempic for Blood Sugar and Weight Loss, Study Finds

9/25/2023 – Healthline – High Blood Pressure at 18 Puts You at Higher Risk for Heart Attack at Midlife

9/21/2023 – Healthline – Will the FDA Approve Psychedelic MDMA To Treat PTSD? What to Know

9/20/2023 – alive magazine – Got 15 Minutes? Get Active This Fall

9/19/2023 – Healthline – FDA Issues Warning Over Eye Drops Claiming to Treat Cataracts, Glaucoma

9/13/2023 – Healthline – Taking Medication For High Blood Pressure May Lower Your Dementia Risk

9/13/2023 – Healthline – CDC Approves Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots to Target New Variants

9/8/2023 – Healthline – Medicare Names 10 Drugs Subject to Price Negotiations. What to Know

8/31/2023 – Healthline – Just One Dose of Psychedelic Psilocybin Reduced Depression Symptoms for Weeks

8/31/2023 – Healthline – Here’s How Much More Ozempic Costs in the U.S. Compared to Other Countries

8/28/2023 – Healthline – FDA Approves First Biosimilar Drug for MS

8/25/2023 – Healthline – CDC Advisory Panel Says Most Americans Should Get the Flu Shot This Fall

8/22/2023 – Healthline – Getting 4 Hours of Screen Time Daily Tied to Developmental Delays in Toddlers

8/17/2023 – Healthline – Why Only a Small Number of People Will be Eligible for New Alzheimer’s Treatment

8/16/2023 – Healthline – Some Insurers May Not Cover New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment, Report Finds

8/11/2023 – Healthline – Prediabetes Increases Risk of Heart Failure, Stroke and Other Conditions

8/9/2023 – Healthline – Wegovy Lowers Heart Attack, Stroke Risk by 20%

8/7/2023 – Healthline – Quest Diagnostics Launches Direct-to-Consumer Test for Alzheimer’s Risk

8/4/2023 – Healthline – This Lung Disease Doesn’t Have a Name But It Affects Millions of Smokers

8/3/2023 – Healthline – Where to Get the New FDA-Approved RSV Vaccine

7/26/2023 – Healthline – Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Can Increase Risk of Brain Bleeding, What to Know

7/26/2023 – Healthline – LeBron James’ Son Bronny James in Stable Condition After Cardiac Arrest at USC

7/21/2023 – Healthline – MS Treatment Within 6 Months of First Symptoms May Lower Disability Risk

7/19/2023 – Healthline – For the First Time, We May Have Multiple Drugs That Can Slow Alzheimer’s Disease

7/17/2023 – Healthline – Simple Activities Like Journaling, Playing Chess May Reduce Risk of Dementia

7/13/2023 – alive magazine – Vital Movement (Built to Move)

7/13/2023 – Healthline – Ketamine Benefits 1 in 5 People with Treatment-Resistant Depression, Study Finds

7/11/2023 – Healthline – EU Authorities Investigate if Ozempic, Similar Drugs Increase Suicide Risk

7/10/2023 – Healthline – Conscious Eating Habits Can Offset Genetic Risk Factors for Obesity

6/28/2023 – Healthline – A Better Ozempic? Eli Lilly Drug Leads to 24% Weight Loss in Study

6/27/2023 – Healthline – This Once-a-Week Insulin May Work Better Than Daily Shots for People With Type 2 Diabetes

6/23/2023 – Healthline – Frozen Fruit Sold at Target, Trader Joe’s, and Walmart Recalled Due to Listeria Risk

6/21/2023 – Healthline – Heavy Drinkers Still Can’t Hold Their Liquor

6/15/2023 – Healthline – If You Don’t Have ADHD, Ritalin and Similar Drugs May Hurt Your Concentration

6/13/2023 – Healthline – Light to Moderate Drinking May Help Relieve Stress, Help Your Heart

6/9/2023 – Healthline – Shannen Doherty Has Been Battling Breast Cancer. Now It’s Spread to Her Brain

6/7/2023 – Healthline – Study Finds Some People With Rectal Cancer May Be Able to Skip Radiation

6/6/2023 – Healthline – This Common Sugar Substitute May Damage Your DNA and Increase Your Cancer Risk

5/30/2023 – Healthline – Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) May Diagnose Prediabetes Earlier Than Blood Sugar Tests

5/25/2023 – Healthline – Taking a Daily Multivitamin May Protect Your Memory Later in Life

5/23/2023 – Healthline – Marijuana Users More Likely to Develop Vascular Disease

5/23/2023 – Healthline – CT Scans May Be Best for Predicting Heart Disease Risk Compared to Genetics

5/19/2023 – Healthline – Genetic Tendency Toward Higher Blood Pressure and Cholesterol May Increase Alzheimer’s Risk, Study Suggests

5/16/2023 – Healthline – WHO Says Avoid These Non-Sugar Sweeteners if You Want to Lose Weight

5/12/2023 – Healthline – Peloton Recalls Over 2 Million Bikes After More Than a Dozen Injuries Reported

5/9/2023 – Healthline – Medical Cannabis Improves Quality of Life in People With Chronic Pain, Other Conditions

5/4/2023 – Healthline – Everything to know About the First FDA-Approved RSV Vaccine

4/3/2023 – Healthline – Medicinal Cannabis Can Effectively Reduce Cancer Pain

4/26/2023 – Healthline – Study Finds Using 3 to 4 Drugs for High Blood Pressure May Be More Effective Than Single Drug

4/21/2023 – Healthline – Experts Say Universal Masking for COVID-19 in Hospitals is Not Necessary

4/20/2023 – Healthline – This Minimally Invasive Treatment for AFib May Reduce Dementia Risk

4/14/2023 – Healthline – How Wild Blueberries May Help Lower Blood Pressure and Boost Your Brain

4/12/2023 – Healthline – 70% of Cannabis Products Have Less THC Than They Claim

4/11/2023 – Healthline – Strep A Cases Rise Dramatically This Year: What We Know

4/7/2023 – Healthline – Pfizer RSV Vaccine Trials Show Protection for Infants and Older Adults

4/7/2023 – Healthline – Brain Scans Reveal the Different Reasons Men and Women Gain Weight

4/5/2023 – Healthline – Study Finds Light Therapy May Help People With Dementia

4/3/2023 – Healthline – Prostate Cancer: Why More People are Turning to Monitoring Instead of Treatment

3/30/2023 – Healthline – Advanced Prostate Cancer: Experts Say This Double Therapy Can Help

3/24/2023 – Healthline – Everyone Over 35 Should Be Screened for Type 2 Diabetes, Say Researchers

3/22/2023 – Healthline – Osteoarthritis: Experimental Drug May Help Reduce Inflammation and Symptoms, Early Study Finds

3/21/2023 – Healthline – Pfizer Recalls Millions of Packs of the Migraine Drug Nurtec ODT Due to Child Safety Concerns

3/15/2023 – Healthline – 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Help Reduce Body Fat and Diabetes Risk

3/9/2023 – Healthline – This Protein May Target Major Cause of Obesity, Mouse Study Finds

3/9/2023 – Healthline – Eye Drop Recall: Everything You Need to Know Right Now

3/7/2023 – Healthline – Person Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Sinus Rinse

3/2/2023 – Healthline – Degenerative Disc Disease: Can Injections Help Relieve Back Pain?

2/28/2023 – Healthline – CDC Warns About Drug-Resistant Shigella: What to Know

2/23/2023 – Healthline – These Five Healthy Sleep Habits May Help You Live Longer

2/22/2023 – Healthline – Former President Jimmy Carter Entered Hospice: Here’s What That Means

2/20/2023 – Healthline – Why Older People Shouldn’t Take Xanax or Other Benzodiazepines for Insomnia

2/17/2023 – Healthline – Senator John Fetterman Gets Treatment for Depression: What to Know

2/15/2023 – Healthline – Marburg Virus Outbreak: What to Know About the Signs and Symptoms

2/13/2023 – Healthline – Morning Workouts May be Better for Burning Fat, Study Finds

2/8/2023 – Healthline – Biden Calls for $35 Cap on Insulin and Other Takeaways from the State of the Union

2/6/2023 – Healthline – Sleeping Pills and Dementia Risk: What We Know and Who is at Risk

2/2/2023 – Healthline – Cannabis Legalization Not Linked to Increase in Substance Misuse

2/2/2023 – Healthline – Why Millions of People Might Get Kicked Off of Medicaid in April

1/27/2023 – Healthline – COVID-19 Vaccine: Key FDA Panel Supports Updated Annual Shots

1/25/2023 – Healthline – How Gaining Weight In Your Midsection After 45 Can Affect Your Future Health

1/23/2023 – Healthline – David Crosby Lived Nearly 3 Decades After Liver Transplant: Why That Matters

1/19/2023 – Healthline – Viagra and Heart Health: Why Taking ED Drugs May Help Extend Your Life Too

1/18/2023 – Healthline – Weight Loss: Intermittent Fasting Isn’t As Effective As Cutting Calories, Study Finds

1/12/2023 – Healthline – Coffee May Reduce Liver Disease Severity in People With Type 2 Diabetes

1/12/2023 – Healthline – 6 Minutes of HIIT Exercise May Boost Memory, Study Finds

1/10/2023 – Healthline – Prince Harry and Agoraphobia: Royal Talks Mental Health in New Memoir

1/6/2023 – Healthline – Chronic Pain and Cannabis: Research Finds it May Help Some People Cut Down on Opioids

1/5/2023 – Healthline – As Legal Cannabis Expands, More Kids Are Getting Sick From Edibles