Health

By Harshit NEW YORK, DECEMBER 23 — For decades, health in the United States has been measured by how long people live. Today, that standard is no longer enough. Americans are living longer than previous generations, but many of those extra years are marked by chronic disease, limited mobility, and declining independence. Public health researchers […]

By Harshit WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 22 — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the federal government to expedite the reclassification of marijuana, a move that would ease restrictions on medical research but leave federal legalization unchanged. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said the order would allow scientists to more easily study

By Harshit WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 21 — You may not own a single dumbbell, resistance band, or gym membership — but you already possess one of the most effective strength-training tools available: your own body. Despite this, many people still believe that real strength can only be built by lifting heavy weights, while others repeat the

By Harshit WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 20 — Americans are deeply preoccupied with dieting, body size, and weight loss — an obsession fueled by alarming obesity statistics and a massive commercial industry built around shrinking bodies. Today, 40.3% of U.S. adults live with obesity, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while the global

By Harshit WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 19 — The Trump administration on Thursday announced sweeping new federal actions aimed at blocking transgender medical care for children, signaling one of the most consequential shifts in U.S. health policy affecting transgender youth to date. Under newly proposed rules from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), hospitals and

By Harshit WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 18 — In a culture that often glorifies relentless productivity, sleep is frequently treated as expendable. Phrases like “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” are worn as symbols of ambition. Yet science tells a very different story. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has formally labeled sleep deprivation a

By Harshit WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 16 — U.S. health regulators have expanded the approval of Addyi, a much-debated prescription drug intended to boost female sexual desire, allowing its use in women over the age of 65 for the first time. The decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broadens access to the once-daily pill for

By Harshit WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 15 — 6 AM EDT The U.S. flu season is now officially underway, according to federal health data, as a new influenza variant fuels an early and unusually intense rise in cases across multiple regions of the country. Health officials say post-Thanksgiving travel, indoor gatherings, and lagging vaccination rates are accelerating

By HarshitNEW YORK — DEC. 14, 2025 For decades, the U.S. healthcare system has functioned as a reactive machine—designed primarily to treat illness after it emerges. But as America enters 2026, a decisive shift is redefining modern medicine. A new era of longevity science, data-driven diagnostics, and AI-enabled care is ushering in a national mandate:

By HarshitNEW YORK — DEC. 13, 2025 Insomnia and chronic sleep deprivation are now among the most consequential lifestyle factors reducing life expectancy in the United States, according to new research that places insufficient sleep ahead of diet, physical activity, and even social isolation in predicting early mortality. The findings come as an estimated six