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Apple Will Sell Air Pods With Hearing Aids Built In

The latest AirPods from Apple will come with built-in hearing aids, the company announced Monday.

Designed as an over-the-counter hearing aid feature for those with mild to moderate hearing loss, users take hearing tests on iPhones or iPads running iOS 18, and then their AirPods make "personalized dynamic adjustments" to allow them to hear...

Exercising Can Help You Have Healthier Belly Fat

Annoyed that you still have a bit of tummy even though you work out all the time?

Exercise actually is helping you develop healthier belly fat tissue, a new study says.

That means that even if you don’t obtain six-pack abs, exercise is good for your long-term health, researchers said.

“Our findings indicate that in ...

Chronic Steroid Use Could Raise Diabetes Risk

Taking steroids more than doubles a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.

Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likely to develop diabetes than those not on steroids, researchers reported Sunday in a presentation at the annual meeting of the European Association for the St...

Asthma Risk Doubles in People With Diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely to develop asthma, a new review has concluded.

Type 2 diabetics are 83% more likely to develop asthma, compared to those without diabetes, researchers found.

The relationship also works the other way around -- people with asthma are 28% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, res...

Voice Changes Warn of COPD Flare-Ups

A flare-up in COPD can be predicted through changes in a person’s voice, a new study claims.

Patients’ voices become higher-pitched, more breathy or hoarse when a flare-up is imminent, researchers found.

Using those cues, researchers are working on a smartphone app that could help people prepare for an exacerbation of the...

Falling for Financial Scams Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign

Brain changes that signal Alzheimer's disease even before symptoms appear are linked to an increased vulnerability to financial scams, new research shows.

“Assessing financial vulnerability in older adults could help identify those who are in the early stages of mild cognitive impairment or dementia, including Alzheimer’s disea...

Libido Can Drop After Menopause, But This Therapy Can Help

A form of psychotherapy can help women whose libidos have suffered as they go through menopause, a new study finds.

Cognitive behavioral therapy significantly improved sexual desire and satisfaction in a small group of middle-aged and older women, researchers said.

"To our knowledge, this is the first study that has examined the effi...

Princess Kate Says She Has Completed Chemo, Resuming 'Light' Duties

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has announced that she has completed chemotherapy for an unnamed form of cancer.

The princess, 42, made the announcement in a video message posted by Kensington Palace on Monday.

She said she plans to return to light duties as her health allows.

"As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you wh...

Biden Administration Issues Rules Making Mental Health Care More Accessible

Beginning Jan. 1, Americans with private health insurance coverage should gain better access to mental health care, as well as care to help ease substance abuse, federal officials announced Monday.

“Like medical care, mental health care is vital to the well-being of America’s workers,” U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie...

He's Doing Great a Year After World's First Eye and Partial Face Transplant

Key Takeaways

• The recipient of the world’s first combined whole-eye and partial face transplant is doing well more than a year out from his groundbreaking surgery, NYU Langone doctors report.

  Aaron James, a 46-year-old military veteran from Arkansas, says over the past year his new face has allowed hi...

Salmonella Tied to Eggs Sickens 65 in Nine States

At least 65 people in nine states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs, U.S. health officials report.

"The nine states include the three states where the eggs were sold -- Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin -- in addition to California, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Utah and Virginia," the U.S Centers for Disease ...

Missouri Patient Hospitalized With Bird Flu Had No Known Contact With Animals

A case of bird flu has been confirmed in a Missouri resident who had no known contact with dairy cows, poultry or wild birds, U.S. health officials report.

"The patient, who was hospitalized, had underlying medical conditions, was treated with influenza antiviral medications, subsequently discharged and has recovered," the U.S. Centers of...

'Night Owls' More Prone to Type 2 Diabetes

Folks who like to stay up late are nearly 50% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who go to bed earlier, a new study finds.

However, it’s not just because they have an unhealthy lifestyle, according to findings presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Madrid.

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Obesity Raises Risk of Severe Infection, Especially in People With Diabetes

Losing weight can help a person with obesity -- especially those with diabetes -- fend off serious infections, new data shows.

It's an important finding, since "up to one in three hospitalizations in people with diabetes are for infections and people with diabetes are twice as likely to be hospitalized with infections than the general popu...

Stopping a Bird Flu Epidemic: What Experts Say Must Be Done

The time is now to prepare for a potential pandemic involving the H5N1 bird flu, says a group of international vaccine and public health experts.

Avian influenza vaccines need to developed, stockpiled and even delivered to people at highest risk of contracting the bird flu, the experts argue in an editorial published Sept. 4 in the Jou...