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The shape of a person’s heart could be a predictor of future cardiac disease, a new study from Stanford University in California found. Specifically, a heart that has a more spherical (round) shape could have a 47% higher likelihood of developing cardiomyopathy, which is a “disease of the heart muscle …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging travelers to Guinea and Tanzania to be mindful of contracting the deadly Marburg virus. The CDC is also sending personnel to Africa to assist stopping the outbreak of the disease.  The Marburg virus is an infectious disease that has …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an investigation notice published on Thursday that flour is believed to be the source of a multi-state salmonella outbreak that has sickened about a dozen people and hospitalized three. It’s not clear what brand the outbreak could be related to, the …

Heart disease is known as the “silent killer” for a reason — an estimated 45% of all heart attacks come without any of the classic symptoms, according to Harvard Medical School. Now, a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that nearly half of the participants …

3 million Pennsylvanians need to renew Medicaid eligibility to continue state-sponsored health insur 3 million Pennsylvanians need to renew Medicaid eligibility to continue state-sponsored health insur 02:34 For millions of Americans who get medical care under Medicaid, the end of March marks a grim deadline. Starting April 1, states will …

Drugs that combat obesity are under consideration for the first time for the World Health Organization’s “essential medicines list,” used to guide government purchasing decisions in low- and middle-income countries, the U.N. agency told Reuters. A panel of advisers to the WHO will review new requests for drugs to be …

To learn about how 51-year-old Scott Hanley erased his Parkinson’s symptoms with his fitness routine, click the article below.  (Scott Hanley/Rory Hanley) Welcome to the Fox News Health Newsletter. If this newsletter is not already delivered to your email, please subscribe here. ‘USE IT OR LOSE IT’ – Exercise has …

As the world continues to move toward a post-pandemic life — and as the World Health Organization (WHO) recently predicted that COVID-19 will end in 2023 as a public health emergency — Americans may have reached a state of “vaccine fatigue,” data suggests. A recent study published in the journal …

More medical residents across the country are joining a union known as the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR).  They want a stronger collective voice in advocating for a safe and healthy training environment as they move toward being fully fledged practicing physicians.  “Residents at Penn and across the country are …

Parkinson’s disease has no cure, but multiple studies have shown that exercise can alleviate symptoms and slow progression. A recent review published in Cochrane Library — led by Dr. Elke Kalbe, professor of medical psychology at the University of Cologne, Germany — analyzed data for nearly 8,000 people around the …