Health

DENVER – Artificial intelligence is quietly transforming how doctors interact with patients — and it might already be in use during your next visit to the doctor’s office. Thousands of physicians across the country are using a form of AI called ambient listening, surveys show. This technology listens to conversations …

Creatine is a popular supplement used to help build muscle, but researchers in Australia are questioning its effectiveness.  Investigators from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney found that individuals who took creatine while performing a three-month weightlifting regimen put on the same amount of muscle as those …

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it. Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at NYU Langone Health. Looney thanked her doctors for “the opportunity to be part of …

A U.S. senator said a GLP-1 drug changed his life — and now he’s calling for widespread access to anti-obesity medications. In a New York Times op-ed on April 8, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., wrote about his experience with Mounjaro (tirzepatide). The injectable prescription medicine is primarily used to treat …

Researchers have discovered an experimental medication that significantly reduces a cholesterol-like particle that can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Many Americans are unaware that elevated levels of this particle — known as lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) — are circulating in their blood. Elevated Lp(a) cannot be modified with lifestyle …

One Faribault, Minnesota, woman says every day is simply a “gift” as she’s the only known person in the world with her unnamed genetic disorder. “I was told that she probably wouldn’t make it past a year. And she’s 26 and we don’t know what the future holds for us,” …

Professional golfer Phil Mickelson, who made his 32nd start in The Masters this week, has been open about his commitment to health and wellness. The six-time major champion and three-time Masters winner has said he follows a five-day prolonged fast, which led to him dropping 25 pounds in 2023. Intermittent …

Jenny Pierre has a master’s degree in business administration and speaks five languages. However, her education couldn’t help with something that many other women experience but many don’t want to talk about, but Pierre does. “At my lowest point, my menstruation was 28 days per month. It was very painful. …

Alcohol linked to 7 types of cancer Dr. Nicole Saphier joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the surgeon general pushing for cancer warning labels on alcohol and the CDC warning of norovirus cases surging in parts of the U.S. Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages each week could have a damaging …

Three of the most common aging-related diseases share many of the same risk factors — and they can all be reduced through lifestyle changes. That’s according to a new study from Mass General Brigham (MGB), which identified 17 common risk factors all linked to stroke, dementia and late-life depression. The …