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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Colorectal cancer rates have soared among younger Americans, new research has found — and there might not always be obvious symptoms. The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is one in 24 for men and one in 26 for women, according …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Researchers have uncovered a new factor that could contribute to Alzheimer’s disease development. A study by Harvard Medical School has identified low lithium levels in the brain as a possible trigger for the common dementia. Lithium is known to have many functions …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! James van der Beek has revealed the first warning sign of his colon cancer — and it’s one that did not seem alarming at the time. The “Dawson’s Creek” actor, 48, who announced his colorectal cancer diagnosis in November 2024, recently told …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Historians recently unearthed some “health hacks” dating back to the Middle Ages v and some sound like they came straight off TikTok. The database, called the Corpus of Early Medieval Latin Medicine, offers a wealth of information about how people in the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In recent weeks, two high-school football players — Joshua Henderson, 16, from Tennessee, and Mikah King, 15, from Georgia — collapsed and died after practicing in the heat. In 2017, the same tragedy occurred when Zach Martin, 16, died of heatstroke during …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Vikings may be best known for raiding and sailing, but now their eating habits are also drawing attention.  The “Viking diet” — sometimes called the “Nordic diet” — is rooted in what Norse people ate from the 8th to 11th centuries, …

A new feature on Instagram that let’s users share their real-time physical location with others on the app has privacy experts concerned over the amount of data exposed and potential safety risks to users. Called Instagram Map, the new feature was introduced on Thursday as part of an app update. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eight deaths have been reported in Florida due to a “flesh-eating” bacterial infection, according to state health officials. The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 13 total cases of Vibrio vulnificus across 11 counties, as reported by local outlets. Last year, the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Updated cancer screening guidance has reportedly caused a spike in diagnoses among younger Americans. According to two studies by the American Cancer Society (ACS), there’s been a recent surge in colorectal cancer in people aged 45 to 49. ACS scientists found that …

A young patient from Panama got a special trip to see the Philadelphia Phillies, thanks to the kindness of strangers Dylan Morales, 9, is still feeling the love at the Ronald McDonald House in Camden, New Jersey, the day after meeting his hero, Phillies infielder Edmundo Sosa, a fellow Panamanian. …