Your work habits may be threatening your sleep

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People whose jobs are highly sedentary — an estimated 80% of the modern workforce — experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms, according to a new study led by

Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger in homes that escape burning − as Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors discovered

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On Dec. 30, 2021, a wind-driven wildfire raced through two communities just outside Boulder, Colorado. In the span of about eight hours, more than 1,000 homes and businesses burned. The

Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows

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When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, it affects nondrivers, too — even the littlest ones. Babies born to immigrants from Mexico and Central America are bigger and healthier

Vitamin deficiency may be why you’re so tired – a nutritional neuroscientist explains how to kickstart your energy by getting essential nutrients in a well-rounded diet, along with more sleep and exercise

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Feeling drained and lethargic is common: A 2022 national survey found that 13.5% of U.S. adults said they felt “very tired” or “exhausted” most days or every day over a

What to know about China’s human metapneumovirus cases

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Getty Images Beijing has experienced a surge in flu-like HMPV cases, especially among children, which it attributed to a seasonal spike In recent weeks, scenes of hospitals in China overrun

Royal Liverpool Hospital A&E patients waiting up to 50 hours

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PA Media The hospital said it was struggling with flu levels and urged people to only attend in a genuine medical emergency Patients at Royal Liverpool University Hospital’s accident and

Health Care Is Newsom’s Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six years after he entered office vowing to be California’s “health care governor,” Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding to safety net

Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores

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The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a major new consumer protection just days before President Joe Biden

A Listener Fighting the Good Fight

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By Dan Weissmann January 7, 2025 Article HTML Dan Weissmann Joey Ballard is an internal medicine resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He wrote to “An Arm and a Leg”

Cases double in NHS trust death and injury investigation

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Mark Norman / BBC A police investigation into allegations of preventable deaths and injuries at an NHS trust has doubled the number of cases it is looking at, BBC News