Cities hire chief heat officers to address an unequal impact of climate change
Segura started her job promising to map the most vulnerable areas and create a “heat action plan.”Since then, she has launched the “Heat Relief 4 L.A.”...
AI and health care: Should we be worried?
A Pew Research poll found that 6 in 10 U.S. adults would feel uncomfortable if their own health care provider relied on artificial intelligence (AI) to...
The AMA says BMI is bad way to measure weight and health
What’s happening?On June 14, the American Medical Association announced its recommendation for doctors to no longer use body mass index (BMI) exclusively as a way to...
Freeze-dried feces pills called ‘crapsules’ to be taken by patients in clinical trial
Keeping up with all the latest in health news can be a crapshoot. Luckily, we’ve got you covered. Here are the most headline-grabbing stories this week...
What’s the deal with lab-grown meat? Expert answers our FAQ
Two cultivated-meat companies — Eat Just and Upside Foods — recently got full approvals from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sell their lab-grown chicken products...
How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
If you do go outside when the air is deemed unhealthy, experts encourage you to wear a mask, especially if you’ll be outdoors for a prolonged...
Some people with autism, intellectual disabilities are seeking euthanasia, researchers find
Here are the top stories in health news this week from Yahoo News partners.'There’s no doubt in my mind these people were suffering.'Some people who have...
Loneliness is worse for heart health than bad diet or smoking, study of diabetic...
Groundbreaking health care innovations, like the first-ever blood test for preeclampsia and the FDA’s approval of a drug that can slow the progression of Alzheimer's, grabbed...
As Arizona and Texas experience extreme heat, how to protect yourself
You can check the heat index on Heat.gov, a website launched by the Biden administration last year as part of its efforts to combat the growing...
How extreme heat can be damaging to your long-term health
Heat can be deadly, killing more people every year than other weather hazards. But as hotter days become our new normal — or, as some climate...