Health - Page 281

June 28

Man shatters world record with 465 half-marathons run in a single year

Personal trainer Edward Molineaux broke a world record by running 465 half-marathons in one year, covering 6,000 miles after taking up jogging to recover from a hernia.

June 28

New drug helps patients lose nearly 25% of body weight in early trials

Amycretin, a new weight-loss treatment from Novo Nordisk, combines two hunger hormones, helping participants lose nearly one-quarter of their body weight in early trials.

June 28

Hits and Misses

The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger

June 28

Billionaire's death after swallowing bee raises questions about rare cardiac reaction

Cardiologists discuss the rare possibility of bee-related cardiac events after Indian businessman Sunjay Kapur reportedly suffered a fatal heart attack swallowing an insect during a polo match.

June 28

How psychiatry and activism created the dangerous concept of 'transgender children'

The "transgender children" concept emerged from psychiatry, transforming gender nonconformity into a medical condition despite evidence most would naturally grow up gay or lesbian

June 28

Ingredient in common kitchen herbs could target Alzheimer's, but don't change any recipes just yet

A study revealed carnosic acid in herbs may help combat Alzheimer's by reducing inflammation and improving brain cell connections, but cooking with herbs alone won't provide benefits just yet.

June 28

Yale scholarship discriminating based on race, civil rights complaint alleges

The Equal Protection Project is challenging Yale and AAAP over REACH minority program that limits eligibility based on race, following President Trump's crackdown on DEI programs.

June 28

Credibility Crisis: Media scrutinized Trump's health, fitness in first term before turning blind eye on Biden

The legacy media's tense scrutiny of Donald Trump's fitness during his first term in office is being revisited as Joe Biden's cognitive decline scandal continues making headlines.

June 28

Body fat predicts major health risk that BMI misses, researchers say

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.

June 27

Sinaloa cartel hacker turned Mexico City cameras against FBI, leading to killings, DOJ says

Justice Department reveals cartel hacker compromised FBI attaché's phone data and used city surveillance to eliminate witnesses, the DOJ said.