From synthetic embryos, to a more inclusive BMI policy, to the possible benefits of vaginal fluids — here are some of the best health stories this week from Yahoo News partners. Some doctors are using AI chatbots to help deliver bad news to patients, report says According the New York Times, some doctors are using […]
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Study finds more evidence gas stoves are bad for human health: ‘Worse than secondhand smoke’
A flame burns on a gas stove. (Photo Illustration: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Using gas stoves can raise levels of the carcinogen benzene throughout the home to dangerous levels for hours after use, according to a newly released study. Published last week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, the study was the first to […]
COVID-19 and flu cases are rising in California. How bad will the holiday uptick be?
COVID-19 and flu are rising across California, sparking new warnings from health officials to take precautions as the wider winter holiday season looms. The uptick is modest and not wholly unexpected — wintertime surges have been an annual occurrence since the coronavirus first emerged. But experts say lagging uptake of the latest reformulated vaccines has […]
Loneliness is worse for heart health than bad diet or smoking, study of diabetic patients finds
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 headlines this week. But a number of newsworthy studies also shone new light on a variety of important topics, from the dangers of loneliness to the risks parents took […]
The AMA says BMI is bad way to measure weight and health
Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls into a normal weight range for their height. In order to assess your BMI, you take your weight in kilograms and divide it by the square of your height in meters. Those with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 score are […]
Trump Had a Bad Week in Court
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers accused Special Counsel Jack Smith of trying to ruin their holidays by forcing them to spend late December toiling over legal briefs. They even called Smith a “Grinch.” But despite their best efforts, they failed: Trump lost two important tests in court this week. Combined, they augur bad news for […]
Bad Bunny Grammys Telecast Called Out By Rep. Robert Garcia
Rep. Robert Garcia is doubling down on his disappointment with CBS for its handling of captioning Bad Bunny’s Grammys performance. On Wednesday, the California Democrat called out CBS for not offering Spanish-language closed captions during Bad Bunny’s performances and speech during the broadcast. Bad Bunny kicked off the Grammys with a mashup of “El Apagón” […]
The Capital Has a Bad Case of Year-End Panic
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Sometimes Washington needs to scare itself silly to get anything done. This year’s repeated threats of government shutdown are classic examples, even if the crisis has not been permanently averted but merely deferred to early 2024. The current panic is over U.S. assistance to Ukraine, which is set to run out at a moment when […]