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Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says

Apr. 30, 2024 16:33 PM EDT

Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group said. Previously, the task force had said women could choose to start breast cancer...

Lilly rides Mounjaro, Zepbound to better-than-expected 1Q profit despite supply issues

Apr. 30, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

Rapidly climbing sales of the new obesity drug Zepbound and its counterpart for diabetes, Mounjaro, pushed Eli Lilly to a better-than-expected first-quarter profit. The drugmaker also hiked its sales and earnings forecast for 2024 beyond Wall Street's expectations even as it hustles...

Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

Apr. 29, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe it's also time to rethink drinking? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that. “Drinking...

Mayor of North Carolina's capital city won't seek reelection this fall

Apr. 16, 2024 19:39 PM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The mayor of North Carolina’s capital city announced on Tuesday that she won't seek reelection this fall, citing in part health challenges and mentioning a new job. Mary-Ann Baldwin, whose time on Raleigh’s city council goes back to 2007, has been mayor...

Golfers follow the sun. Now they are paying closer attention how to protect themselves from it

Apr. 13, 2024 11:15 AM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Camilo Villegas wasn't just trying to refine his golf swing as he prepared to play in the Masters for the first time in nine years. He was constantly checking the fine print on the ingredients in sunscreen. It reached a point a few weeks ago when the 42-year-old...

What is the breast cancer risk calculator recommended by Olivia Munn?

Mar. 14, 2024 17:17 PM EDT

When Olivia Munn revealed this week that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy, she urged people to ask their doctors to figure out their score on a breast cancer risk calculator. Munn said her score prompted further tests and the discovery of an...

Olivia Munn reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy

Mar. 13, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment. “I'm lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the same for any woman who might...

Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government

Mar. 07, 2024 20:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago. The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the...

State of the Union guests spotlight divide on abortion and immigration but offer some rare unity

Mar. 07, 2024 18:06 PM EST

The invitation list for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday speaks volumes about what Democrats and Republicans want to focus on as the 2024 election season heats up. Biden and Democratic lawmakers have invited several health care providers and women whose...

Betty Ford forever postage stamp is unveiled at the White House

Mar. 06, 2024 22:01 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new forever postage stamp bearing the portrait of former first lady Betty Ford was unveiled Wednesday afternoon in the East Room of the White House. And if there was a theme to the unveiling event, it focused on how the wife of 38th President Gerald Ford used...