No bones about it — tiny shreds of plastic can cause big problems for health. Microplastics are particles, smaller than a grain of rice, that are found in everything from the toothpaste we use to the clothes we wear and even the food we eat. These minute shards that slough off larger plastic…

A powerful solar eclipse is on the rise, and some among us may feel it on every level. The partial solar eclipse in Virgo arrives on September 21 at a karmic 29° and, in addition to a general energy of revelation, illumination and irrevocable change, this cosmic event can play…

Her kidney stone was giving her trouble from 9 to 5 — and beyond. Dolly Parton, 79, nixed an appearance at a Dollywood event celebrating the Tennessee theme park’s new NightFlight Expedition attraction this week after developing a kidney stone and infection. Parton addressed the disappointed crowd with a pre-recorded…

The kids are alright — on GLP-1s, that is. A new study found that blockbuster treatments like Mounjaro and Zepbound can dramatically lower blood sugar and body weight in children as young as 10 with Type 2 diabetes.  The data could help pave the way for younger patients to access…

A student’s “freshers’ flu” turned out to be deadly meningitis — and she had both legs amputated to save her life. Ketia Moponda, 19, arrived at university eight days before she was struck down with what she initially believed to be freshers’ flu — a mild cough new students get…

CHICAGO — I’m no Bryan Johnson, but I was feeling pretty confident when I strolled into the Northwestern Medicine Human Longevity Clinic in July. I’ve taken several aging tests over the past year to learn how my cells and systems are functioning. One pinpointed my biological age at 29 and…

A common over-the-counter medication could significantly reduce the risk of colorectal cancer coming back. In a Swedish study, a low dose of aspirin was shown to slash recurrence in half for patients with colon and rectal cancer whose tumors had a specific type of genetic mutation. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska…

Your gut microbiome is begging for more dirt, more hugs — and a whole lot less disinfectant. That’s according to Dr. Wendy Johnson, a family physician, writer and public health professor, who warns that if you’re not nurturing the bacteria in your belly like a garden, you could be setting…

Watch your mouth! Imbalances in our oral microbiome — the millions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in our mouth — have been linked to many systemic diseases, including Alzheimer’s, diabetes and certain cancers. New research out of NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center ties over two dozen…

Brace yourself: Flu season is just around the corner. Soon, subways, schools, and offices will be filled with sniffling, sneezing and wheezing as the dreaded virus makes its sickening comeback. Want to avoid becoming one of them? Dr. Bruce Hirsch, an infectious disease specialist at Northwell Health, revealed the top…