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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Georgia woman who just celebrated her 112th birthday credits her longevity to staying close to her family and embracing her strong religious faith.Mabel Dunbar, of Fayetteville, Georgia, was born in Jamaica in 1914. She is the mother of one, grandmother of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study warns that driving after eating cannabis edibles can significantly impair road performance and reaction times, even if blood tests show THC levels far below the legal limit.The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight a potential challenge for impaired-driving…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Chicago resident has died from West Nile virus, marking the city’s first death linked to the mosquito-borne illness this year, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.Several other cases have been reported throughout Illinois.The virus is most commonly spread to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The keto diet may have surprising benefits for liver health, a new study suggests.The research, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, studied 42 adults who had obesity, prediabetes and excess liver fat.In a randomized clinical trial, the participants were assigned to three…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study warns that driving after eating cannabis edibles can significantly impair road performance and reaction times, even if blood tests show THC levels far below the legal limit.The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight a potential challenge for impaired-driving…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, has identified a decades-old oral compound that produced substantial weight loss in obese mice.Rather than suppressing appetite, the compound appears to boost energy expenditure, according to a study published…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study warns that driving after eating cannabis edibles can significantly impair road performance and reaction times, even if blood tests show THC levels far below the legal limit.The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight a potential challenge for impaired-driving…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a major update to its guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.The second edition of the original 2019 report was updated to “reflect the latest evidence and advances in dementia risk reduction.”The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! People who consume greater amounts of a popular artificial sweetener could face a greater risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study suggests.The research, which was presented at the ESC Cardiology Congress in Germany this week, showed that higher levels of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study warns that driving after eating cannabis edibles can significantly impair road performance and reaction times, even if blood tests show THC levels far below the legal limit.The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight a potential challenge for impaired-driving…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Neurologists are warning that popular weight-loss medications could have severe negative effects on neurodegenerative conditions like ALS.Jinsy Andrews, MD, a neurologist and director of NYU Langone’s ALS Center, says the very mechanism that makes these drugs popular — rapid weight loss —…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Millions of Americans with high cholesterol now have a new treatment option, as the FDA has approved the first once-daily oral PCSK9 inhibitor.Merck, the New Jersey-based manufacturer of Lipfendra (enlicitide), announced the approval on Thursday.Lipfendra blocks the action of PCSK9, a naturally…