“The number of people with dementia is increasing. I think everyone is aware of that. But it’s increasing in part because the number of people living to a very old age is increasing,” said Henderson.
Most dementia happens in older folks, Henderson added.
But, on the bright side, “if you look at the actual chance of getting dementia at a particular age, it’s actually come down slightly…
This One Type Of Cancer Is Increasing In All Women, But One Group Is Particularly At Risk
July 29, 2025
There were nearly 70,000 cases of uterine cancer in 2024, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Uterine cancer involves cancer of what many folks think of as the womb, “or the place where a pregnancy is housed and grows,” said Dr. Ami Vaidya, a gynecological…
Once you hit your 50s, Landsverk says, even moderate drinking can wreak havoc on the body. “Alcohol, besides the vascular damage and dementia risks, increases the risk of breast cancer, esophageal cancer and liver cancer (after disease),” she said. Because cancer risk…
Everyone Is Losing It Over The Trump Admin Planning To Burn Nearly $10 Million In Contraceptives For Poor Nations
July 29, 2025
The Trump Admin is planning to burn $10 million worth of lifesaving family planning commodities, despite the fact that these supplies have already been paid for by the American taxpayer and they are nowhere near their expiration date.
This isn’t just wasteful…
Experts Are Sharing The Signs Of Autism In Adults, And It's Important Information To Have
July 26, 2025
People with autism thrive on straightforwardness, with “really honest, clear communication being a strong preference,” Gardner-Wright said.
Neff said autistic people tend to be pretty literal. For example, when you say the phrase “it’s raining cats and dogs,” she…
13 "Bad" Everyday Habits That Are Seriously Harming Your Health, Straight From Medical Professionals
July 25, 2025
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“Obesity and lack of exercise — even think about joints, knees, and hips. Think of fractures. Sleep apnea. High blood pressure. Think about how it feels for your heart to work hard to pull all that extra weight around your middle. And no, it’s not the…
People Have Little Sympathy For This MAGA Guy Who Accidentally Voted To Cut His Kid's Health Insurance
July 25, 2025
“He never had a single thought about other people. The whole thing was about himself,” Prosthemadera agreed. “Whether someone else’s family will suffer, how many people will die, he doesn’t give a shit.”
“If your first response to…
This Woman’s Viral Breakdown Of What It Means To Be Intersex Is A Must-Read
July 25, 2025
Despite this, intersex people are often left out of conversations, or worse, forced into surgeries performed without medical necessity or consent, often as children, to mold their bodies into binary ideas of sex and gender.
Just this year, Donald Trump signed an executive…
