Health

Many people have concerns about watermelon and cantaloupe’s sugar content. Learn how they affect blood sugar and how to fit them into a healthy diet.

What are the best sources of protein? We asked nutrition experts to share the animal- and plant-based sources of protein they recommend.

Cyclosporiasis cases continue to climb nationwide, including in Florida, where the state Health Department has reported 154 confirmed cases and four more suspected cases.

This is just one example of an online trend with real-world health consequences.

As Uganda joins the world to mark World Drowning Prevention Day, Design Without Borders Africa and partners are calling for stronger water safety measures among fishing communities, where drowning remains a major public health concern.

Coffee and tea – not energy drinks – are linked to health benefits.

Two experts debated this question at the American Diabetes Association 2026 Scientific Sessions.

Here’s what researchers who study happiness say about how to enjoy your time off.

Do you know how to prep your body for a workout, including what you should eat before, if anything?

Physical therapists recommend the single-leg stance as a top balance exercise for adults 40 and over. Learn how to do it safely for best results.

The study employs region-specific knockout of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) in either the area postrema or hypothalamus of mice to determine how GIPR agonism and antagonism regulate food intake and body weight via distinct b…

Scientists are increasingly focused on the thymus, an immune gland that naturally becomes less active with age.

As women have fewer children and more periods, heavy menstrual bleeding is becoming more of a health burden.

Skeletal muscle is one of the first tissues to decline with age. This decline can lead to weakness, scarring, fat accumulation inside muscle and the loss of fast-twitch muscle fibers that are important for quick, powerful movements.

Doctors and dietitians reveal the best foods for high blood pressure to help you lower your numbers naturally, plus a few that you should limit.

Kisubi, Uganda, July 2026 – Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services for People with Disability in Uganda (CoRSU Hospital) has today launched the third edition of the CoRSU Disability Walk, a nationwide fundraising and disability awareness campaign that seeks to raise UGX 400 million to provide life-changing surgical and rehabilitation care for 100 children living with disabilities. The annual […] The post CoRSU Launche

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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has declared the last Saturday of every month as National Cleaning Day. The mandatory three-hour exercise will require all Ugandans to participate, with no vehicles allowed on the roads and all businesses closed during the period. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja announced the National Cleaning Initiative at the Office … The post Govt declares mandatory National Cleaning Day appe

A young Davis County woman may be the only person in Utah diagnosed with a rare, degenerative disease that she described as a combination of some of life’s most

Most people picture heart failure as something dramatic: crushing chest pain, serious shortness of breath, or swollen ankles that you can’t ignore. But Dr. Dmitry Yaranov, an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist from the US (better known online …

Health workers in the DRC battle a range of obstacles, from infection risk to angry mob attacks.

When an individual is born with genetic defects, there are a few ways to deal with the impact of the faulty genes. The most extreme solution is direct DNA editing to repair the mutation, while the …