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Boosting your health and happiness
Health tips to help you live your best life, shared by award-winning health reporter and podcaster Viv Williams → Read More
Health Fusion: Eye exams may help predict heart attack
What do your eyes have to do with heart disease? In this episode of NewMD's "Health Fusion," Viv Williams explains how a trip to the optometrist could help predict your risk of heart attack, thanks to AI technology. → Read More
Health Fusion: Men who worry and their risk of heart disease
Men who worry may be at increased of getting heart disease younger. In this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion," Viv Williams has details of a new study about the potential negative effects of worrying. → Read More
Health Fusion: Vapers are more likely to get COVID symptoms, Mayo Clinic study shows
If you vape and test positive for COVID, you're more likely to get symptoms than people who don't light up. In this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion," Viv Williams talks to a Mayo Clinic expert who studied COVID's impact on people who use e-cigarettes. → Read More
Health Fusion: Your brain keys into unfamiliar voices while you sleep
While you snooze, your brain stays busy and alert. It pays attention to unfamiliar voices. In this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion," Viv Williams shares details of emerging research about how your brain keeps working while you count sheep. → Read More
Health Fusion: Politics are making us sick
When you check your newsfeed, do you get rankled over politics? A new study shows that all of that stress is making us sick. Viv Williams has details in this episode of "Health Fusion" for NewsMD. → Read More
Health Fusion: Skimping on sleep makes you feel older, look older and can hurt your health
Who wants to feel and look older than they are? Likely nobody. In this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion," Viv Williams taps some new studies that all point to sleep as a key to keeping that from happening. → Read More
Health Fusion: While the soil slumbers
Even in the dead of winter when the ground is frozen solid, you can still reap the health benefits of gardening. → Read More
Health Fusion: Olive oil's connection to your risk of dying from certain diseases
Want to try and reduce your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, cancer and other illnesses? Up your intake of olive oil. In this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion," Viv Williams checks out a study from the American College of Cardiology. → Read More
Health Fusion: Memory problems do not always mean Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows
Alzheimer's disease is often a worry when an older person starts to have memory issues. But a new study shows that sometimes it's just part of normal aging. And in some cases, there may be things you can do about it. Viv Williams shares details in this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion." → Read More
Health Fusion: Memory problems do not always mean Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows
Alzheimer's disease is often a worry when an older person starts to have memory issues. But a new study shows that sometimes it's just part of normal aging. And in some cases, there may be things you can do about it. Viv Williams shares details in this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion." → Read More
Health Fusion: A woman's health in middle age may help predict future decline
Middle-aged women, listen up. Researchers have identified health factors that could put you at risk of poor health in the future. But the good news is that interventions may help. Viv Williams has more in this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion." → Read More
Health Fusion: A woman's health in middle age may help predict future decline
Middle-aged women, listen up. Researchers have identified health factors that could put you at risk of poor health in the future. But the good news is that interventions may help. Viv Williams has more in this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion." → Read More
Health Fusion: Need-to-know info about cold weather and your lungs
Exercising outside in winter can help brighten up the darker months. But taking a run or ski in extreme cold may up your risk of cold-related lung problems. Viv Williams gets details from an exercise research expert about what the cold can do to your lungs and what you can do to prevent the injuries from happening. → Read More
Health Fusion: Need-to-know info about cold weather and your lungs
Exercising outside in winter can help brighten up the darker months. But taking a run or ski in extreme cold may up your risk of cold-related lung problems. Viv Williams gets details from an exercise research expert about what the cold can do to your lungs and what you can do to prevent the injuries from happening. → Read More
Health Fusion: Do antidepressants reduce pain for wear and tear arthritis?
Knee or hip pain from osteoarthritis can be miserable. Some people take an antidepressant called duloxetine to reduce that pain. But does it work? Viv Williams looks at a study that may have an answer in this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion." → Read More
Health Fusion: Do antidepressants reduce pain for wear and tear arthritis?
Knee or hip pain from osteoarthritis can be miserable. Some people take an antidepressant called duloxetine to reduce that pain. But does it work? Viv Williams looks at a study that may have an answer in this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion." → Read More
Health Fusion: How a ski race in extreme cold can change your life forever
Exercising outdoors in winter can be a blast. But when temps plummet, you're at risk of cold-related health problems. In this "Health Fusion" column, Viv Williams hears from a cold weather exercise expert about how to stay safe in arctic air. → Read More
Health Fusion: Do hangover cures really work?
Hangovers after a night of overindulgence are no fun. Even worse — many hangover cures may not work. In this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion," Viv Williams shares info from a study that exposes a lack of scientific evidence behind hangover remedies. → Read More
Health Fusion: Do hangover cures really work?
Hangovers after a night of overindulgence are no fun. Even worse — many hangover cures may not work. In this episode of NewsMD's "Health Fusion," Viv Williams shares info from a study that exposes a lack of scientific evidence behind hangover remedies. → Read More