Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner explores why it seems that people fart more on planes. QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, I just returned home from London after a 24-hour flight and I swear everyone around me was doing really stinky silent farts that were next-level rank. Is it because … Read more
Not to B-negative, but your blood type could offer a clue to your risk of having a stroke before 60. Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) found that people with type A blood are more likely to experience an early-onset ischemic stroke — caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain — … Read more
Fed-up patients facing astronomical medical bills are fighting back against hospitals and insurance companies with a secret weapon: artificial intelligence. Alicia Bittle gave birth to her youngest son in August, but rushed him to the emergency room just three weeks later after the infant developed a fever and respiratory illness. The stay-at-home mom and “trad wife” who raises her brood … Read more
When James Norris, a 56-year-old mechanic from Roxbury, New Jersey, went on a low dose of Mounjaro, a GLP-1 medication similar to Ozempic, to lose weight in March 2023, he thought it would be a miracle drug. At 289 pounds, he had struggled to lose weight for years with diet and exercise. His wife had … Read more
A healthy gut helps you digest your food and absorb its nutrients, strengthens your immune system and reduces your risk of certain chronic diseases. But not everyone realizes that having a happy belly also has a major impact on your mood since about 90% of your body’s serotonin and over 50% of your dopamine — … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time … Read more
There’s nothing better than a spa day — sweating out your toxins in the steam room, melting all your stress away with a massage and indulging in some much-needed “me time.” But, if you’re not careful, a day of pampered R&R could end with a trip to the doctor’s office. Rosanne Joseph-Anthony, the founder and … Read more
Betsy Arakawa, the classical pianist married to Gene Hackman, died last month of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare infectious disease linked to rodents, New Mexico officials announced Friday. Arakawa last left the Santa Fe, New Mexico, mansion she shared with Hackman on Feb. 11, which was also the last time she sent any communications, according … Read more
This isn’t your daddy’s cancer scare. Studies have previously linked low sperm count to an increase risk of cancer, but new research takes that a step further. Researchers at the University of Tartu in Estonia found that men with a more general reproductive issue are also much more likely to also have genetic variants for … Read more
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links. It is unclear whether U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who … Read more