The COVID-19 vaccine is no longer recommended for healthy children or pregnant women, according to new guidance from health officials.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a video on X Tuesday announcing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed the vaccines from the CDC's recommended immunization schedule for those groups.
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«Last year, the Biden administration urged healthy children to get yet another COVID shot, despite the lack of any clinical data to support the repeat booster strategy in children,» said Kennedy in the video, in which he appears alongside FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya.
«That ends today — it's common sense and it's good science,» Bhattacharya added.
Makary also chimed in, noting that there's no evidence healthy kids need the COVID vaccine and that most countries have stopped recommending it for children.
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An exercise that takes a more mild approach while offering all the fat-burning benefits of a more grueling workout might sound too good to be true.
But some claim that the trending «Zone 2» training, commonly known as the «fat-burning zone,» offers just that.
What is this form of exercise — and can it work for anyone?
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«Zone training is generally defined by someone's proximity to their maximum heart rate,» Carmine Ciliento, a fitness manager at Crunch Fitness in New York, told Fox News Digital.
The zone-based training method measures how hard the body is working and how it's using energy.
Different zones burn different compounds in the body, according to Ciliento.
«Zone 2 is working out at about 60% to 70% of someone’s maximum heart rate,» he said.
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The most common way to determine heart rate is to subtract a person's age from..

Recent studies have found that some beers brewed in the US have high levels of «forever chemicals» and are considered above the allowed EPA limit.
A team from the ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology conducted a study to find out how polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or «forever chemicals» get into beers and how much they contain.
«As an occasional beer drinker myself, I wondered whether PFAS in water supplies was making its way into our pints. I hope these findings inspire water treatment strategies and policies that help reduce the likelihood of PFAS in future pours,» research lead Jennifer Hoponick Redmon said.
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While breweries have water filtration and treatment systems, these are not designed to prevent PFAS from entering into the batch.
By modifying an EPA testing tool for analyzing levels of PFAS in drinking water, Redmon and her team tested 23 beers.
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Vitamin D might be doing more than just supporting bone health — it could also help the body age slower, according to a new study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham (MGB) and the Medical College of Georgia.
The study, published this month in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, reveals that taking vitamin D supplements may protect against biological aging by slowing the shortening of telomeres, the tiny caps on DNA that naturally erode as people grow older.
Conducted as part of a nationwide four-year trial, the study tracked over 1,000 U.S. adults (men over 50 and women over 55) and found that daily vitamin D3 could reduce biological wear and tear, equivalent to nearly three years of aging, according to a press release from MGB.
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Participants were randomly assigned to take either a placebo or a daily dose of vitamin D3 (2,000 IU) and omega-3 fatty acids (1 gram).
Telomere length in white blood cells wa..

Weight-loss medications continue to grow in popularity as an anti-obesity tool — but are some more effective than others?
The question was explored in a new study published this month in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers compared the safety and efficacy of tirzepatide (brand name Zepbound) and semaglutide (brand name Wegovy) in a 72-week clinical trial.
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The randomized, controlled trial — called SURMOUNT-5 — included 751 people throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico who had obesity but not type 2 diabetes.
«Doctors, insurance companies and patients are always asking, ‘Which drug is more effective?’» said Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Center and the Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research at Weill Cornell Medicine, in the release. «This study allowed us to do a direct comparison.»
«The results are consistent with — in fact, almost identical to — what we’ve s..

Weight-loss medications continue to grow in popularity as an anti-obesity tool — but are some more effective than others?
The question was explored in a new study published this month in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers compared the safety and efficacy of tirzepatide (brand name Zepbound) and semaglutide (brand name Wegovy) in a 72-week clinical trial.
WEIGHT-LOSS MEDICATIONS MAY ALSO BENEFIT COMMON MEDICAL PROBLEM, STUDY FINDS
The randomized, controlled trial — called SURMOUNT-5 — included 751 people throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico who had obesity but not type 2 diabetes.
«Doctors, insurance companies and patients are always asking, ‘Which drug is more effective?’» said Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Center and the Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research at Weill Cornell Medicine, in the release. «This study allowed us to do a direct comparison.»
«The results are consistent with — in fact, almost identical to — what we’ve s..

Season 2 of the reality show «The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives» depicted one couple — Jen and Zac Affleck — as they went through ketamine therapy, which they claimed saved their marriage.
What is ketamine, and can it really benefit relationships?
An anesthetic used to induce sleep before and after surgery, according to Cleveland Clinic, ketamine is also used illegally as a recreational drug.
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The Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) describes ketamine as a «dissociative drug,» meaning it causes people to feel «separated or detached» from their bodies or physical surroundings.
In recent years, ketamine has been used as an alternative therapy for treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
«It can be a party drug, and it can be abused, but I think if you have the right intention and you do it in the proper setting with a doctor, it can be super impactful,» Zac Affleck said in an interview with Women’s Health.
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Former President Joe Biden’s aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis has raised questions about prevention and detection.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that men aged 55 to 69 discuss the potential benefits and risks of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) screening with their healthcare provider and make an individual decision about screening.
They recommend that men over the age of 70 skip screenings altogether.
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The USPSTF is a «commonly used» resource, although other agencies and associations offer varying guidelines, according to Dr. Shawn Dason, a urologic oncologist at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dason stressed that it's important for men in their 50s and 60s to confer with their healthcare providers to make shared decisions on screening.
«They should engage in a discussion about the topic of prostate cancer and the role of PS..

Memorial Day is for remembering those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
As Americans honor the day in their own ways, people across the country will be participating in a tough fitness challenge honoring fallen Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy.
The challenge, known as «the Murph,» consists of a variety of strength training and cardio activities, which Murphy himself used to complete during SEAL training.
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Murphy’s former SEAL roommate, Kaj Larsen, told Fox News Digital how he also participated in these workouts, which have turned into a national movement of patriotism.
«Murph and I would often run to the pull-up bars and then do this workout where we did 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups and 300 air squats, and then we'd run back to our barracks room,» Larsen said.
«The total run was about a mile to the pull-up bars and a mile back, and this became one of Murph’s favorite workouts.»
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If your job has you feeling tense, your dog might be feeling it too.
A new study published in Scientific Reports finds that stress from work can affect your dog at home.
The research, led by Tanya Mitropoulos and Allison Andrukonis, shows that when dog owners dwell on work problems after hours, a habit known as «work-related rumination,» their pets show more signs of stress.
Researchers surveyed 85 working dog owners. They measured job stress and how often people kept thinking about work during their free time. Then they asked how stressed owners thought their dogs were and also tracked actual behaviors linked to canine stress, like whining, pacing or restlessness.
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The study found that owners with higher job stress had dogs who showed more stress-related behaviors. That link stayed strong even when the researchers accounted for other stress in the home. Interestingly, owners didn’t..