Health

19,019 Dead: Dementia Now Accounts for More Than 1 in 10 Australian Deaths

October 28, 2026

Two health milestones in the latest official Australian mortality data deserve attention from anyone managing a chronic condition or caring for an ageing family member. For the first time, dementia now causes

Health·News·Policy·USA

CDC Loses Its Second Deputy Director in 8 Months—This Time With 42 Measles Outbreaks Active and No Permanent Replacement Ready

October 28, 2026

Sunita Somvanshi

Jennifer Shuford quits as CDC deputy director on November 12. The agency is down 25% of its workforce with 42 measles outbreaks active.

Health·USA

Person undergoing a DEXA body-composition scan in a clinical room, illustrating assessment of body fat distribution.

Abdominal Obesity and Cortisol Belly: What DEXA Scans Can and Cannot Tell You

October 28, 2026

Tejal Somvanshi

Preclinical and Clinical Obesity Body weight is often summarized with a single number, the body mass index, or BMI. BMI is quick to calculate from height and weight. Its limitation is that

Health

Visceral Fat in Women: Menopause, Exercise and the Medical Questions That Matter

October 28, 2026

Tejal Somvanshi

Why visceral fat becomes a focus at midlife Menopause is associated with a shift in where the body stores fat, toward the abdomen and around internal organs. This is known as visceral

White capsules arranged on a tabletop, a representative image for a prescription thyroid medication recall notice.

Health

Thyroid Medication Recall: Potentially Superpotent Vitruvias Tablets Need a Lot Check

What Is Being Recalled A nationwide recall has been reported for one lot of Thyroid Tablets USP 30 mg, a porcine-derived thyroid medication containing levothyroxine and liothyronine. The product identifiers are NDC

Karmactive Staff

October 28, 2026

A traditional double-hulled Polynesian voyaging canoe with dual canvas sails navigates open ocean water.

Health·Science

Easter Island and Hawaii Were Settled by the Same Voyagers and Their Shared DNA May Carry a Medical Warning

Two Pacific Island populations separated by roughly 4,400 miles of open ocean share a common ancestor—and the same genetic variants that emerged from an ancient seafaring bottleneck may be associated with elevated

Rahul Somvanshi

October 28, 2026

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C., a modern research facility with satellite dish and river access.

Health

Tesamorelin Peptide for Visceral Belly Fat: FDA Status, Side Effects, and Compounding Rules

Why the tesamorelin peptide is trending Search interest for the tesamorelin peptide in the United States has risen roughly 450 percent, and much of that attention frames it as a visceral fat

Tejal Somvanshi

October 28, 2026

A rectangular block of dairy-free vegan butter rests on a white ceramic dish next to a spreading knife.

Health·News

1,304 Cases of Miyoko’s Butter Recalled Over E. Coli and Mold Risk: Check Your Fridge Before November 5

If you bought Miyoko’s Creamery plant-based butter in the past six weeks, an ongoing recall means a potentially affected product could be in your refrigerator, with the best-by date arriving in days.

Tejal Somvanshi

October 28, 2026

High-magnification transmission electron micrograph showing the long filamentous particle structure of the Ebola virus.

Health·News

The Ebola Strain With No Vaccine Just Crossed 10,000 Cases in Congo and Reached Five Countries

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has crossed a major threshold: cases have officially surpassed 10,000, making it the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic in Congolese history—and the rare

Tejal Somvanshi

October 28, 2026

Clinical laboratory technicians in lab coats processing samples, representing research infrastructure for drug trials.

Health

Retatrutide TRIUMPH-1: the 86% liver fat result most coverage skips

Most coverage of retatrutide centers on the scale, but the most striking figure from Eli Lilly’s TRIUMPH-1 Phase 3 trial concerns the liver. At Week 80, 86 percent of participants with obesity

Tejal Somvanshi

October 28, 2026

Health·USA

Thyroid tablet recall: Vitruvias Therapeutics pulls superpotent lot 504950

Vitruvias Therapeutics has recalled one lot of its Thyroid Tablets USP, 30 mg, because the product may be superpotent, meaning it may contain more thyroid hormone than its label states. The recall

Karmactive Staff

October 28, 2026

High-magnification scanning electron micrograph showing spherical bacteria clusters resting on cell tissue.

Health·News·USA

NDM-CRE Up 461% and Candida Auris Nearly Fivefold: CDC’s New Superbug Report Flags a Threat Beyond Hospital Walls

A new federal report has confirmed what infectious disease doctors have warned for years: drug-resistant bacteria and fungi have spread beyond hospital walls and are now killing tens of thousands of Americans

Tejal Somvanshi

October 28, 2026

Hair Straightening Products May Be Causing Uterine Cancer In American Women

Health·News·USA

Oribe Shampoo Recall: Check These Serene Scalp Lot Codes

Consumers who use Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo should review this safety alert and check their bottles today. Kao USA has issued a voluntary recall of specific lots of the product. Only

Karmactive Staff

October 28, 2026

FDA Recalls 7,107 Duloxetine Bottles Due to Cancer-Linked N-Nitroso Contamination Risk

Health·News

Chlorthalidone recall: Check these Rising Pharma 25 mg lot numbers

FDA enforcement reports list three Rising Pharma chlorthalidone 25 mg lots below specification. Check the bottle lot and contact your pharmacist or prescriber for guidance. See FDA recall records now.

Karmactive Staff

October 28, 2026

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