A cup of coffee is the quintessential staple of a morning routine. Many eagerly await the jolt of energy and liquid confidence a steaming cup brings before the day’s first meeting. Globally, coffee consumption has risen, and two-thirds of Americans drink coffee daily, according to 2022 data from the National Coffee Association. And even amid …
Sarah Casalan remembers several clear details from the night of her heart attack two years ago: First, she kept thinking she had indigestion from the hamburger she’d made herself for dinner the night before, though it was unusual, considering her “iron stomach.” But then she felt so awful that she lay on the bathroom floor, …
For fitness enthusiasts, protein is important for muscle repair, recovery, and growth. But for many, eating high-protein has become such a focus of their diet, that they end up overdoing it on the nutrient, while skimping on other vital ones. Fortune spoke with nutritionists and exercise experts, to clear up the confusion about how much …
When you turn 65, a rite of passage is qualifying for Medicare to cover most of your health costs. But for more than a quarter of a million of low-income Americans, that day brings them perilously to what’s known as the Medicare Cliff. These people—predominantly female and often Black or Hispanic—have significantly higher out-of-pocket medical …
Prince Harry, long known for being an outspoken advocate on (especially men’s) mental health issues, is currently focused on a very tricky problem: that of social media and its effects on youth. “In many cases, the smartphone…is stealing young people’s childhood,” he said in a conversation, a video of which was exclusively shared with Fortune …
Neither former President Donald Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris has said much about Medicare during the 2024 campaign, though both have employed scare tactics about what the other would do to the program. But which candidate wins in November could have a major impact on Medicare and its beneficiaries. “I think any election is …
Age-related memory loss is common, but more serious memory problems may be a sign of dementia, which is not a normal part of aging. “Dementia is a set of symptoms that show up as cognitive changes of sufficient severity to affect your daily activities, your daily function so you can no longer do what you …
Older Americans aren’t just using cannabis more, they’re also consuming the sometimes-legal-sometimes-not drug in dangerous ways. From 2017 through 2022, rates of health care encounters involving cannabis-related disorders increased among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A team of researchers led by FDA epidemiologist Silvia Perez-Vilar, PharmD, …
I love most things about fall: colorful leaves and picking pumpkins. Something I don’t love: setting our clocks back at the end of daylight saving time. I realize we “gain” an extra hour of sleep (well, those of us without small children); however, research shows that most of us actually lose sleep when we “fall …
Fitness trackers have become an essential accessory for high performers. The global wearable technology market size crested over $61 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow 14.6% between 2023 and 2030. Of all the offerings out there, one device appears repeatedly on the fingers of C-suite execs: the Oura Ring. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is a …