Hurricane Ian pummeled the western coast of Florida with damaging winds, dangerous flooding and power outages. Ian made landfall Wednesday afternoon between Sarasota and Fort Myers as a Category 4 hurricane. Here’s a look back at some of the worst hurricanes to hit the U.S. in history.
Preliminary results are in for a promising new drug to prevent cognitive decline among Alzheimer’s patients. Lecanemab, developed in a joint effort by the Japanese company Eisai and its American partner Biogen, slowed the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in a phase 3 clinical trial.
Poor mental health can speed up a person’s aging process more than smoking or certain diseases, according to a new study. The study found that feelings of sadness and loneliness alone could increase a person’s biological age by up to 1.65 years.
Midterm elections are rapidly approaching and in some parts of the country casting a ballot has become more difficult, as an increasing number of states implemented restrictive voting laws since the 2020 election cycle.
As California moves to become the first state to ban natural gas-powered space and water heaters by 2030, a growing debate about what the ban means for homeowners, and any potential expansion to other appliances, is kicking off.
