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Obesity is often considered one of the most important factors in the likelihood of early death, but a new review reveals that cardiorespiratory fitness actually has more of an influence on mortality risk and our long-term health. In other words, while obesity is connected to many health issues, being fit is more important than being ‘thin’ when it comes to living longer and staying healthy for longer. The findings could be a reason to revamp public health strategies and treatments. “As a society, we tend to equate body weight or fatness with health status,” says kinesiologist Nathan Weeldryer, from the…

At least 61,000 Ohioans could lose Medicaid benefits if President-elect Donald Trump’s team approves Ohio’s request to add a work requirement for the public health insurance, according to state projections.The actual number could be as high as 450,000 Ohioans − enough to fill Ohio Stadium more than four times over, according to an analysis from the Center for Community Solutions, a Cleveland-based think tank. The actual number is likely somewhere in between.Ohio’s request is one example of how Trump’s presidency could change health care access and policies in the Buckeye State.If approved, Ohio would require adults 55 and younger to…

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The question yelled at Joe Biden by a reporter was unapologetically blunt: “Who do you think deserves credit for this Mr. President: you or [Donald] Trump?”Biden had just finished announcing what he presented as his signature foreign policy achievement – a ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas to halt the bloody war in Gaza that has left 46,000 Palestinians and 1,700 Israelis dead. He wasn’t in the mood for that debate.“Is that a joke?” the president asked and then walked away flanked by vice-president Kamala Harris and secretary of state Antony Blinken.Success has many fathers. When the ceasefire in Gaza…

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CHICAGO (CBS) — The clock is ticking on TikTok, with the popular social med app set to shut down in the U.S, this coming weekend.TikTok could shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Sunday, Jan. 19, unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok’s sale by its Chinese parent company.”Absent such relief, the Act will take effect on January 19, 2025,” TikTok said in a Dec. 9 legal filing. “That would shut down TikTok—one of the Nation’s most popular speech platforms — for its more than…

A new trend has surfaced on the sports side of X, formerly Twitter, but its origin actually dates back a few years.X users, especially sports fans, may be seeing an influx of recent posts accompanied with photos, asking them to “tap, hold and load in 4K.” What has been deemed a trend is really just a function of the platform in which X mobile users can tap and hold a photo on the platform and then download it to their devices in 4K resolution, if available.One of the top viewed “tap, hold and load in 4K” posts was shared by…

All Gooners love seeing us beat Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby, and you can do that all over again with our highlights! We claimed a 2-1 win over neighbours at Emirates Stadium, coming from behind following Son Heung-min’s opener before Gabriel forced Dominic Solanke to put through his own net. Four minutes later, Leandro Trossard blasted in to put us in front, and we continued to dominate proceedings in the second half to do the double over our rivals for the fifth time in the Premier League era. Watch our extended cut by pressing play on the video…

Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Researchers at University of Tsukuba identified a previously unconfirmed gas exchange threshold in rats and demonstrated that this threshold, together with the lactate threshold, serves as an indicator of moderate-intensity exercise to determine the effectiveness of training in enhancing aerobic performance. The study is published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. This achievement is fundamental for basic research on exercise. It will be useful for researchers in the field of health and fitness promotion as it provides a useful moderate-intensity index for rats. During incremental aerobic exercise, there are thresholds where blood lactate…