Melanie Falcon
Anchor at WFMZ-TV (Allentown, PA)
WFMZ @69News #69NewsAt4 Anchor. Mom, wife, dog-lover, food fanatic, yogi. (Links and re-tweets are not endorsements)
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wfmz.com | Melanie Falcon
There's good news today about the number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S.The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says there were 30,000 fewer drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before. Health officials say that's a drop of approximately 27% and the largest one-year decline on record. But experts say we still have work to do because overdose deaths are still higher than before the COVID pandemic, when we saw numbers surge.
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wfmz.com | Melanie Falcon
You probably already know that it's important to build and maintain muscle, but there may be additional benefits beyond just physical health. New studies show a correlation between muscle and cognitive function - specifically your chances of developing dementia. At what age do we naturally start losing muscle? Harvard Health says as early as age 30. Experts say that's when we begin shedding up to 5% of our muscle mass each decade.
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2 days ago |
wfmz.com | Melanie Falcon
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home device to help detect cervical cancer. Doctors hope this will be a game changer by encouraging more women to do regular cervical cancer screenings. It's called the Teal Wand, and experts say it's the first at-home cervical cancer screening device, allowing patients to collect their own sample. Then, they send it off to a lab to test for human papillomavirus, which causes most cervical cancers.
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5 days ago |
wfmz.com | Melanie Falcon
You've probably heard of "a mother's intuition." That's the instinct moms often get, picking up on things no one else does about their child. It's a phenomenon described as an awareness in a mother's gut as to what their child is feeling, thinking, doing or sometimes when there's a danger. It can happen even when there's no evidence of a problem. "It's like an internal radar system that is tuned in specifically to your child," says Susan Albers,Psychologist, Cleveland Clinic.
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6 days ago |
wfmz.com | Melanie Falcon
Rising food prices are affecting our diets. That's according to a new survey. According to the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans say sticker shock at the grocery store is making it harder to eat a healthy diet. That's especially true for those with fixed or lower incomes, where 47% say it's hard to eat a balanced diet. Compare that to only 15% of upper-income adults. But money isn't the only problem.
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