Former Biden advisor says he did not suddenly develop cancer in 100 days
Former Biden COVID advisor and Obamacare architect Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel said Monday that former President Joe Biden likely had cancer since the beginning of his presidency, if not before.
Biden’s office confirmed in a statement on Sunday that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that “was characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.”
Based on the advanced state of the cancer, Emanuel, an oncologist, told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that Biden would most likely have had the cancer for “more than several years.”
Host Joe Scarborough stopped him to clarify, “So this is not speculation. If you have prostate cancer that has spread to the bone, then most certainly you are saying he had it when he was President of the United States.”
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“Oh, yeah. He did not develop it in the last 100-200 days,” Emanuel said. “He had it while he was president. He probably had it at the start of his presidency in 2021. I don’t think there’s any disagreement about that.”
Scarborough pointed out how some men over the age of 70 choose not to get a prostate exam but added “most men aren’t President of the United States.”
Emanuel said that it’s often a discussion between patients and doctors but agreed it’s concerning when it involves a sitting president.
“President Obama had this test. President Bush had this test. It is a little surprising that the doctor didn’t take it. And if he took it and didn’t report it, and it was elevated, that is another case of doctors not being straightforward with us – we’ve had several of them with President Trump, especially around his COVID diagnosis – and if that is true, that would be very troubling,” Emanuel said.
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He added that it was possible for a test to miss this stage of cancer but called it “unlikely.”
“Either they didn’t test for it, or they test for it [and] they didn’t report it. And we didn’t get the information as a public,” Emanuel said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Biden’s office for comment.
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Social media erupts after Schumer blames Trump for deadly Brooklyn Bridge shipwreck
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was ripped on social media over the weekend for suggesting President Donald Trump was partially to blame for a Mexican Navy ship losing control and crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge.
“After being fully briefed on last night’s Brooklyn Bridge accident, one thing is predominantly clear: there are more questions than answers as it relates to exactly how this accident occurred,” Schumer said in a press release after a 150-foot-tall Mexican Navy training ship, Cuauhtémoc, reportedly experienced a mechanical issue before its masts crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two cadets on the ship.
“Bridges serve as critical transportation arteries for commerce, emergency response, and daily travel, and many span key waterways that are vulnerable to both natural and man-made threats. The Coast Guard plays a crucial role in monitoring and securing these areas, deterring potential terrorist attacks, preventing illegal activities, and responding quickly to emergencies,” Schumer wrote. “At the same time, maintaining the structural integrity and safety of America’s bridges is critical to the economy and the well-being of communities. A failure or attack on a major bridge could disrupt supply chains, endanger lives, and cause massive economic losses. It is unacceptable that the Trump administration is potentially jeopardizing our national and economic security – as well as American lives.”
Schumer went on to point to the DOGE-implemented hiring freeze at the Coast Guard, arguing it could have impeded the Coast Guard’s Vehicle Traffic System, which works in a similar fashion to the air traffic control system.
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Schumer’s claim drew immediate criticism from conservatives on social media as well as the Department of Homeland Security.
“Minority Leader Schumer’s accusations that a hiring freeze led to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Services not being adequately staffed are FALSE,” the official DHS account posted on X.
“The US Coast Guard has been fully supported and been exempt from hiring freezes. Additionally, this incident had nothing to do with Vessel Traffic Services— when a ship loses propulsion in a high current area, the vessel needs to engage all capabilities to stop and ideally tugs are nearby to support. We encourage Minority Leader Schumer to get his facts straight before he misleads the American people.”
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“Mexican vessel: Loses control, hits bridge,” Fox News contributor Guy Benson posted on X. “Schumer: I’ll never forgive Drumpf for this!”
“Schumer is a stupid, evil man,” conservative radio host and Fox News host Mark Levin posted on X.
“I, too, question Donald Trump’s leadership of the Mexican Navy,” substack writer Jim Treacher posted on X.
“Elon and Trump Derangement Syndrome is out of control,” conservative communicator Steve Guest posted on X. “Schumer is trying to pass the blame from the Mexican Navy onto them…”
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“He is an idiot,” senior counsel to Trump’s assistant AG Leo Terrell posted on X.
Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer’s office for comment.
“The U.S. Coast Guard’s New York Vessel Traffic Service was fully functional during the incident, operating in accordance with established procedures to manage commercial traffic and facilitate safe navigation,” a Coast Guard spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Trump talks about Putin’s view on Ukraine war after two-hour phone call
Following his phone calls with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump appeared confident that peace talks between the two warring nations will soon be progressing.
In response to a reporter’s question outside the White House on Monday, Trump said that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is genuine in his seeking a peace deal.
“President Trump, do you think Vladimir Putin wants peace?” the reporter shouted across the lawn.
Trump stopped and responded: “I do. Yes.”
“Do you still trust Putin?” the reporter continued, to which Trump responded: “I do.”
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Speaking later that same day, after an event honoring fallen law enforcement officers in the White House, Trump said that he believes Putin has “had enough” of the war.
“I think he’s had enough. I think he’s had enough. It’s been a long time. This has been going on for more than three years. When you think, it’s been going on for a long time,” said the president.
Meanwhile, Trump seemed less confident in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Asked whether Zelenskyy is doing enough to help the peace talks process along, Trump responded: “I’d rather tell you in about two weeks from now, because I can’t say yes or no.”
“Look, he’s a strong person, Zelenskyy, a strong guy, and he’s not the easiest person to deal with,” said Trump. “But I think that he wants to stop, and it’s a very bad thing that’s happening over there. I think he wants to stop. But I could answer that question better in two weeks or four weeks from now. I hope the answer is that he wants to get it solved.”
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Trump also commented on newly inaugurated Pope Leo XIV, saying he would like to help facilitate peace between the two nations. Trump said that it would be “great” to have the peace talks at the Vatican.
“There’s tremendous bitterness, anger, and I think maybe that could help some of that anger,” said Trump.
Trump and Putin held a two-hour call on Monday in what the U.S. said was a push to get Russia to end its deadly war in Ukraine.
Both Trump and Putin described the call in a positive light, with the Kremlin chief saying it was “frank” and “useful,” but it is not immediately clear what results were achieved.
Trump took to social media to praise the call as having gone “very well” and said, “Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War.”
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“The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of,” he added.
Putin, in a statement after the call, also noted that “a ceasefire with Ukraine is possible” but “Russia and Ukraine must find compromises that suit both sides.”
Any concrete details on the nature of these compromises remain unclear, despite negotiation attempts in Turkey on Friday, which Trump suggested failed because he needed to negotiate with Putin first.
In the lead up to the talks, Trump also spoke with Zelenskyy, along with other world leaders like U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, who said they discussed the urgent need for Putin to agree to an unconditional ceasefire or face serious repercussions, including more sanctions.
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Russia currently occupies about 20% of Ukraine’s landmass. However, the Russian military’s advance has significantly slowed to a virtual stalemate.
In October, Fox News Digital reported that Russia has suffered some 600,000 casualties in its war with Ukraine — more than its losses in every conflict since World War II combined.
Trump economist predicts two major moves will ignite economic golden age
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says an economic “liftoff” could be on the horizon – as the promise of trade deals, upcoming clarity on tax cuts and promising job numbers set the stage for a major turnaround.
“There are going to be a lot of trade deals and there’s going to be clarity on the tax cuts and then firms are going to lift off,” he told FOX Business on Monday.
“Even before that happened, we’re getting really strong jobs numbers. First quarter capital equipment investment was north of 20 percent, one of the best quarters ever, because all of America knows that the golden age is coming, and we’ve got to start building stuff before everybody else gets in front of us.”
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Hassett predicted that the second half of 2025 will see growth “way north” of three percent and potentially north of four percent, setting the stage for one of the “better years we’ve ever had.”
“Even with the uncertainty… that I’ve written widely about over the last 25 years… we’ve got strong jobs numbers and strong investment, so once the uncertainty is lowered, then a liftoff from there is really going to be something to see.”
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On the heels of Moody’s Ratings downgrading the U.S. credit rating by one notch due to persistent fiscal deficits last week, Hassett dismissed the move on “Mornings with Maria.”
“Sec. Bessent said, ‘It’s a backward-looking thing, penalizing us for all the reckless spending of the Biden administration.’ But we’re cutting spending, we’re deregulating, we’ve got supply-side growth, so we’ve got every reason in the world to believe that we’re going to have the best economy on Earth,” he said.
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“If you have the best economy on Earth, you’re going to have the best debt on Earth, too. That’s the way I would rate it.”
DHS launches ‘Project Homecoming’ with first self-deportation flight
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted its first self-deport operation, dubbed “Project Homecoming,” with a charter flight on Monday from Texas, and made stops in Honduras and Columbia, taking 64 illegal immigrants who chose to self-deport back to their home countries.
DHS said in a post on X that all participants who chose to leave the U.S. were offered the same benefits as any illegal alien who self-deports using the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Home App.
“They received travel assistance, a $1,000 stipend, and preserved the possibility they could one day return to the United States legally,” DHS said.
DHS also shared a video of the events leading up to the first flight, showing families preparing to leave Houston, where they were greeted and offered food, games and stuffed animals for their children.
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Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the first ever self-deportation program which incentivizes illegal immigrants to voluntarily leave the U.S. on a free flight and with a cash bonus.
“Project Homecoming” authorizes government-funded flights and offers money to illegal immigrants who are willing to self-deport.
When Trump announced the signing of the order in a post on Truth Social, he said the program would end up saving taxpayers “billions and billions” of dollars.
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“We are making it as easy as possible for illegal aliens to leave America. Any illegal alien can simply show up at an airport and receive a free flight out of our country,” Trump said. “Illegals can book a free flight to any foreign country as long as it’s not here. You can go anywhere you want.”
DHS said days before the executive order was signed that migrants would be offered a $1,000 stipend each to leave. The department said this will be 70% cheaper for American taxpayers, as it currently costs DHS, on average, over $17,000 to arrest, detain, and deport someone.
“This deportation bonus will save American taxpayers billions and billions of dollars,” Trump said.
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Illegal immigrants are encouraged to use the CBP One app to arrange their deportations. The same app under the Biden administration was used to expedite migrants from scheduling appointments at official ports of entry before they were paroled into the U.S., which was discontinued on the first day of Trump’s second term.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem shared a post about the first “Project Homecoming” flight on X, advising those in the country to take advantage of the program.
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“If you are here illegally, use the CBP Home App to take control of your departure and receive financial support to return home,” Noem wrote. “If you don’t, you will be subjected to fines, arrest, deportation and will never be allowed to return. If you are in this country illegally, self-deport NOW and preserve your opportunity to potentially return the legal, right way.”
Maher warns ‘SNL’ broke key rule of comedy with portrayal of Trump supporters
Talk show host Bill Maher called out liberal writers on “Saturday Night Live” for their portrayal of conservatives, arguing they used an outdated stereotype.
Maher spoke about the current state of American culture with fitness icon and commentator Jillian Michaels in an episode of “Club Random” released on Sunday. After Maher spoke about Trump’s unique appeal as a brash outsider willing to be called “deplorable” by his detractors, Michaels marveled at how Democrats are still tarring his supporters.
“The whole ‘deplorable’” thing,” Michaels said, referring to then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton infamously smearing Trump’s supporters as “a basket of deplorables,” noting, “They’re still doing that.”
Michaels recalled having met outspoken liberal actor Tom Hanks multiple times, saying he was “lovely” in person, but crossed a line with his portrayal of a Trump supporter on “Saturday Night Live.” Hanks portrayed a caricature of an unkempt racist Southerner in a MAGA hat named “Doug” several times on the sketch comedy show. In one famous moment in the recurring “Black Jeopardy” sketch, Doug initially balks at shaking the hand of the Black host, before eventually relenting.
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“I hated it too, and I said it on my show. I know. I hated it. Wearing the MAGA hat, not shaking hands with a Black person. And that’s when I thought, ‘You people don’t know MAGA people,’” Maher said. “I mean, they have their issues and I certainly have my issues with them, but they’re general — I mean, of course, there’s some racists everywhere who are that bad, but generally, all the MAGA people I know have no problem shaking hands with a Black person.”
Maher then appeared to address the people behind such a portrayal by declaring, “You’re just hysterical, and you’re not helping.”
Maher referred to such a smear of Trump supporters as a “zombie lie.”
“Mostly what I hate is, it’s what I call a zombie lie. Don’t lie to me,” he said, again addressing those who smear Trump supporters. “It’s a lie that MAGA people won’t shake hands with — I get it, it’s part of a skit, and it’s exaggeration, and that’s comedy. It’s a little too delicate a subject to just make — to go there for that one. You know, look, we all in comedy step over the line sometimes or do one that they want to take back. I doubt if they want to take that one back. I think they probably think it’s great.”
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One of the rules of comedy, said Maher – a comedian himself – is that good jokes have to have some element of observational truth about the world in them.
“But I’m telling you, as a liberal, I don’t like it,” he said. “Again, because lying offends me. I’m a comedian. When the premise isn’t real, I can’t go with — the joke is not gonna work. The premise has to ring true. That premise doesn’t ring true. It might have rang true, I don’t know, X years ago. It doesn’t now. So, you know — but that’s where we are. Everybody has to just play the hate card, because that’s what gets clicks. That’s what gets you loved by your side.”
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Denzel Washington confronts photographer in heated exchange at Cannes Film Festival
Denzel Washington had a heated encounter with a photographer on the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet, according to video obtained by Fox News Digital.
On Monday, Washington approached the photographers at the premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” which he also stars in.
On the Cannes Film Festival’s carpet, Washington was speaking to Lee — with A$AP Rocky approaching them — when a photographer appeared to grab him to get his attention, according to Page Six.
The move by the photographer seemed to enrage the Oscar winner. In the video, Washington can be seen putting his finger in the photographer’s face.
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In the video, Washington can be seen yelling “stop” as he approached the man. The photographers can be seen laughing at Washington’s remarks and when he went to walk away from the wall of photographers, the man seemingly grabbed the actor by the arm.
This sent Washington into a frenzy.
“Stop it!” Washington shouted. “Stop!”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Washington’s representative for comment.
“Stop it! Stop!”
Washington was surprised with an honorary Palme d’Or honor after his altercation with the photographer. Before his latest movie premiered, festival chief Thierry Frémaux shared some kind words with the crowd about Washington.
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“It’s a very special day. Denzel, because you are here, we want to make something special for you. … It’s a kind of way for us to tell you our adoration, what you have done in cinema. Nobody knows about that except Spike Lee, who wrote me to do that,” Frémaux said, per Deadline.
Lee approached the stage to present the award to Washington.
“This is my brother right here. I love him, I love him. I’m glad you’re here where all the people love you too,” Lee said to the star, according to the outlet.
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Washington said to the crowd: “This is a total surprise for me, so I’m a little emotional, but from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all. It was a great opportunity to collaborate with my brother once again — brother from another mother, Spike.”
“To be here once again in Cannes, you know, we’re a very privileged group in this room that we get to make movies and wear tuxedos and nice clothes and dress up and get paid for it as well,” Washington continued. “You know, we’re just blessed beyond measure, I’m blessed beyond measure, and from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all. Thank you.”
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Mariska Hargitay unveils the identity of her biological father
Mariska Hargitay has been keeping a family secret for more than 30 years.
At the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, the “Law & Order: SVU” star revealed at the premiere of her documentary, “My Mom Jayne,” that her biological father is former Las Vegas entertainer Nelson Sardelli. She was raised by late actor and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay.
The actress admitted to Vanity Fair that she struggled with the idea of “knowing I’m living a lie my entire life.” But the answer eventually became clear to her.
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“I grew up where I was supposed to, and I do know that everyone made the best choice for me,” she said. “I’m Mickey Hargitay’s daughter. That is not a lie. This documentary is kind of a love letter to him, because there’s no one that I was closer to on this planet.”
“He was my everything, my idol,” shared the 61-year-old about the patriarch, who died in 2006 at age 80. “He loved me so much, and I knew it. I also knew something else; I just didn’t know what I knew.”
Growing up, Hargitay always felt she was different from her siblings, the outlet shared. It wouldn’t be until her 20s that she learned why.
In 1963, Hargitay’s mother, Jayne Mansfield, filed for divorce from Mickey. She then embarked on a high-profile romance with Sardelli. The actress went on to reconcile with Mickey several months before Hargitay’s birth in 1964.
When Hargitay was in her 20s, someone showed her a photo of the Italian entertainer. According to the outlet, Hargitay “immediately knew in her bones” that Sardelli was her biological father.
“It was like the floor fell out from under me,” she said in “My Mom Jayne.”
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Mansfield died in 1967 from injuries she sustained in a car crash. She was 34. Hargitay was 3 years old and asleep in the back seat of the car when it rammed into a truck.
After suspecting that Sardelli was her biological father, she confronted Mickey. He denied it. According to the outlet, the encounter was “so shattering” that she never mentioned Sardelli to Mickey again.
At age 30, Hargitay went to see Sardelli perform in Atlantic City. When she introduced herself, he burst into tears, telling her, “I’ve been waiting 30 years for this moment.”
Hargitay suddenly became fiercely protective of her father, the man who raised her and her siblings after her mother’s death.
“I went full Olivia Benson on him,” she told Vanity Fair about her first meeting with Sardelli. “I was like, ‘I don’t want anything. I don’t need anything from you … I have a dad.’ There was something about loyalty. I wanted to be loyal to Mickey.”
Hargitay eventually forged a bond with Sardelli, 90, and his daughters. But when it came time to tell her story, she said “many people” were hesitant about the film coming out. But in time, both families gave Hargitay their blessing. The documentary features interviews with Hargitay’s siblings: Jayne Marie, Zoltan and Mickey Jr.
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The Sardelli sisters “wept and wept” when they saw a private screening of the documentary in Las Vegas, the outlet revealed.
“These two women that I love so much – I made them secrets!” said Hargitay. “It’s so heartbreaking to me. … I’m not good with lies. So, I also made this movie to unburden all of us.”
The film also helped Hargitay address the loss of her mother.
“I don’t remember the accident,” she said. “I don’t even remember being told that my mom had died. I looked at photos, and I don’t really remember anything until I was 5.”
Mansfield, born Vera Jayne Palmer, was an aspiring actress who spoke several languages and played violin and piano. A casting director suggested she bleach her hair, wear tighter dresses and adopt a Marilyn Monroe-inspired voice. The “dumb blonde” persona stuck and Mansfield skyrocketed to fame in Hollywood. But like Monroe, Mansfield struggled to be taken seriously as an actress.
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“When I would hear that fake voice, it used to just flip me out,” Hargitay recalled. “‘Why is she talking like that? That’s not real.’ [But] my dad would always say, ‘She wasn’t like that at all. She was like you. She was funny and irreverent and fearless and real.'”
TikTok users claim McDonald’s ‘McMigraine’ combo relieves headaches, doctors weigh in
Some McDonald’s customers on TikTok claim that a certain food and drink combination from the fast-food restaurant can get rid of their migraines — though doctors are quick to share other headache remedies.
A migraine is a headache that can cause “severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on one side of the head,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
Common effects include nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. The attacks can last for hours or even days, interfering with daily activities, the same source noted.
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Taking a trip through the McDonald’s drive-thru might help, some customers claim.
One viral video – which has over three million views and counting – shows a woman sitting in her car in a McDonald’s drive-thru, sipping a soda and eating fries. The text said she’s doing this “because I’ve had a headache for 48 hours and TikTok said it would help.”
Other videos suggest a large Coca-Cola drink and an order of large fries – “lovingly called the McMigraine,” Dr. Brintha Vasagar told Fox News Digital – can make the pain go away.
“There is some science [as] to why it works,” noted the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based family medical physician.
While this viral food hack may help alleviate the symptoms, it isn’t a cure, a doctor cautioned.
The caffeine and the carbonation in Coca-Cola are two of the reasons, according to Vasagar.
“If you think about most over-the-counter migraine treatments, the medications themselves can contain a dose of caffeine,” she said.
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The caffeine constricts or narrows the blood vessels, which can provide migraine relief for some people, the doctor added.
The carbonation can help settle the stomach for those who experience nausea with their headaches.
When it comes to the salty fries, the sodium can help correct electrolyte balance and dehydration — “which can be triggers,” Vasagar said.
The carbohydrates in the fries can also help settle the stomach, she added.
Another element, Vasagar said, is the “psychological benefit of comfort food.”
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“For many of us, fast food, McDonald’s, it’s that nostalgia. It’s that feeling of, ‘This is going to be comforting and make me feel better.'”
One person on TikTok wrote, “I work in neurology and our headache specialist literally recommends this to patients.”
Another person wrote that only Coca-Cola is effective, not Diet Coke. Others agreed with that.
“There is no scientific reason that one Coke over another should be beneficial for migraine treatment,” Vasagar clarified.
“I really think that piece plays into the psychological part of it — what feels comforting to people when [they’re] feeling ill.”
‘Not a prevention method’
This viral food hack isn’t a cure, the doctor pointed out.
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“This isn’t a prevention measure,” Vasagar said. “It’s not like you can do the ‘McMigraine’ every day and never get a migraine again. That’s just not the way it works.”
Also, drinking a large Coke and eating a bunch of fries could make matters worse for some.
“Triggers for migraines vary from person to person,” Vasagar warned. “So, this combination for some people will make their migraines worse.”
Dr. Tania Elliott, a New York-based physician who specializes in allergies and internal medicine, told Fox News Digital that a better quick-fix solution is to stay hydrated.
“Consider having a little bit of caffeine, maybe in the form of matcha or green tea,” and keep your electrolytes up, she suggested.
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“You’re getting the benefits of addressing the potential underlying issues of dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, but you’re not having the increased risks and unhealthy contributors from eating French fries and a Diet Coke,” Elliott added.
Fox News Digital reached out to McDonald’s for comment.