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27 Mar
Just Minutes More Sleep and Movement Each Day Can Significantly Lower Heart Risk
A new study shows that small improvements to sleep, physical activity, and diet can significantly reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.
26 Mar
Do Birth Control Pills and IUDs Raise Brain Pressure Risk? New Study Says No
Researchers analyzed data from more than 670,000 women and found no link between hormonal contraception and a rare but serious brain pressure disorder.
25 Mar
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Lower Male Fertility and Early Embryonic Changes, Study Finds
Ultra-processed food consumption by both men and women may impact fertility and embryonic development in early pregnancy, a new study finds.
9 Now Sickened in Outbreak Tied To Raw Milk and Cheese
An outbreak of E. coli linked to raw milk and cheese has now sickened nine people, including several young kids, health officials say.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said cases have been reported in California, Texas and Florida. Seven of the illnesses are in California, including two newly reported case...
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Want To Lose Weight? Eat A Boring, Repetitive Diet, Researchers Suggest
Want to lose weight? A boring, repetitious meal plan might help, researchers say.
Sticking to the same sort of meals day in and day out appears to help people drop more pounds, researchers reported in the journal Health Psychology.
Folks who followed routine eating patterns – repeating many of the same foods, keeping t...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 30, 2026
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Night Shifts Are Tough On People With Type 2 Diabetes, Study Says
Folks working a night shift have a harder time managing their type 2 diabetes, a new study says.
Health care workers with diabetes – mainly nurses and midwives – have blood sugar levels that fluctuate more widely during a night shift, researchers reported recently in the journal Diabetic Medicine.
This is likely ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 30, 2026
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Electronic Paperwork Increasing Burnout Risk Among Young Doctors
An overload of electronic paperwork is increasing the risk of burnout among young doctors, a new study says.
Nearly one third of medical residents regularly spend hours upon hours after their shift filling out electronic health records, a practice they call “pajama time,” researchers recently reported in the journal Academi...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 30, 2026
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Kratom Cases Surging In U.S.
Kratom is becoming an increasing health threat in the U.S., with hospitalizations and calls to poison centers skyrocketing over the past decade, a new study says.
Calls to poison centers about the herbal supplement increased more than 1,200% between 2015 and 2025, researchers wrote in the latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 30, 2026
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Women's Bone Loss Tied To Heart Health, Study Finds
A woman’s heart health appears to be linked to her bone health, a new study says.
Women scoring high on a newly developed heart risk calculator have nearly twice the odds of suffering a broken hip, researchers reported March 27 in the journal The Lancet Regional Health-Americas.
“While previous studies have sugge...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 30, 2026
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What Makes Play Fun For Children? Seven Factors Stand Out, Study Says
What makes it fun for a group of kids to play together, and what might make it a drag?
Seven critical factors appear to guide whether kids will find a play experience enjoyable or intolerable, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Psychology.
Even though different kids like different things, these seven factors ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 30, 2026
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Study Links High Antioxidant Intake To Changes in Offspring Development
Antioxidants are often seen as a good, simple way to boost health, but taking too many may come with some risks, new research suggests.
A study from Texas A&M University found that high doses of certain antioxidants may affect sperm and lead to developmental changes in offspring.
The research, published recently in the journal
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- March 29, 2026
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Even Mild Oxygen Loss in Preemies' First Hours Poses Lifelong Brain Risks: Study
Many babies born prematurely experience a brief lack of oxygen while in intensive care, and new research suggests it can affect learning and memory into their teens and beyond.
"Just one bad day in the NICU could be all it takes to change the trajectory of brain development throughout life," said lead author Dr. Stephen Back, a professor o...
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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- March 28, 2026
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$3M Verdict Links Social Media to Anxiety and Depression
What happens when scrolling never really stops? For one young woman, it led to anxiety, depression and a loss of self-worth.
In a landmark case, jurors found that Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design and operation of their social platforms, contributing to the harm endured by a 20-year-old woman, who was identified in court as K.G...
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- March 27, 2026
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The White House Delays CDC Pick
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) remains without a permanent leader.
It has had three different leaders during the current Trump administration and on Wednesday, the White House missed its deadline for nominating a candidate.
Federal law limits someone to serve in an acting role for 210 days in positions that...
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- March 27, 2026
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New COVID 'Cicada' Variant Is Spreading — What Experts Want You To Know
Another new COVID variant is starting to spread.
Health officials say the variant — known as BA.3.2 or "Cicada" — has been quietly circulating for years but is now being detected more often in the United States and around the world.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a March 19 report that c...
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- March 27, 2026
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Family Caregivers Provide $1 Trillion In Annual Labor, AARP Says
Family caregivers provide more than $1 trillion in labor every year in the U.S., most of it unpaid, a new AARP report says.
Their work forms the backbone of the nation’s long-term care system and is essential to helping millions of American seniors maintain their independence, experts said.
“Family caregivers are holding ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 27, 2026
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Want A Bootlicking Yes Man? Ask An AI Chatbot For Advice, Study Warns
AI chatbots might seem like good buddies who provide smart advice, but they’re really more like a creepy hanger-on telling you what you want to hear, a new study warns.
Chatbots tend to act like overly agreeable and sycophantic "yes men" when people ask for advice on personal matters, researchers reported Thursday in the journal ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 27, 2026
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Specially Coated Implants Better For Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
Specially coated breast implants can help ward off hard, painful scar tissue in breast cancer patients after mastectomy, a new study says.
Less scar tissue forms around silicon breast implants coated with a spongy outer layer of polyurethane, compared to implants without the coating, researchers reported Wednesday at the European Breast Ca...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 27, 2026
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At-Home Chemotherapy Is Safe, Feasible, Pilot Study Indicates
Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy spend hours in hospitals or care centers, biding their time while IVs drip tumor-killing chemicals into their veins.
But that might soon be a thing of the past for some patients, a new Mayo Clinic study says.
Chemotherapy can be safely delivered in patients’ homes, saving them a lot of has...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 27, 2026
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New Cholesterol Guidelines: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know
The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical organizations have updated guidelines for managing cholesterol and lipids.
The update is the most comprehensive revision in recent years. These changes have implications for how cardiovascular risk is assessed and when treatment is begun, as ...
- Dr. Ami Bhatt HealthDay Reporter
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- March 27, 2026
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What You Do While Sitting Could Predict Dementia Risk
Most health advice says to stand up more, but a groundbreaking study suggests that what you do while sitting down might be just as important for your long-term memory.
Researchers in Sweden, Australia and Brazil found that passive sitting — like zoning out in front of the television — could be a major risk factor for dementia, ...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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- March 27, 2026
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Healthy Lab Results May Mask Future Risks for Kids with Obesity
For parents of a child with obesity, a normal lab report from the pediatrician may suggest that their weight isn’t yet a problem.
But even if the child’s blood pressure is steady and their sugar levels are fine, those encouraging results — called metabolically healthy obesity or MHO — might be a deceptive snapshot o...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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- March 27, 2026
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Bees and Hummingbirds May Be Consuming Small Amounts of Alcohol
Bees getting buzzed? It may sound like a joke, but when bees and hummingbirds visit flowers, they're often consuming small amounts of alcohol alongside the yummy nectar.
A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that many flowers have small amounts of alcohol in their nectar.
Researchers tested nectar from 29 pla...
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- March 26, 2026
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