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03 Oct

Flavored Marijuana Vaping Surges Among U.S. Teens

National surveys conducted from 2021 to 2024 show more teens are vaping marijuana, and flavored versions are their drug of choice.

02 Oct

More Women Are Freezing Eggs, But Are They Using Them?

A new study finds the number of women freezing their eggs has quadrupled since 2014, but a surprisingly small percentage of women have returned to use them within five to seven years.

01 Oct

Repeat COVID Infections Raise the Risk of Long COVID in Kids

A large, new study finds children and adolescents are twice as likely to develop long COVID after a second COVID infection.

FDA Signs off on New Version of Abortion Pill Mifepristone

FDA Signs off on New Version of Abortion Pill Mifepristone

A new low-cost version of the abortion pill mifepristone just received federal approval and it’s already stirring political controversy.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval to Evita Solutions for its generic version of mifepristone, a medication used to end early pregnancies up to 10 weeks. 

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Nearly 100 Sickened Aboard Royal Caribbean Ship with Norovirus

Nearly 100 Sickened Aboard Royal Caribbean Ship with Norovirus

Nearly 100 people aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas contracted norovirus during a two-week voyage from San Diego to Miami, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

The highly contagious gastrointestinal illness affected 94 of the 1,874 passengers, with four crew members also reporting sympt...

Scientists Grow Egg Cells From Human Skin in New Study

Scientists Grow Egg Cells From Human Skin in New Study

Oregon scientists have taken an early step toward creating lab-grown eggs using human skin cells, but the process faces major challenges before it could ever be used to help people have children.

In the new study, published Sept. 30 in the journal Nature Communications, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) ...

Minnesota Confirms 10 New Measles Cases, All in Unvaccinated Travelers

Minnesota Confirms 10 New Measles Cases, All in Unvaccinated Travelers

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has confirmed 10 new measles cases this week, bringing the state’s total to 18 so far in 2025.

The cases were all among unvaccinated people who had recently traveled, KSTP-TV in Minneapolis reported.

Seven of the new cases were linked to families who traveled within the...

Menopause Doesn't Affect MS Progression, Major Study Concludes

Menopause Doesn't Affect MS Progression, Major Study Concludes

Menopause does not increase symptoms and disability among women with multiple sclerosis, a major new study has concluded.

Some experts had been concerned that fluctuating hormone levels associated with menopause might affect severity of the neurodegenerative disease, researchers said.

MS disability notably increases around age 50, wh...

Free School Meals Linked To Less High Blood Pressure Among Children

Free School Meals Linked To Less High Blood Pressure Among Children

Universal free meal programs appear to improve kids’ heart health, a new study says.

The proportion of students with high blood pressure fell by nearly 11% over five years among schools that signed up for free meal programs, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open.

The better nutrition kids get from these fr...

Bad Sleep Linked To Accelerated Brain Aging

Bad Sleep Linked To Accelerated Brain Aging

Rotten sleep might accelerate the aging of a person’s brain, partly by increasing inflammation, a new study says.

People’s brains aged faster as they scored worse on a five-point scale of sleep quality, researchers reported Sept. 30 in the journal eBioMedicine.

“The gap between brain age and chronological a...

Smart Patch Helps Addicts, Alcoholics Manage Stress And Cravings

Smart Patch Helps Addicts, Alcoholics Manage Stress And Cravings

A “stress coach” smart patch can help people struggling with addiction or alcoholism manage their anxiety and cravings, lowering their risk of relapse, a new study shows.

The biofeedback patch provides people with real-time monitoring of their heart rate, which can become erratic for folks stressed out by drug or alcohol cravin...

Flavored Weed Vapes Becoming New Face Of Teen Drug Use

Flavored Weed Vapes Becoming New Face Of Teen Drug Use

Flavored weed vapes are now American teens’ favorite way to get high, a new study says.

Vaping marijuana has become increasingly popular among weed users, and flavored cannabis vapes are their preferred product, according to research published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

“These products are gaining tract...

Immigrants' Heart Health Advantage Fades While Living In The U.S., Study Says

Immigrants' Heart Health Advantage Fades While Living In The U.S., Study Says

Immigrants come to the United States hale and healthy, but that doesn’t last long, a new study says.

Immigrants’ heart disease risk increases the longer they live in the U.S., according to research scheduled for presentation today at an American College of Cardiology meeting in Dubai.

Living in America takes its toll on i...

Walmart Pledges to Ditch Several Artificial Colors and Additives by 2027

Walmart Pledges to Ditch Several Artificial Colors and Additives by 2027

Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, has announced a sweeping plan to remove synthetic food dyes and 30 other additives from its store brands sold in the U.S. by January 2027. 

The company's goal, announced Wednesday, targets about 1,000 products, including popular items like salty snacks, baked goods, salad dressings and fro...

Doctors Warn Against Imitating Hot Noodle Scene from 'KPop Demon Hunters'

Doctors Warn Against Imitating Hot Noodle Scene from 'KPop Demon Hunters'

Doctors nationwide are issuing urgent warnings about a viral food trend inspired by the hit Netflix movie "KPop Demon Hunters" that is causing serious scalding injuries in children and teens.

The trend involves youth imitating a scene from the movie by eating extremely hot instant noodles.

Injuries are resulting not only from the hig...

Study Finds Microplastics in All Tested Beverages, Especially Hot Drinks

Study Finds Microplastics in All Tested Beverages, Especially Hot Drinks

The concerning spread of microplastics — plastic fragments smaller than a grain of rice — has now been found to extend to nearly every drink we consume. 

Research just published in Science in the Total Environment revealed that every hot and cold beverage tested, including soft drinks, teas and coffees, contained ...

Gene Test Can Predict Breast Cancer Risk For Women Diagnosed With Abnormal Cells

Gene Test Can Predict Breast Cancer Risk For Women Diagnosed With Abnormal Cells

A genetic risk score can help predict which women will develop invasive breast cancer after abnormal cells have been found in their breast tissue, researchers said.

Women who scored high on the genetic blood test were twice as likely to develop breast cancer after doctors found abnormal cells, researchers report in Cancer Epidemiology,...

Industrial Chemical Linked To Parkinson's Disease

Industrial Chemical Linked To Parkinson's Disease

Long-term exposure to a chemical used in metal degreasing and dry cleaning might increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, a new study says.

Seniors living in places with the highest airborne levels of trichloroethylene showed a 10% higher risk for Parkinson’s than those in areas with the lowest levels, researchers report in th...

Adrenaline Nasal Sprays Work As Well As EpiPen For Allergic Shock

Adrenaline Nasal Sprays Work As Well As EpiPen For Allergic Shock

People with extreme, life-threatening allergic reactions might do as well to use a nasal spray as jab themselves in a thigh with an EpiPen, a new evidence review says.

Adrenaline delivered with liquid or powder nasal sprays is as effective, and sometimes even better, than injected adrenaline, researchers reported Tuesday at the European Em...

Taxpayers Paid Billions Treating Gunshot Wounds, Study Estimates

Taxpayers Paid Billions Treating Gunshot Wounds, Study Estimates

American taxpayers have foot the bill for billions of dollars spent treating gunshot wounds, a new study says.

Treatment for firearm injuries cost U.S. hospitals an estimated $7.7 billion between 2016 and 2021, with the largest share falling on urban hospitals that serve the highest proportion of Medicaid patients, researchers report in

Farm Workers At Risk For Kidney Disease

Farm Workers At Risk For Kidney Disease

Farm workers have a higher risk for kidney disease, mainly due to exposure to high heat and agricultural chemicals, a new small-scale study says.

Workers on a grape farm near the Arizona-Sonora border had high levels of arsenic, cadmium and chromium in their urine, and those were linked to increased signs of kidney injury, according to fin...

Kids' Long COVID Risk Doubles After Second Infection, Researchers Say

Kids' Long COVID Risk Doubles After Second Infection, Researchers Say

Children and teens have a doubled risk of long COVID following their second COVID-19 infection, researchers report.

What’s more, long COVID dramatically increases kids’ risk of myocarditis, blood clots, damaged kidneys, abnormal heart beats and other health problems, researchers report in The Lancet Infectious Diseases...

NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy

NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a move that surprised many in the scientific community, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $50 million to 13 research projects focused on the complex and credible causes of autism. 

The grants were announced just days after top administration officia...

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