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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.
30 Sep
Gen X and Baby Boomers Addicted to Ultra-Processed Foods, Study Finds
1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men from Generation X and the tail end of the Baby Boom meet the criteria for addiction to ultra-processed foods, researchers say.
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...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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- October 2, 2025
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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...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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- October 2, 2025
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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 ...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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- October 2, 2025
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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,...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 2, 2025
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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...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 2, 2025
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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...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 2, 2025
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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
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 2, 2025
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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...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 2, 2025
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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...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 2, 2025
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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...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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- October 1, 2025
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New Scorecard Reveals Which States Prepared for Climate Health Threats
A new Commonwealth Fund report offers the first state-by-state ranking of how vulnerable individual health and health care systems are to climate risks.
The report analyzed all 50 states and Washington, D.C., looking at factors like extreme heat, flooding and air quality, as well as policies to combat these threats.
Vermont was...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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- October 1, 2025
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HPV Vaccine Protecting Against Infections, Even Among Unvaccinated
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is protecting women from the cervical-cancer-causing virus — including those who don’t get the jab, a new study says.
Depending on which vaccine they received, HPV infections fell by 76% to 98% over 17 years among vaccinated women, researchers reported in the journal JAMA Pediatrics
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 1, 2025
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Air Pollution Worsens Sleep Apnea
Air pollution could be making matters worse for people with sleep apnea, according to a new study.
Sleep apnea patients have more episodes of reduced or stopped breathing during their slumber in areas with heavier air pollution, researchers reported Tuesday at an European Respiratory Society meeting in Amsterdam.
Further, these sleep...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 1, 2025
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Shift Workers Face Higher Risk For Kidney Stones
Folks who work a night shift are at greater risk for kidney stones, new research shows.
Shift workers have a 15% to 22% higher risk of kidney stones, particularly if they’re younger or work a desk job, according to a study published today in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
The risk was highest, 22%, among people w...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 1, 2025
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Knee Arthritis Pain? Radiation Might Help, Study Says
People with aching knees might receive relief from a course of low-dose radiation therapy, a new study suggests.
People with mild to moderate wear-and-tear knee arthritis felt less pain and had better mobility after radiation treatment, researchers reported Sunday at a meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology in San Francisco...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 1, 2025
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Radiation Can Treat Heart Rate Disorder, Study Says
Targeted radiation therapy might be a safer way to treat a potentially dangerous heart rate problem, a new study says.
Radiation therapy treated ventricular tachycardia as well as a standard but complicated procedure called catheter ablation, researchers reported Sept. 29 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Phy...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 1, 2025
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Early MS Signs Appear Years Earlier, Affect All Groups The Same
The early warning signs of multiple sclerosis appear to be the same for everyone, regardless of their background.
The pain, mood changes, brain decline and neurological problems associated with early MS can appear years before diagnosis, but appear to affect all types of people in similar ways, according to a new study.
“Our st...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 1, 2025
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Heart Attack, Stroke Almost Always Foreshadowed, Study Says
Nearly everyone who suffers a heart attack, stroke or heart failure had at least one warning sign that cropped up years before, a new study says.
More than 99% of patients had one or more risk factors prior to their heart emergency, including high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, poor blood sugar control or smoking, researchers report...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 30, 2025
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Companions 'Untapped Resource' For Health Care Visits, Poll Finds
Following doctor's orders may not be as easy as it sounds, especially when patients are alone in the exam room. Middle-aged folks and seniors mostly go it alone to a doctor’s appointment, a new poll shows, even though those who bring a companion report it's helpful.
Just under 2 in 5 people 50 and older (38%) said another adult has g...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 30, 2025
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AI Can Predict Which Kids With Asthma Face Higher Odds Of Respiratory Infections, Pneumonia
A newly developed AI tool may help predict which kids with asthma are at higher risk for severe complications like respiratory infections and pneumonia, researchers say.
A subgroup of kids identified by the AI tool developed pneumonia more than twice as often as other children with asthma, researchers recently reported in the Journal o...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 30, 2025
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