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01 Jun
Study Suggests Short-Term Fasting Could Boost Chemo Response in Ovarian Cancer
A small pilot study found that short-term fasting before and after chemotherapy was linked to better tumor response and longer progression-free survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer.
29 May
Mental Disorders Now the Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide
A major new study finds mental disorders now rank as the leading cause of disability worldwide, with anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder rising sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic.
28 May
The Number One Diet for Lowering Obesity Risk During Menopause
A new study identifies the best eating patterns for battling weight gain and improving cardiometabolic health during menopause.
Trump Signs Order Calling For Fewer Childhood Vaccines
President Donald Trump has ordered federal health agencies to review and potentially narrow the list of vaccines recommended for kids.
The executive order signed Friday aligns on a scientific assessment released earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which noted that that the United States "recom...
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Simple Blood Test May Help Detect And Stage Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists may be one step closer to staging Alzheimer's disease with a simple blood test.
The test could offer a cheaper, less invasive alternative to brain scans and spinal taps now used to diagnose and determine the extent of disease.
Researchers developed a model that uses just two forms of tau protein in the blood to track Alzhe...
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- June 2, 2026
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Smartphone App Helps Those With Advanced Cancer Maintain Quality Of Life
A smartphone app can help individuals with advanced cancer deal with symptoms and maintain their quality of life, according to new research.
The SUPPORT+ app asks them each week to complete a short questionnaire about their physical and emotional symptoms, researchers reported at a meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASC...
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Childhood Flu Shots Prevent Millions of Cases, Study Finds
Pediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce cases of influenza among children, a new study finds.
For every 100 children vaccinated, as many as 14 fewer children come down with the flu, researchers reported June 1 in JAMA Pediatrics.
"In the United States, that's hundreds of thousands, if not a million cases of flu that we c...
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Asthma Drug Cuts Need For Steroid Pills While Keeping Attacks In Check
A recently approved asthma drug can help those with asthma take fewer steroid drugs while keeping attacks under control, according to clinical trial results.
People taking tezepelumab (Tezspire) were nearly three times more likely to achieve greater reductions in daily steroid use while maintaining asthma control, compared to those on a pl...
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- June 2, 2026
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TikTok Videos Fuel Illicit Vaping Culture Among Underage Youth
#illegalvape. #discreetvapeshipping. #discreetpackaging. #noIDvape. #hiddennic.
With these sorts of hashtags, TikTok videos are fostering a culture that promotes illicit vaping among underage youngsters, a new study says.
For the study, researchers used eight illicit vaping-related hashtags to identify and analyze dozens of TikTok vi...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 2, 2026
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Your Surprise Medical Bill May Be Gone — But Your Premiums Could Still Spike
A new federal rule may unintentionally make it easier for health care providers to game the system, potentially raising health insurance costs for Americans.
The final rule issued Thursday tweaks the No Surprises Act, which went into effect for most people in 2022. The rule aims to improve communication between payers and providers while g...
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- June 1, 2026
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Short-Term Fasting Could Boost Chemo Response in Ovarian Cancer, Study Suggests
A simple change in meal timing may help improve outcomes for women with the most common and aggressive form of ovarian cancer, a new study suggests.
"Despite advancements in surgery and chemotherapy, patients with advanced ovarian cancer still face poor outcomes," said lead study author Claudia Marchetti of the Agostino Gemelli University ...
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- June 1, 2026
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Perfectionism Among College Students Reaches Record High, Fueling Anxiety
College students are under more pressure than ever to be perfect, and such perfectionism is driving rising rates of mental disorders, a new evidence review says.
Students became increasingly perfectionistic between 1989 and 2024, researchers reported recently in the journal Psychological Bulletin.
This has been fueled in par...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 1, 2026
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Workout Habits May Protect Against Inherited Heart Problems
Folks who regularly exercise can lower their risk of heart attack and heart failure linked to a genetic heart condition, a new study says.
People with higher levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity had lower rates of heart health problems caused by genetically driven cardiomyopathy, researchers reported recently in the America...
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- June 1, 2026
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Childhood Lying Is Normal and Rarely Signals Behavioral Concerns, Study Says
The dog didn’t eat your homework. You started it, not your sister. Your phone did not die when I was trying to reach you.
Kids’ lies can infuriate adults, no doubt.
But most lying children will not grow up with criminal records or certain mental health diagnoses, a new study says.
Occasional lying is common am...
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- June 1, 2026
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Weed Linked To Higher Testosterone Levels In Young Men
Weed might boost young men’s testosterone levels, a new study says.
However, researchers say it’s not clear what this means for weed’s effect on male fertility.
Researchers found elevated testosterone levels among a small group of Swiss male weed users, compared to non-users of a similar age, researchers reported re...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 1, 2026
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Kenyan Court Blocks Trump's Plan To Quarantine Ebola Patients
A Kenyan court has reportedly shut down a plan set in motion by the Trump administration to quarantine Ebola-exposed Americans in Kenya.
A response to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the plan was to quarantine exposed or infected U.S. citizens at a makeshift field hospital in Kenya. The move concerned health experts,...
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- May 29, 2026
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Mental Health Disorders Now No. 1 Cause of Disability Worldwide
Mental health disorders are now the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to a major new study.
Researchers found nearly 1.2 billion people were living with a mental health disorder in 2023 — almost twice as many as in 1990.
"These rising trends may reflect both the lingering effects of pandemic-related stress and lo...
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- May 29, 2026
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Long COVID Might Be Twice As Common As Previously Thought
The number of people suffering with long COVID could be double current estimates, a new study suggests.
An AI tool found that about 16% of nearly 460,000 patients with COVID-19 had developed long COVID, researchers reported May 27 in JAMA Network Open.
Applied across the United States, those rates translate to more than 18 m...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 29, 2026
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Drug Effective In Slowing Progressive MS, Trial Shows
An already-approved MS drug can significantly slow progression in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), according to a new study.
Patients treated with an IV infusion of ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) were less likely to have progression of their disability, researchers report in The Lancet.
Specifically, they ha...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 29, 2026
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Study: LA Canine Outbreak Caused By Low Vaccination Rates, Crowded Boarding
Critical gaps in vaccination and infection control led to a leptospirosis outbreak that sickened more than 200 Los Angeles County dogs in 2021, according to a new study.
The outbreak occurred at doggie daycares, where close contact between pooches likely accelerated dog-to-dog transmission, researchers reported May 26 in the Journal of...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 29, 2026
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Heavy Drinking Harms College Students' Brain Power, Study Finds
A night of heavy pours can ruin a college student’s brain power during next day’s classes, a new study has found.
Any drinking at all is linked to a 14% greater likelihood of memory or thinking lapses the next day, researchers reported recently in the journal Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research.
Further, ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 29, 2026
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Smartwatch App Accurately Detects Major Epileptic Seizures
A new smartwatch app can accurately detect major epileptic seizures, sending an alert and potentially reducing risk of death, according to a new study.
The EpiWatch smartwatch app accurately detected 46 out of 47 tonic-clonic seizures – also known as grand mal seizures – among a group of people with epilepsy, researchers r...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 28, 2026
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Racial Gap Exists For Asthma Inhaler Use
People of color are less likely to have access to asthma inhalers, a new study says.
Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans with asthma all use daily controller inhalers less than white folks, despite guidelines recommending them as the best treatment, researchers recently reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.<...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 28, 2026
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