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07 Apr
Most High-Risk Smokers Aren’t Getting Lung Cancer Screenings
A new study finds just 18% of former and current smokers who are eligible for lung cancer CT scans are getting the tests.
04 Apr
New Blood Test Helps Diagnose and Track Alzheimer’s Progression
A simple blood test can help diagnose Alzheimer’s and accurately distinguish between early- and later-stage disease, a new study finds.
03 Apr
You Don’t Need to Exercise Every Day to Stay Healthy, New Study Finds
Working out just 1 or 2 days per week can significantly lower your risk of death from heart disease and cancer, as long as you get in the recommended number of minutes, researchers say.
Pregnancy Might Offer Protection Against Long COVID
Pregnancy might offer women some protection from developing long COVID, a new study says.
Women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy were 14% to 30% less likely to develop lasting symptoms from their illness, researchers reported recently in the journal Nature Communications.
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CBD Could Calm Kids With Autism
A non-intoxicating extract of cannabis appears to help children and teenagers with autism, a new study says.
Cannabidiol (CBD) enhanced social responsiveness, reduced disruptive behavior and alleviated anxiety among kids with autism, researchers reported today at the European Congress of Psychiatry in Madrid.
“The global popula...
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Medicare Advantage Plans Squeezing Billions More From U.S. Government
Medicare Advantage plans are squeezing billions out of the federal government by billing more for patient care, a new study says.
Medicare Advantage plans received an extra $33 billion in revenue from the feds in 2021 due to coding differences in billing compared to traditional Medicare, researchers reported April 7 in the Annals of In...
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Health Secretary Says Some Cuts to CDC Will Be Reversed
Some recent cuts at U.S. government health agencies may be reversed, including a key program that tracks lead exposure in kids, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week.
The lead poisoning prevention and surveillance branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was among offices h...
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CDC Cuts Key Smoking Programs Despite Success in Curbing Smoking Rates
The U.S. government has shut down or paused several major anti-smoking efforts.
Public health leaders say the cuts could reverse decades of progress that have smoking rates in the country at all-time lows.
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made major cuts to tobacco control offices at the U.S. Centers...
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RFK Jr. Touts Vaccine While At Funeral of Texas Girl Who Died of Measles
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The death of a second child in a fast-growing U.S. measles outbreak brought the nation's top health official to Texas this weekend.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of lung failure caused by measles. She was unva...
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