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04 Feb
Diabetes During Pregnancy Linked to Higher Epilepsy Risk in Children
A new study finds children exposed to type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes in the womb have a slightly increased risk of developing epilepsy.
03 Feb
Study Raises Red Flags About Noise Machines, Apps and Healthy Sleep
A new study suggests pink noise, a common sleep aide, may interfere with deep, restorative sleep necessary for both body and brain health.
02 Feb
From Kitchen to Clinic: How Culinary Medicine Is Changing Health Care
HealthDay takes you on a tour of the Yale Teaching Kitchen, where patients with diabetes, heart disease, obesity and more learn to cook for life.
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter February 5, 2026
The Reason Why Many Older Americans Skip Seasonal Vaccines
THURSDAY, Feb. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many middle-aged folks and seniors are shrugging off their annual flu or COVID-19 shot for a very simple reason, a new survey has found.
They just don’t think they need another jab.
About 28% of people older than 50 didn’t get a flu shot for that reason, and 29% didn’t... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter February 5, 2026
Mediterranean Diet Can Lower Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, Feb. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People who follow a Mediterranean diet might lower their risk of stroke, a new study reports.
Overall, women who stuck most closely to an eating pattern resembling the Mediterranean diet had an 18% lower risk of any sort of stroke, researchers reported Feb. 4 in the journal Neurology Open... Full Page
Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter February 5, 2026
Beyond Grip Strength: Study Shows Daily Movement is Key to Living Well With Osteoarthritis
THURSDAY, Feb. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For the millions of people with osteoarthritis, the ability to squeeze a handgrip may be less important to their quality of life than the ability to get out of a chair.
A study, published recently in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, examined data from more than 38,000 peop... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter February 5, 2026
Family Meals Protect Teens From Drinking, Drug Use
THURSDAY, Feb. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Want to keep your teenager from using drugs or drinking?
Make time to have dinner with them, a new study suggests.
Most teens who have regular dinners with their family are less likely to turn to substance use, researchers reported today in the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment &a... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
Dad’s Early Bond May Affect a Child’s Health Years Later, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For decades, researchers mostly blamed moms when children developed long-term mental or physical health problems.
Now, a new study suggests someone else may play a bigger role than once thought: Dad.
By age 7, children whose fathers were less attentive to them at 10 months of age were ... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
Two Measles Cases Found at Texas Immigrant Detention Center
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Two people held at a large immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas, have tested positive for measles, officials said.
The South Texas Family Residential Center, located about 70 miles south of San Antonio, houses roughly 1,100 adults and children. After the cases were confirmed Ja... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
Slashed Foreign Aid May Cost 9.4 Million Lives by 2030, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Cuts to foreign aid are already shutting down soup kitchens, limiting medicine supplies and reducing food rations in some of the world’s poorest countries.
Now, new research suggests the damage could get much worse.
A study published Feb. 2 in The Lancet estimates ... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
RFK Jr. Expands Faith-Based Addiction Care as Drug Use and Homelessness Rise
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Amid mounting drug use and homelessness in U.S. cities, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the federal government is overhauling the way it fights addiction.
The strategy announced Monday includes a new focus on faith-based recovery programs and increased access to medication treatm... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
Ultra-Processed Foods Might Shorten The Lives Of Cancer Survivors
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Beating cancer is no small feat, but a diet loaded with ultra-processed foods might undercut survivors’ future health, a new study says.
Cancer survivors with diets high in ultra-processed foods have a 59% higher rate of death from cancer, researchers reported today in the journal ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
Pink Noise Might Interfere With Healthy Sleep, Trial Finds
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — "Pink noise” has become a trendy sleep aid, but a new study says it actually might interfere with brain activity during sleep.
People listening to pink noise suffered a decrease in the amount of time they were in REM sleep, the stage of sleep in which dreams occur, researchers reported... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
Pill Can Reduce Hot Flashes Among Prostate Cancer Patients
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A pill used to treat an overactive bladder can also be used to reduce hot flashes among men taking hormone-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
Men taking oxybutynin had a dramatic decrease in the number and intensity of hot flashes that occurred as a result of their prostate cancer trea... Full Page
Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
Most Teens With IBS Outgrow Symptoms by Adulthood, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For many teenagers, the cramping and discomfort of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can feel like a life sentence.
But a new long-term study offers good news: A majority of adolescents with the condition will likely enter adulthood symptom-free.
Researchers from the University of G... Full Page
Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
From Injury to Inspiration: Teen’s Lego Project Brightens Hospital Recovery
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — When high school athlete Devin Brenner suffered a catastrophic knee injury during a long jump event, his competitive dreams were suddenly replaced by a grueling 10-month road to recovery.
Now, the 18-year-old is using the Lego toys that helped him heal to inspire others facing similar ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter February 4, 2026
New Combo Therapy Extends Survival By More Than A Year In Advanced Triple Positive Breast Cancers
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Taking one additional pill could buy more than an extra year of precious time for people with advanced breast cancer, a new clinical trial showed.
Adding the targeted drug palbociclib (Ibrance) to existing therapies added 15 months of progression-free survival to patients with triple positiv... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter February 3, 2026
WHO Says Nipah Virus Risk Is Low After Two Cases Reported in India
TUESDAY, Feb. 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is a low risk that the deadly Nipah virus will spread beyond India, where two people tested positive.
In an email sent to the Reuters news agency, WHO said it does not recommend travel or trade restrictions in the wake of the infections.<... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter February 3, 2026
Couples Are Happier When They See Their Partner as a Saver, Study Says
TUESDAY, Feb. 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — How couples see each other’s money habits may play a big part in how happy they feel, both in their relationship and their finances, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Spouses who viewed their partners as savers rather than spenders reported higher levels of marita... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter February 3, 2026
Baby Formula Pulled in Europe After New Safety Limits on Harmful Toxin
TUESDAY, Feb. 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Several baby formula brands are pulling products from stores after France lowered the allowed level of a toxin that can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
On Monday, French companies Popote and Vitagermine removed five batches of infant formula following the rule change. Popote recalled two ... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter February 3, 2026
NASA’s Crew-12 Begins Quarantine Before February Launch to Space Station
TUESDAY, Feb. 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Four astronauts preparing for an extended stay in space have started quarantine as they get ready for their next big mission.
The Crew-12 team entered a two-week isolation period Jan. 28 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The goal? Keep everyone healthy before liftoff... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter February 3, 2026
Grief Best Managed Through Talk Therapy, Evidence Shows
TUESDAY, Feb. 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Talk therapy is the best way to ease grief and depression following the death of a loved one, a new evidence review has concluded.
There’s solid evidence that psychotherapy can help people work through their grief, researchers reported today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter February 3, 2026
Stroke Rehab Focused On 'Good' Arm Shows Better Results, Trial Finds
TUESDAY, Feb. 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Stroke rehabilitation might be focusing on the wrong side of a survivor’s body, a new study says.
Traditional rehab focuses on restoring strength and movement to the side of the body impaired by a stroke, researchers said.
But therapy targeted toward a stroke survivor’s less-... Full Page
