Childhood Obesity Triples Odds Of Weight Discrimination

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Childhood obesity nearly triples a person’s risk for experiencing discrimination or stigma based on their weight, a new study says.

Severe obesity before age 18 increased a person’s odds of experiencing weight stig...

Talk Therapy On The Rise, Psychiatric Meds Used Less Often

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says.

Psychotherapy is assuming a larger role in mental health care, while medications prescribed without accompanying th...

Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Blood tests could catch as many as half of cancers at an earlier, more treatable stage, a new study says.

If conducted every year or every other year, the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test could help more people s...

Smoking Doesn't Explain Increased COPD Risk For Women

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 9, 2025
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Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says.

Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, researchers reported May 8 in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

Smokin...

Moderna's Combo Flu and COVID Shot Shows Promise

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new vaccine that combines flu and COVID-19 protection in one shot shows promising results, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it wants more data before it can be approved.

Moderna researchers reported tha...

When Statins Aren't Enough, This Drug May Help Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new drug combo lowers "bad" LDL cholesterol for people whose levels remain high even after taking statins.

The new pill pairs a new drug called obicetrapib with an existing one, ezetimibe. In a Phase 3 clinical trial, this...

Trump Administration Ends CDC's Key Infection Control Committee

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts.

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) was termi...

Face Mask Can Detect Kidney Disease Via Breath

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wearing a face mask to protect others from infectious disease continues to be hotly debated in the United States.

But what about wearing a face mask to detect chronic kidney disease?

A modified surgical face mask conta...

Worried About Prostate Cancer Screening? New Study Shows Better Judgment In Treatment

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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Some men would rather skip screening for prostate cancer due to fears that they’ll be rendered impotent or incontinent from cancer surgery.

But new research says those fears are unwarranted, thanks to improvements in the way doctors approach prostate cancer.

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Down Syndrome Patients Have Higher Stroke, Heart Attack Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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People with Down syndrome have a much higher risk of stroke than people without the genetic disorder, a new study says.

Down syndrome patients have a 5.14 times higher risk of a stroke caused by a brain bleed, and more than 4 times higher risk of a stroke caused by a blo...

Early Alzheimer's Testing Can Provide Peace Of Mind

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Knowing your risk for Alzheimer’s disease can provide peace of mind, but also might contribute to complacency regarding your overall health, a new study says.

People who underwent brain scans to learn their Alzheimer&r...

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Parkinson's Disease Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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Fast food and ready-made packaged eats could be doing slow damage to people’s brains.

Ultra-processed foods like breakfast cereals, soft drinks, hot dogs and ketchup appear to increase a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study says....

Sleep Apnea Linked To Memory-Related Brain Decline

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 8, 2025
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Sleep apnea could be costing you brain power and increasing your risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.

The drop in blood oxygen levels that occurs during a sleep apnea episode appears to be linked to degeneration of brain regions associated wi...

Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. 

The division oversees vacci...

Top FDA Inspection Official to Retire Amid Staff Frustration

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The official in charge of federal food and drug safety inspections will retire May 14.

Michael Rogers, associate commissioner for inspections and investigations at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced his ...

Europe Launches $565 Million Campaign to Attract U.S. Scientists

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The European Union is looking to capitalize on the Trump administration's dismantling of U.S. research programs to beef up its own.

A $565 million program unveiled Monday aims to make "Europe a magnet for researchers," Ursu...

Food Choices Could Influence First Period, Research Shows

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — What your child eats could play a role in when they start puberty, a new study shows.

Researchers found that girls who ate more inflammatory foods were 15% more likely to get their first period in the next month. On the oth...

Nicotine Pouch Use Doubles Among U.S. High Schoolers

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 7, 2025
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The use of nicotine pouches nearly doubled among U.S. high school students between 2023 and 2024, a new study says.

These pouches, inserted between the gum and lip, provide teenagers an opportunity to use nicotine in a discreet, easily concealed way, researchers said.

Conversion Therapy Harms Heart Health

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 7, 2025
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Conversion therapy might harm a young person’s long-term heart health, a new study says.

Young adults assigned male at birth were nearly three times as likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure if they’d been exposed to conversion therapy, a discredited...

Stress Quadruples Risk Of COPD Flares, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 7, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Stress can make it even worse for people to deal with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, a new study says.

High levels of perceived stress are associated with a quadrupled risk of moderate or severe COPD flare-...