TUESDAY, March 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Brain implants are proven to help Parkinson’s disease patients control their symptoms, but deciding whether to go through with such an invasive surgery can be overwhelming.

Now, researchers have developed an online decision-making tool to help patients understand the implants and boost... Full Page

TUESDAY, March 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — “Fast fashion” is an affordable way for parents to keep up with their kids’ growth spurts, but these cheaper duds might come with real health risks, a new study says.

The fabric in some fast-fashion shirts contains high levels of lead, researchers reported Monday at the spr... Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many teens who are asked to send sexual photos are being pressured by someone they know, and most often, it's a boyfriend or girlfriend, according to new research.

The study, published March 17 in JAMA Network Open, asked more than 6,200 young people ages 18 to 28 to look back on exp... Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A stronger version of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy is on the way after federal regulators signed off on a higher dose.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy. Until now, the highest ... Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new report says some U.S. nursing homes may be falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to justify using powerful antipsychotic drugs to manage them.

The findings come from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which ... Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — If you have children’s ibuprofen at home, you may want to check the label.

Nearly 90,000 bottles have been recalled over possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

The recall affects 89,592 bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension made b... Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Detecting the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease may one day be as easy as swabbing the inside of your nose.

An experimental swab, patented by Duke Health, picked up early changes in nerve and immune cells even before thinking and memory problems had emerged.

"If we can diagnose p... Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A person’s bank statement might predict how fast their brain will age, a new study says.

Money troubles in middle and old age were consistently associated with worse memory scores and faster brain decline, researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology.Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Rural residents face an increasingly larger share of cancer deaths in the U.S., with the gap continuing to widen between them and their urban brethren, a new study says.

Rural areas had the highest cancer death rates in 2021 to 2023, while large cities had the lowest rates, researchers report... Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes struggle to control their disease if their insurance coverage is shaky, a new study says.

Low-income adults who experience insurance “churn” – losing coverage off and on – have poorer blood sugar control and need more diabetes meds than thos... Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Psychedelic drugs don’t appear to work any better than antidepressants among people with major depression, a new evidence review says.

Despite the hype around using “magic mushrooms” and LSD to treat some mental disorders, psychedelic-assisted therapy did not outperform trad... Full Page

MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Heat waves might endanger some urban-dwelling seniors at temperatures lower than those now used by cities to declare a heat emergency, a new study warns.

The risk of heat stroke and death among some seniors rises dramatically when the heat index reaches 90 degrees or higher for at least two d... Full Page