Washington Patient Dies After Rare Bird Flu Infection

MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A rare bird flu virus has claimed the life of a Washington state resident, making it the first known human case of this specific strain in the U.S.

State health officials said the patient, an older adult with underlying medical conditions, died on Friday after being hospitalized since early No...

JFK’s Granddaughter Shares Terminal Cancer Diagnosis in New Personal Essay

MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a powerful new essay, Tatiana Schlossberg wrote about learning she had terminal cancer at the same time she was becoming a new mother.

Schlossberg, 35, the granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, shared her story in The New Yorker in an essay titled “A Battle With ...

A Root Canal's Hidden Beneficiary: The Heart

MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nobody wants a root canal, but if you must get one there’s possible benefit for your heart.

Researchers in Britain found that a successful root canal appears to lower inflammation linked to heart disease. It might even improve cholesterol and blood sugar readings.

“Root canal...

Could CBD in Cannabis Help Protect the Livers of Heavy Drinkers?

MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A study of more than 66,000 U.S. adults finds that heavy drinkers who also used cannabis were less likely to develop liver disease than those who drank heavily without using weed.

While the study authors were quick to say that this isn’t a recommendation to start smoking cannabis, the CB...

Could Ultra-Processed Foods Trigger Overeating in Teens?

MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — After two weeks of being placed on a diet high in ultra-processed foods, people in their late teens and early twenties continued to take in an excessive amount of calories, even when not hungry, new research shows.

The same was not true for similarly aged people who’d been placed on a tw...

Under Current Guidelines, Most Lung Cancer Patients Weren't Eligible for Cancer Screening

MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Under current screening guidelines, almost two-thirds of Americans with lung cancer would not have qualified for the CT chest scans that could have spotted tumors early and extended their lives, new research shows. 

The finding hits home for 38-year-old Carla Tapia, a mother of three from...

Staying Slim: What’s More Effective, Exercise or Healthy Eating?

MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to warding off excess fat, boosting exercise levels while improving your diet may be most effective, rather than focusing on either exercise or diet alone.

That’s the finding from a seven-year study of almost 7,300 British adults. 

“We found that combining ...

GLP-1 Drug May Offer Short-Term Control of Obsessive Food Cravings

MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say a woman struggling with obesity who couldn’t resist eating fatty foods experienced declines in her cravings after taking tirzepatide, the GLP-1 weight-loss drug used in Mounjaro and Zepbound.

Studies of the woman’s brain function suggest the drug quieted what the re...

Holiday Tips To Keep Allergies and Asthma Under Control

SUNDAY, Nov. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The holidays: Twinkling lights, family dinners and packed travel plans. Plus, a surge of allergy and asthma triggers that can turn the season stressful for some folks.

But with a little planning, you can enjoy the celebrations without spending them sniffing, itchy or reaching for tissues.

Can Screen Time Help Kids Stay Healthy? New Research Says Yes

SATURDAY, Nov. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Ah, screens. The thing kids won’t put down, and parents can’t stop worrying about. But a new study suggests they may not be all bad after all.

Researchers at the University of South Australia analyzed data from more than 133,000 children and teens under age 18. They found that di...

New Approach Could Make Gene-Editing Treatments Faster and Cheaper

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new gene-editing strategy may one day help many people with rare genetic diseases.

In a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, researchers say this new approach could make future treatments easier and less costly to develop, especially for conditions caused by a certai...

New Trial Shows Pfizer’s mRNA Flu Shot Beats Traditional Flu Vaccine

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer’s mRNA flu vaccine worked better than a standard flu shot in a large Phase 3 trial, researchers reported.

The results, published Nov. 19 in The New England Journal of Medicine, suggest that mRNA technology may help improve protection in future flu seasons.

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Health Experts Alarmed After CDC Revises Autism Webpage

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated a webpage about vaccines and autism, changing language that for years clearly stated there is no link between the two.

The move has alarmed many doctors and public health experts, who say it misrepresents decades of scienti...

Recalled Baby Formula Still on Store Shelves as Botulism Cases Rise

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are warning parents that recalled ByHeart baby formula is still showing up on store shelves, even as lab tests confirm it was contaminated with dangerous bacteria tied to a growing botulism outbreak.

ByHeart said that outside lab testing found Clostridium botulinum, the bacter...

Most People Aren't Aware Of Genetic Risk For Dangerously High Cholesterol

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most folks with genetics that put them at risk for high cholesterol and early heart disease aren’t aware of their danger, a new study says.

Nearly 90% of people carrying genetics that cause dangerously high cholesterol — an inherited condition called familial hypercholesterolemia &...

Popularity of Psilocybin, Psychedelics Hasn't Increased ER Visits

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Increased use of hallucinogens like psilocybin hasn’t created an increase in ER visits or hospitalizations for bad trips, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open.

“In fact, after a small rise through early 2020, admissions declined through 2023, with no correlat...

Three Times As Many Lung Cancer Deaths Could Be Prevented With One Simple Step

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Three times as many lung cancer deaths could be prevented if everyone eligible for screening got a chest CT scan, a new study says.

Only about 1 in 5 U.S. adults eligible for lung cancer screening received it in 2024, researchers reported Nov. 19 in the Journal of the American Medical Asso...