Trump Unveils Outline of New Health Care Plan

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — With the end of federal health insurance subsidies, President Donald Trump has floated a new plan aimed at changing how Americans pay for insurance and medical care.

At the center of the proposal? A proposal to send money directly to Americans through health savings accounts.

“The...

Hospitals Wrongly Penalized For Life-Saving Stroke Care, Researchers Argue

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Hospitals are being inappropriately penalized for lifesaving stroke procedures, due to faulty federal methods for analyzing hospital safety, a new study says.

The measure is intended to assess “failure-to-rescue” — a hospital’s failure to prevent deaths from preventabl...

No Link Between Acetaminophen and Autism, ADHD, Evidence Review Concludes

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase a child’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, a new evidence review has concluded.

The review, which analyzed results from 43 previous studies, debunked claims that acetaminophen taken while pregnant can impact the bra...

Whole Foods Diet Allows Folks To Eat More While Cutting Calories, Analysis Shows

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Did you make a New Year’s resolution to ditch ultra-processed foods and eat only whole foods?

If so, you have better odds of losing weight in 2026 even as you chow down, a new study says.

People following a completely unprocessed, whole foods diet tend to eat a lot — a whopp...

AI Predicts Seniors' Fall Risk Based On Core Strength, As Early As Middle Age

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — AI can predict a person’s risk of a fall injury in old age while they're still in their 40s and 50s, a new study says.

The AI analyzes CT imaging scans of a person’s abdomen, focusing on their core strength.

People with the weakest core strength — as measured through m...

FDA-Approved Nerve Stimulation Device For ADHD Is Ineffective, Clinical Trial Concludes

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved device for treating ADHD in kids simply doesn’t work, a new clinical trial says.

The device — an external trigeminal nerve stimulator — was not effective in reducing symptoms of ADHD compared to placebo, researchers reported...

U.S. Parents More Relaxed About Their Kids Using Swear Words, Poll Finds

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Who says the president of the United States isn’t a role model?

Most U.S. parents these days are inclined to shrug off their child dropping the f-bomb, as President Donald Trump did last week at a Ford plant in Michigan in response to heckling from a worker.

Fewer than half of par...

As Forests Shrink, Mosquitoes Are Turning to Humans for Blood

MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — As people cut deeper into Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes may be changing who they bite, and a new study suggests they have a new favorite target: humans.

The Atlantic Forest once stretched across much of Brazil’s coast and was home to hundreds of animal species. Today, only a...

New Coffee Chemicals Show Promise for Managing Type 2 Diabetes

MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Coffee may do more than boost energy.

New research suggests that certain compounds found in roasted coffee beans could help slow how quickly sugar enters the bloodstream, a finding that could one day support new foods aimed at managing type 2 diabetes.

Scientists have identified three pr...

Why Connecting With Others is Good For Your Health

SUNDAY, Jan. 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A third of U.S. adults are lonely, and a quarter lack social and emotional support — and research underscores that’s just not healthy.

"Humans are a social species. We are highly dependent on others from birth," said Elizabeth Necka, an expert on social and behavioral science at th...

What You Can Do To Prevent Chronic Kidney Disease

SATURDAY, Jan. 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — More than 14% of U.S. adults have some level of chronic kidney disease — and most have no idea.

"People with chronic kidney disease generally have no symptoms until they’re very near kidney failure," said kidney-health researcher Dr. Michael Shlipak of the University of Californi...

Popular Super Greens Supplement Recalled After Salmonella Illnesses Reported

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A powdered super greens supplement sold across the U.S. has been recalled after federal health officials linked it to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in at least 21 states.

At least 45 people have become ill after consuming Live it Up-brand Super Greens powder, accordin...

Mistrust Fuels Drop in Deceased Organ Donations, Kidney Transplants

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant, and most need a kidney. Thousands die each year before a matching organ becomes available.

New federal data reviewed by the Kidney Transplant Collaborative show that 116 fewer kidney transplants were performed last year ...

Trump Administration Restores Nearly $2 Billion in Mental Health Grants

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Federal funding for mental health and addiction treatment programs will continue after the Trump administration abruptly reversed a plan to end nearly $2 billion in grants across the country.

Late Tuesday, thousands of grants overseen by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administratio...

Whole Milk Returns to School Lunches

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Whole milk may soon be back on school lunch trays across the U.S.

President Donald Trump signed a new law Wednesday that allows schools to serve whole and 2% milk again, reversing rules that limited higher-fat milk options for more than a decade.

The law, called the Whole Milk for Health...

Nerve Stimulation Halts Depression In More Than 20% Of Patients, Clinical Trial Reports

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Treatment-resistant depression might be eased using an implant that sends electrical pulses to one of the body’s major nerve clusters, a new study says.

The implant, placed under the skin in the chest, sends carefully calibrated electrical pulses to the left vagus nerve — a major c...

'If In Doubt, Sit Them Out,' Insists New Concussion Guidance For Parents

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The bottom line for managing youth sports concussions is “if in doubt, sit them out,” new guidelines say.

Earlier recognition of a concussion — and removal from play — will help a young athlete more quickly recover and return to competition, according to an easy-to-foll...

Air Pollution Increases Risk of Childhood High Blood Pressure

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Children might wind up with high blood pressure due to air pollution exposure that occurred in the womb or the cradle, a new study says.

Exposure to smog before and after birth increases a child’s odds of having higher blood pressure between ages 5 and 12, researchers report in the March...

Medical Students Not Being Adequately Trained To Confront Death, Review Finds

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Doctors encounter death more than people in nearly all other lines of work.

That’s the price they pay for a career spent saving lives and helping people.

But modern medical education leaves doctors little-prepared for this inevitable challenge, a new evidence review says.

The...

Fingertip Blood Oxygen Monitors Are Less Accurate For People Of Color, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Most everyone’s seen one in a doctor’s office or hospital room — the finger clip device that reads a person’s pulse and blood oxygen levels.

But new research shows these ubiquitous devices appear to give misleading readings for people with darker skin tones, potentially...