Want To Lose Weight? Eat A Boring, Repetitive Diet, Researchers Suggest

MONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Want to lose weight? A boring, repetitious meal plan might help, researchers say.

Sticking to the same sort of meals day in and day out appears to help people drop more pounds, researchers reported in the journal Health Psychology.

Folks who followed routine eating patterns &nd...

Night Shifts Are Tough On People With Type 2 Diabetes, Study Says

MONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Folks working a night shift have a harder time managing their type 2 diabetes, a new study says.

Health care workers with diabetes – mainly nurses and midwives – have blood sugar levels that fluctuate more widely during a night shift, researchers reported recently in the journal <...

Electronic Paperwork Increasing Burnout Risk Among Young Doctors

MONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — An overload of electronic paperwork is increasing the risk of burnout among young doctors, a new study says.

Nearly one third of medical residents regularly spend hours upon hours after their shift filling out electronic health records, a practice they call “pajama time,” research...

Kratom Cases Surging In U.S.

MONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Kratom is becoming an increasing health threat in the U.S., with hospitalizations and calls to poison centers skyrocketing over the past decade, a new study says.

Calls to poison centers about the herbal supplement increased more than 1,200% between 2015 and 2025, researchers wrote in the lat...

Women's Bone Loss Tied To Heart Health, Study Finds

MONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A woman’s heart health appears to be linked to her bone health, a new study says.

Women scoring high on a newly developed heart risk calculator have nearly twice the odds of suffering a broken hip, researchers reported March 27 in the journal The Lancet Regional Health-Americas...

What Makes Play Fun For Children? Seven Factors Stand Out, Study Says

MONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — What makes it fun for a group of kids to play together, and what might make it a drag?

Seven critical factors appear to guide whether kids will find a play experience enjoyable or intolerable, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Psychology.

Even though different ...

Study Links High Antioxidant Intake To Changes in Offspring Development

SUNDAY, March 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Antioxidants are often seen as a good, simple way to boost health, but taking too many may come with some risks, new research suggests.

A study from Texas A&M University found that high doses of certain antioxidants may affect sperm and lead to developmental changes in offspring.

Th...

Even Mild Oxygen Loss in Preemies' First Hours Poses Lifelong Brain Risks: Study

SATURDAY, March 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many babies born prematurely experience a brief lack of oxygen while in intensive care, and new research suggests it can affect learning and memory into their teens and beyond.

"Just one bad day in the NICU could be all it takes to change the trajectory of brain development throughout life,...

$3M Verdict Links Social Media to Anxiety and Depression

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — What happens when scrolling never really stops? For one young woman, it led to anxiety, depression and a loss of self-worth.

In a landmark case, jurors found that Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design and operation of their social platforms, contributing to the harm endured by a 20-ye...

The White House Delays CDC Pick

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) remains without a permanent leader.

It has had three different leaders during the current Trump administration and on Wednesday, the White House missed its deadline for nominating a candidate.

Federal law limits someone to serve ...

New COVID 'Cicada' Variant Is Spreading — What Experts Want You To Know

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Another new COVID variant is starting to spread.

Health officials say the variant — known as BA.3.2 or "Cicada" — has been quietly circulating for years but is now being detected more often in the United States and around the world.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...

Family Caregivers Provide $1 Trillion In Annual Labor, AARP Says

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Family caregivers provide more than $1 trillion in labor every year in the U.S., most of it unpaid, a new AARP report says.

Their work forms the backbone of the nation’s long-term care system and is essential to helping millions of American seniors maintain their independence, experts s...

Want A Bootlicking Yes Man? Ask An AI Chatbot For Advice, Study Warns

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — AI chatbots might seem like good buddies who provide smart advice, but they’re really more like a creepy hanger-on telling you what you want to hear, a new study warns.

Chatbots tend to act like overly agreeable and sycophantic "yes men" when people ask for advice on personal matters, r...

Specially Coated Implants Better For Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Specially coated breast implants can help ward off hard, painful scar tissue in breast cancer patients after mastectomy, a new study says.

Less scar tissue forms around silicon breast implants coated with a spongy outer layer of polyurethane, compared to implants without the coating, research...

At-Home Chemotherapy Is Safe, Feasible, Pilot Study Indicates

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy spend hours in hospitals or care centers, biding their time while IVs drip tumor-killing chemicals into their veins.

But that might soon be a thing of the past for some patients, a new Mayo Clinic study says.

Chemotherapy can be safely delivered in...

New Cholesterol Guidelines: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical organizations have updated guidelines for managing cholesterol and lipids.

The update is the most comprehensive revision in recent years. These changes have implications for how cardiovascular r...

What You Do While Sitting Could Predict Dementia Risk

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Most health advice says to stand up more, but a groundbreaking study suggests that what you do while sitting down might be just as important for your long-term memory.

Researchers in Sweden, Australia and Brazil found that passive sitting — like zoning out in front of the television &md...

Healthy Lab Results May Mask Future Risks for Kids with Obesity

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For parents of a child with obesity, a normal lab report from the pediatrician may suggest that their weight isn’t yet a problem.

But even if the child’s blood pressure is steady and their sugar levels are fine, those encouraging results — called metabolically healthy obesit...

Bees and Hummingbirds May Be Consuming Small Amounts of Alcohol

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Bees getting buzzed? It may sound like a joke, but when bees and hummingbirds visit flowers, they're often consuming small amounts of alcohol alongside the yummy nectar.

A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that many flowers have small amounts of alcohol in their n...

FDA Warns Biotech Firm Over Cancer Drug Claims

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned a biotech company about claims that its bladder cancer drug could treat and prevent multiple types of cancer.

The agency sent a warning letter Tuesday to ImmunityBio, saying recent statements about its drug Anktiva were misleading.