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24 Nov
In a new study, young adults who kicked their social media habit for one week reported less anxiety, depression and insomnia.
21 Nov
Improving diet and increasing physical activity at the same time is better at moving the scale and reducing body fat than either activity alone, a new study finds.
20 Nov
A new study finds just a couple of cigarettes per day increase the risk of heart failure and death.
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Several raw milk cheeses from a Washington creamery are being recalled after links to E. coli infections in two states.
Twin Sisters Creamery, based in Ferndale, Washington, is voluntarily recalling four products: Whatcom Blue, Farmhouse, Peppercorn and Mustard Seed cheeses.
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I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
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... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
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 ... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Eli Lilly reached a major milestone Friday, becoming the first healthcare company in the world to hit a $1 trillion market value.
The drug company briefly crossed the trillion-dollar mark during morning trading before its stock pulled back slightly. Shares were last trading at around $1,048 ea... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
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.
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Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
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... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
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... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
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... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
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 ... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 24, 2025
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... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter November 23, 2025
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.
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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... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter November 21, 2025
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... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter November 21, 2025
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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I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter November 21, 2025
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... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter November 21, 2025
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... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 21, 2025
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 &... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 21, 2025
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... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 21, 2025
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... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 21, 2025
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Grieving families of Black murder victims are more likely to be denied their claims for victim compensation, a new study reports.
These families are more likely to file for victim compensation following their loss, but face disproportionately high denial rates, researchers recently reported in... Full Page