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15 Oct
Years After COVID, Are Kids Still Struggling to Stay Focused in School?
A new study finds the COVID-19 pandemic hit students with anxiety, depression and ADHD especially hard -- and for many, the challenges to engage in learning continue.
14 Oct
C-Sections Linked to More Pain and Poorer Sleep for New Moms
A new study finds mothers who deliver by cesarean section are more likely to experience severe pain that disrupts sleep and daily life.
13 Oct
C-Sections Linked to More Pain and Poorer Sleep for New Moms
A new study finds mothers who deliver by cesarean section are more likely to experience severe pain that disrupts sleep and daily life.
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
FDA Clears New Blood Test to Help Rule Out Alzheimer’s Disease
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared another blood test that could help doctors identify whether a patient’s memory problems are likely caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
The new test, called Elecsys pTau181, was developed by Roche Diagnostics in partnership with ... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
Antibiotic Resistance Rising Fast, WHO Warns
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dangerous infections that no longer respond to antibiotics are spreading quickly around the world, increasing by as much as 15% a year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The report found that 1 in 6 infections worldwide in 2023 was resistant to common antib... Full Page
Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
New Diagnosis Code For Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Remission
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Use lifestyle interventions to show no signs of type 2 diabetes for at least three months? There’s a code for that: E11.A.
Starting Oct. 1, 2025, a new diagnosis code was added to the detailed list of codes used by health care providers: the remission of type 2 diabetes.
The 20... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
California to Require Food Allergen Labels on Menus by 2026
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Starting in 2026, restaurant chains in California will be required to list major food allergens on their menus in a first-of-its-kind law.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill Monday, making California the first state to require allergen labeling for restaurants with 20 or more locations.
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Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
9/11 WTC Responders Have Threefold Higher Risk Of Lung Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Emergency responders to the World Trade Center collapse on 9/11 have a nearly tripled risk of lung cancer, a new study says.
The toxic dust and fumes that lingered over Ground Zero likely boosted lung cancer rates among rescue workers, researchers reported this month in JAMA Network Ope... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
HEPA Air Purifiers Don't Get Rid Of Airborne Viruses In Classrooms, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — School is back in session and with it, the beginning of the cold and flu season.
Unfortunately, air purifiers aren’t likely to reduce the risk of children’s exposure to respiratory viruses in the classroom, researchers reported Oct. 10 in JAMA Network Open.
Even h... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
AI Might Help Predict Sepsis Risk Among Sick Kids
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly trained AI might be able to help identify children who are at risk of sepsis within the next 48 hours, researchers say.
The AI pointed out kids at risk for an infection leading to life-threatening organ dysfunction, after being trained on more than 1.6 million medical records, resea... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
ADHD 'Wandering Minds' Linked To Increased Creativity
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — ADHD appears to enhance creativity, a benefit that comes if a wandering mind is nudged in the right direction, a pair of new studies have concluded.
Folks with more symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder score higher on creative tests, researchers reported Saturday at a meetin... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
Mom's Voice Boosts Baby's Speech Development In The Womb
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fetuses are eavesdropping on their mothers' conversations late in pregnancy, with her voice providing an important boost to brain pathways essential for language, a new study says.
Researchers observed this connection among a group of hospitalized premature babies who listened to recordings... Full Page
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Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 15, 2025
Loneliness Linked To Lower Odds Of Cancer Survival
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness or social isolation might lower a cancer patient’s odds of survival, according to a new evidence review.
Cancer patients who feel lonely appear to have a higher risk of death, both from their malignancy and from other health problems, researchers reported Oct. 14 in the jou... Full Page
Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
700+ CDC Layoffs Reversed Amid Backlash Over Cuts to Disease Response Teams
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Layoff notices to some 740 workers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been rescinded.
While personnel leading the CDC’s response to U.S. measles outbreaks, suicide prevention and an overseas Ebola were spared, The Washington Post reports that fire... Full Page
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I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
Ketogenic Diet May Protect Against Prenatal Stress, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic "keto" diet may help protect young animals from the lasting effects of stress experienced before birth, new research suggests.
The findings, presented Sunday at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) conference in Amsterdam, add to growin... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
Hundreds of Kids Forced Into Quarantine As Measles Outbreaks Spread
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in several states are battling new measles outbreaks that have forced hundreds of unvaccinated students into quarantine.
In northwestern South Carolina, 153 unvaccinated children are under a 21-day quarantine after exposure to the virus in Greenville and Spartanburg counties,... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
Joe Biden Begins Treatment for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Former President Joe Biden is now receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat an aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office confirmed Saturday.
“As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,&rdq... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
Chronic Pain Patients Use Comfort Eating To Cope, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 2 out of 3 people in chronic pain regularly turn to chocolate, ice cream, salty snacks or other comfort foods to cope, a new study says.
This raises their odds of gaining weight, which in turn can worsen pain and increase risk of future health problems, researchers said.
“Pe... Full Page
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Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
Prior Authorizations Draining Time, Energy From Many Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients aren’t just battling a deadly disease — part of their time and energy can also be spent fighting the system intended to cure them, a new study says.
Half of cancer patients who needed prior insurance authorization for their care had to directly involve themselves i... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
Social Media Might Stunt Students' Intellect, Study Says
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Social media could be costing your tween some of their brain power, a new study says.
Children between 9 and 13 years of age who spent more time on social media performed worse on tests of reading, memory and language two years later, researchers reported today in the Journal of the Ameri... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
What's Your ZIP Code? It Could Matter To Your Newborn's Health
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An expecting mother’s ZIP code can influence the future health of their newborn child, new research has found.
Women with rural ZIP codes are less likely to get proper prenatal care, and their newborns more likely to have troubling health at birth, researchers reported Sunday at the Ame... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
Fentanyl-Linked Overdose Deaths Among Seniors Soar 9,000% in 8 Years
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fentanyl overdose deaths are surging among seniors, particularly in cases where the powerful opioid is mixed with stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine, a new study says.
Fentanyl-stimulant overdose (OD) deaths skyrocketed by an astonishing 9,000% during the past eight years, approaching... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 14, 2025
Infants, Kids Going Without Liquids Far Longer Than Necessary Before Surgery
TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most kids go without clear liquids at least three times longer than guidelines recommend prior to surgery, a new study says.
About 4 out of 5 children and infants (79%) are on liquid fasts far longer than necessary, risking dehydration and anxiety, researchers reported Sunday... Full Page
