Heart Attack, Stroke Almost Always Foreshadowed, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 30, 2025
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TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly everyone who suffers a heart attack, stroke or heart failure had at least one warning sign that cropped up years before, a new study says.

More than 99% of patients had one or more risk factors prior to their heart ...

Companions 'Untapped Resource' For Health Care Visits, Poll Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 30, 2025
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TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Following doctor's orders may not be as easy as it sounds, especially when patients are alone in the exam room. Middle-aged folks and seniors mostly go it alone to a doctor’s appointment, a new poll shows, even though thos...

AI Can Predict Which Kids With Asthma Face Higher Odds Of Respiratory Infections, Pneumonia

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 30, 2025
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TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly developed AI tool may help predict which kids with asthma are at higher risk for severe complications like respiratory infections and pneumonia, researchers say.

A subgroup of kids identified by the AI tool develop...

Patients With Severe Obesity Face Medical Discrimination, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 30, 2025
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TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with severe obesity are likely to face discrimination when seeking health care, with many clinics outright refusing to see them, a new study says.

About 2 in 5 (41%) of clinics refused to schedule an appointment for...

Robot-Guided Device Reaches Tumors Deep In The Lungs

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 30, 2025
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TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A cutting-edge robot-assisted bronchoscope can reach very small tumors growing in the lung’s deepest recesses, according to clinical trial results presented at a European Respiratory Society meeting in Amsterdam.

The...

Frozen Meals Sold at 3 Chains Linked to Listeria Outbreak

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have expanded their probe into a listeria outbreak that has claimed four lives, and affected at least 20 people.

The investigation, which first focused on premade chicken pasta meals sold at Walmart...

Doctors Warn Against Mouth Taping During Sleep

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Taping your mouth shut before bed may seem like a quick fix for better sleep, but doctors are raising serious alarms about this viral social media trend. 

While devotees claim it can improve sleep and reduce snoring, h...

Kennedy Says FDA Reviewing Safety of Abortion Pill Mifepristone

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the safety of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions for 25 years, amid a push from conservative state attorneys general and anti-abortion groups. 

Th...

In-Home Gun Deaths of Children Have More Than Doubled

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In-home firearm homicides of children and teenagers have more than doubled since 2010, according to a new study.

Nearly a quarter of children and teenagers killed by guns died in their own homes between 2020 and 2021, inclu...

TikTok For Sex Advice? Check The Source, Study Suggests

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers and young adults turning to TikTok for sexual health advice would do well to make sure videos are produced by qualified health professionals, a new study says.

More than 20% of sexual health-related TikToks create...

Golf Cart Injuries On The Rise Among Kids

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More kids are being hurt in golf cart accidents, a new study says.

Golf cart injuries among children have steadily increased over the past three years, researchers reported Sunday at the American Academy of Pediatrics&rsquo...

Hidden Signs Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Found In Blood Long Before Diagnosis

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An invisible storm might rage for years inside the bodies of people at risk for rheumatoid arthritis, prior to any joint pain occurring, a new study says.

These folks experience dramatic immune system changes long before th...

Most American Kids Rely On Medicaid, CHIP Insurance

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most American kids rely on federal health insurance plans like Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance program at some point during their childhood, a new study says.

About 61% of U.S. children, or 3 in 5, have be...

Dogs (But Not Cats) May Protect Against Childhood Asthma, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Babies who grow up around dogs might be less likely to develop childhood asthma, a new study says.

However, they don’t get the same protection from growing up around cats, according to findings presented Sunday in Ams...

Mouse Study Offers Cautionary Tale About The Keto Diet

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• September 28, 2025
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SUNDAY, Sept. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It sounds counterintuitive: Eat more fat and lose more weight.

But it’s the underpinning of a keto diet — a controversial eating regimen designed to retrain the body to rely on something other than sugar for en...

Wildfires in Western U.S. Play a Role in Global Warming, Research Shows

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• September 27, 2025
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SATURDAY, Sept. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires are an increasingly common feature of life in American West, and researchers are working overtime to understand how the resulting smoke affects air quality, human health and climate change.

"Wildfires do not emi...

Tylenol Refutes Old Post as Pregnancy Safety Debate Resurfaces

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 26, 2025
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FRIDAY, Sept. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The maker of Tylenol is pushing back against resurfaced claims that its popular pain reliever is unsafe for pregnant women.

Kenvue, the parent company of Tylenol, issued a statement Thursday after an old and now-deleted 201...

New World Screwworm Parasite Detected in Northern Mexico Near U.S. Border

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 26, 2025
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FRIDAY, Sept. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A dangerous parasite once eliminated in the United States has been detected in northern Mexico, close to the U.S. border.

Mexico’s agriculture ministry confirmed Sunday that an 8-month-old cow in Nuevo León tes...

Gene Therapy Slows Huntington’s Disease in Early Trial

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 26, 2025
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FRIDAY, Sept. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new gene therapy has shown promise in slowing the progression of Huntington’s disease, according to early trial results released Wednesday.

In a Phase 1/2 study, patients given a high dose of UniQure’s experim...

Sprout Organics Widens Recall of Baby Food Pouches for Possible Lead

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 26, 2025
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FRIDAY, Sept. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sprout Organics has widened its recall of 3.5-ounce Sweet Potato, Apple & Spinach pouches because some lots may contain elevated levels of lead.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the recall, first announc...