Study Finds Little Proof Cannabis Helps Most Mental Health Conditions

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• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Cannabis-based medications are often used to treat mental health problems, but a new review suggests they may not work as well as many people hope.

Researchers looked at decades of studies and found little evidence that ...

Meningitis Outbreak Tied to Students Leaves 2 Dead and 11 Sick in England

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• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in southern England are investigating a meningitis outbreak that has led to the deaths of two young people and sickened at least 11 others.

Many of the cases were linked to students in the city of Canter...

Women More Likely To Survive Cancer Than Men — At A Cost

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Women are more likely to survive cancer than men, but they’re also more likely to develop severe side effects to treatment, a new evidence review says.

Female cancer patients have a 21% lower risk of death than men...

Belly Fat Linked To Heart Failure Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Want to figure out your heart health risk?

Look at your belly fat, not your body mass index, a new study says.

Excess fat stored around the waist is more strongly associated with heart failure risk than BMI, an est...

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Heart Attack, Stroke, Cardiac Arrest

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Munching down loads of ultra-processed foods can increase your risk of suffering or dying from a heart attack, stroke or heart disease, a new study says.

Each additional daily serving of ultra-processed foods increases a...

The Sunshine Vitamin and COVID: New Study Finds Mixed Results for Recovery

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Since the pandemic’s early days, many people have looked to vitamin D as a possible shield against the worst effects of COVID-19. 

Studies have yielded mixed results, with no clear benefit to vitamin D supplem...

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Diagnosed With Early Breast Cancer

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• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles says she will keep working as she undergoes treatment for early-stage breast cancer.

The diagnosis was shared publicly Monday, with President Donald Trump saying Wiles has an "excel...

Too Much Smartphone Use Linked to Disordered Eating in Teens

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For many teenagers, a smartphone is essentially an extra limb. 

But new research suggests that spending too much time peering into that digital world might be altering how young people view their bodies and their re...

Shingles Vaccine Protects Heart Failure Patients From Heart Attack, Stroke

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Getting the shingles vaccine can be an insurance policy for better health among people who develop heart disease, a new study says.

Heart disease patients who got a shingles jab have nearly half the rate of heart attacks...

E. Coli Outbreak Tied To Raw Cheddar Cheese Sickens 7 People

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 18, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials are investigating an ongoing E. coli outbreak linked to raw cheddar cheese, with several cases involving young kids.

As of March 14, seven infections have been confirmed across three sta...

Norovirus Sickens Close to 200 People on Caribbean Cruise

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• March 17, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A Caribbean vacation took an unpleasant turn for dozens of cruise passengers after a stomach virus spread across their ship.

Nearly 200 people aboard a Princess cruise vessel became sick with norovirus during a recent trip...

Federal Judge Pauses Kennedy’s Changes to Childhood Vaccine Schedule

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• March 17, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A federal judge has stopped a major effort to change the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule.

The ruling, issued Monday in Massachusetts, blocks U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to revise vacc...

Listening to Music for 24 Minutes May Ease Anxiety, Study Finds

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 17, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A short music session may help ease anxiety and researchers say there’s a "sweet spot" for how long to listen.

A clinical trial found that listening to specially designed music for 24 minutes can significantly reduce...

Cream Cheese Recall Upgraded Over Listeria Risk, FDA Says

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 17, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are warning consumers about a cream cheese recall that has been raised to the most critical level due to possible bacterial contamination.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said certain cream che...

New Moms Need Weeks Of Monitoring To Catch Post-Pregnancy Complications, Study Argues

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 17, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — New mothers need to be monitored weeks after delivery for pregnancy complications, a new study suggests.

About 40% of pregnancy complications would have been missed had doctors not kept tabs on new moms for six weeks follo...

VR Effective In Educating Patients About Upcoming Procedures

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 17, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Imagine a doctor offering you a virtual reality headset to help explain an upcoming procedure.

It turns out such an explanation might go farther to easing your worries than the usual handout leaflet, researchers reported F...

Prebiotic Eases Arthritis Pain, Trial Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 17, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Making your gut happy might help angry arthritis-affected joints, a new study says.

A prebiotic fiber supplement helped ease pain in people with knee arthritis, researchers recently reported in the journal Nutrients