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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.
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.
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.
FDA Clears New Blood Test to Help Rule Out Alzheimer’s Disease
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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 El...
Antibiotic Resistance Rising Fast, WHO Warns
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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 ...
New Diagnosis Code For Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Remission
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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 ...
California to Require Food Allergen Labels on Menus by 2026
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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 req...
9/11 WTC Responders Have Threefold Higher Risk Of Lung Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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 r...
HEPA Air Purifiers Don't Get Rid Of Airborne Viruses In Classrooms, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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, re...
AI Might Help Predict Sepsis Risk Among Sick Kids
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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 dysfunctio...
ADHD 'Wandering Minds' Linked To Increased Creativity
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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 sco...
Mom's Voice Boosts Baby's Speech Development In The Womb
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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 amo...
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Loneliness Linked To Lower Odds Of Cancer Survival
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2025
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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 a...
700+ CDC Layoffs Reversed Amid Backlash Over Cuts to Disease Response Teams
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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 over...
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Ketogenic Diet May Protect Against Prenatal Stress, Study Finds
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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...
Hundreds of Kids Forced Into Quarantine As Measles Outbreaks Spread
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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 quaranti...
Joe Biden Begins Treatment for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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 Bide...
Chronic Pain Patients Use Comfort Eating To Cope, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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 incr...
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Prior Authorizations Draining Time, Energy From Many Cancer Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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 insur...
Social Media Might Stunt Students' Intellect, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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 y...
What's Your ZIP Code? It Could Matter To Your Newborn's Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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 ...
Fentanyl-Linked Overdose Deaths Among Seniors Soar 9,000% in 8 Years
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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 skyrock...
Infants, Kids Going Without Liquids Far Longer Than Necessary Before Surgery
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2025
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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 n...
