FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Another new COVID variant is starting to spread.

Health officials say the variant — known as BA.3.2 or "Cicada" — has been quietly circulating for years but is now being detected more often in the United States and around the world.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P... Full Page

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Family caregivers provide more than $1 trillion in labor every year in the U.S., most of it unpaid, a new AARP report says.

Their work forms the backbone of the nation’s long-term care system and is essential to helping millions of American seniors maintain their independence, experts s... Full Page

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — AI chatbots might seem like good buddies who provide smart advice, but they’re really more like a creepy hanger-on telling you what you want to hear, a new study warns.

Chatbots tend to act like overly agreeable and sycophantic "yes men" when people ask for advice on personal matters, r... Full Page

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Specially coated breast implants can help ward off hard, painful scar tissue in breast cancer patients after mastectomy, a new study says.

Less scar tissue forms around silicon breast implants coated with a spongy outer layer of polyurethane, compared to implants without the coating, research... Full Page

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy spend hours in hospitals or care centers, biding their time while IVs drip tumor-killing chemicals into their veins.

But that might soon be a thing of the past for some patients, a new Mayo Clinic study says.

Chemotherapy can be safely delivered in... Full Page

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical organizations have updated guidelines for managing cholesterol and lipids.

The update is the most comprehensive revision in recent years. These changes have implications for how cardiovascular r... Full Page

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Most health advice says to stand up more, but a groundbreaking study suggests that what you do while sitting down might be just as important for your long-term memory.

Researchers in Sweden, Australia and Brazil found that passive sitting — like zoning out in front of the television &md... Full Page

FRIDAY, March 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For parents of a child with obesity, a normal lab report from the pediatrician may suggest that their weight isn’t yet a problem.

But even if the child’s blood pressure is steady and their sugar levels are fine, those encouraging results — called metabolically healthy obesit... Full Page

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Bees getting buzzed? It may sound like a joke, but when bees and hummingbirds visit flowers, they're often consuming small amounts of alcohol alongside the yummy nectar.

A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that many flowers have small amounts of alcohol in their n... Full Page

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned a biotech company about claims that its bladder cancer drug could treat and prevent multiple types of cancer.

The agency sent a warning letter Tuesday to ImmunityBio, saying recent statements about its drug Anktiva were misleading.

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Two states are suing a major cord blood storage company, claiming it misled parents about the benefits of saving their newborn’s stem cells.

Texas filed a lawsuit last month against Cord Blood Registry (CBR), and Arizona filed a similar case last year. Officials say the company made m... Full Page

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move faster to detect and treat one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases: Tuberculosis (TB).

On March 24, a day widely recognized as World TB Day 2026, the agency released new guidance supporting simpler tests that can... Full Page

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Even small improvements to your daily habits – a few minutes more sleep, a couple extra minutes of exercise, a daily side serving of veggies – can lower your risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, a new study says.

People who slept 11 minutes more, performed an extra 4.... Full Page

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Drinking lots of fluids is recommended for warding off kidney stones, which can cause intense and unbearable pain.

But it’s very difficult – and possibly impossible – for people to down enough fluids to prevent kidney stones, a major new study says.

Patients with kid... Full Page

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Potato chips, snack cakes, frozen pizzas and sugary drinks could be keeping countless couples from starting families, a pair of new studies report.

Ultra-processed junk food harms fertility in both men and women, undermining their odds of conceiving a child, two teams of researchers found.<... Full Page

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Ritalin prescribed to children with ADHD might provide mental health benefits that extend far into adulthood, a new study suggests.

Children given methylphenidate — the most-prescribed ADHD med — appear to have a lower risk of serious psychotic disorders as adults, including sch... Full Page

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Everyone has fleeting moments of anger, but a chilling new study reveals that for millions of Americans, those impulses involve a specific mental image: Pulling a trigger. 

While most never act on these thoughts, researchers are identifying the thin line between imagining pulling the t... Full Page

THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For years, a belief has circulated in wellness communities and doctors’ offices alike — that intense psychological stress, grief or a negative personality could bring on cancer.

But a massive international study has put that theory to rest, finding that a person’s state of... Full Page

WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials say they are looking into 13 states that require certain health insurance plans to cover abortion.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that its civil rights office has opened investigations to gather more details from these states. ... Full Page

WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — About 90 infant walkers sold online are being recalled because they may not protect babies from falling.

The recall involves Goregent Infant Walkers, which do not meet federal safety rules, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said. 

Officials say the walkers can f... Full Page