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24 Sep
Severe Pregnancy Nausea Linked to Major Mental Health Risks
A new study finds women with hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting, are more than 50% more likely to develop 13 serious mental health conditions.
23 Sep
Chicago Teen Shares Early Symptom of Vaginal Cancer That Was Misdiagnosed as Stress
What started as a normal milestone for 14-year-old Liliana Castaneda turned into a fight for her life. Heavy bleeding was originally dismissed as stress—but it was actually a rare vaginal cancer.
22 Sep
Brave 9-Year-Old Donates Stem Cells to Help Save His Father’s Life
A young boy in Los Angeles donates stem cells to help his father beat leukemia. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai say he is one of their youngest and bravest donors.
Drug-Resistant 'Nightmare Bacteria' Infections Soar 70% in U.S.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Infections caused by bacteria that no longer respond to many antibiotics are climbing at an alarming pace in the U.S., new federal data shows.
Between 2019 and 2023, these hard-to-treat infections rose nearly 70%, fueled largely by strains carrying the NDM gene, according to researchers at...
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Fish Oil May Raise or Lower Colon Cancer Risk, Depending on Your Genes
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 19 million U.S. adults take fish oil supplements, often to protect against chronic diseases. But new research suggests their ability to lower colon cancer risk may depend on a single gene.
Scientists at the University of Michigan and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...
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- September 24, 2025
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Illinois Confirms First Case of Rare Tick-Borne Powassan Virus
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Illinois health officials are warning residents to be on alert after the state’s first case of Powassan virus was confirmed in a resident who became seriously ill.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) hasn't determined whether the person was infected in Illinois, but offic...
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- September 24, 2025
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Mammograms May Still Save Lives for Women in Their 80s, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Though most guidelines recommend mammograms up to age 74, new research suggests they can be valuable for women in their 80s, detecting breast cancer earlier and increasing chances of survival.
The research — published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology — reviewed medic...
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- September 24, 2025
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Ozempic Pill Effective For Weight Loss
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A pill form of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Ozempic can help overweight or obese folks shed excess pounds, a new clinical trial has concluded.
People who took a daily semaglutide pill lost nearly 14% of their body weight over 64 weeks, compared with just 2% of those given a placebo, re...
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- September 24, 2025
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Any Amount Of Drinking Increases Dementia Risk, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases a person’s risk of dementia, a new study says.
Even light drinking — once viewed as protective — is unlikely to lower dementia risk, and that risk increases with the quantity of alcohol a person consumes, researchers reporte...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 24, 2025
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Women With Dense Breasts Benefit From Advanced Cancer Screening Procedures
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women with dense breasts could benefit from an advanced cancer screening procedure called molecular breast imaging (MBI), a new study says.
The procedure more than doubled the detection of advanced breast cancers when combined with 3D mammography, researchers reported Sept. 23 in the journ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 24, 2025
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Childlessness Surging In The U.S.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a tremendous surge in the number of younger women in the U.S. who don’t have kids, a new study says.
There were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than expected in 2024, up from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022, according to a pa...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 24, 2025
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Cancer Patients Getting Needed Painkillers Despite Opioid Crisis Response
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The fight against America’s opioid crisis does not appear to have cost cancer patients the painkillers they need, a new study says.
There was a decline in opioid prescriptions among cancer patients between 2016 and 2020, researchers reported in the October issue of the journal Ca...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 24, 2025
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ER Deaths Increase After Hospitals Are Purchased By Private Equity Firms
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More people appear to die in emergency rooms (ER) after hospitals have been bought by private equity firms, a new study says.
About 13% more deaths occur among Medicare patients in the emergency rooms of hospitals after their acquisition by private equity, researchers estimate in the A...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 24, 2025
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Kroger and AquaStar Recall 85,000+ Bags of Shrimp Over Radiation Risk
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 85,000 bags of frozen shrimp sold under Kroger and AquaStar brands have been recalled because of possible contamination with cesium-137 (Cs-137), a radioactive material linked to cancer risk.
Seattle-based AquaStar (USA) Corp. said the recall affects more than 49,000 bags of Kroger...
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- September 23, 2025
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Teen Develops Rare Vaginal Cancer Typically Found In Older Women
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Liliana “Lili” Casteneda had what she thought was her first period at the age of 14, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But then her monthly bleeding turned into daily bleeding, and the bleeding got so bad Casteneda soaked through pads in 15 minutes and became dizzy when...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 23, 2025
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FDA to Approve New Use of Cancer Drug for Autism Symptoms in Kids
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A decades-old cancer drug may soon be approved to help kids with certain autism-related symptoms linked to folate deficiency.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to clear leucovorin — a generic drug also known as folinic acid — for use in kids with cerebral f...
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- September 23, 2025
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Trump Links Tylenol, Vaccines to Autism Without Evidence, Experts Say
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism to acetaminophen use in pregnancy and vaccines — claims that scientists say are not supported by evidence.
Trump said women should avoid Tylenol “during the entire pregnancy.” He added that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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- September 23, 2025
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Costco Recalls Ahi Tuna Poke in 30+ States Over Listeria Risk
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Costco has recalled more than 3,000 pounds of its Kirkland Signature Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke after testing found a risk of listeria contamination.
The recalled product, supplied by Annasea Foods Group, was sold in the deli section of Costco stores in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Color...
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- September 23, 2025
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Head Impacts Cause Brain Cell Loss In Young Athletes
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s back-to-school time, and young athletes are preparing to hit the field once more for their school or college.
However, participation in contact sports could be costing these athletes valuable brain power, according to a new study.
Repetitive head impact-related brain injurie...
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- September 23, 2025
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Understanding Lupus: Symptoms, Risks and New Advances in Treatment
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often simply called lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system malfunctions and mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues and organs.
Lupus can involve almost every organ system, but it most commonly affects the skin, kidney...
- Michael R. York, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine HealthDay Reporter
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- September 23, 2025
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Remote Monitoring Improves Recovery From Cancer Surgery
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Remote monitoring of cancer patients can improve their recovery after surgery, a new study says.
People whose health team tracked their symptoms remotely wound up recovering more quickly from surgery, researchers reported in the journal npj Digital Medicine.
“The first t...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 23, 2025
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Severe Pregnancy Symptoms Increase Risk for Mental Health Problems
TUESDAY, Sept. 23 2025 (HealthDay News) — Extreme pregnancy symptoms like excessive nausea and vomiting can dramatically increase a woman’s risk for mental health and neurological problems, a new study says.
Women diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) were more than 50% as likely to develop a range of 13 conditions t...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 23, 2025
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Pill Effective In Slowing Type 1 Diabetes Progression
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A pill typically prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis and alopecia might help slow the progression of type 1 diabetes, a new study says.
Baricitinib safely preserved the body’s own insulin production in people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, researchers reported Friday at the annu...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 23, 2025
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