EPA Moves to Cancel Key Climate Regulations That Limit Pollution

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to remove the legal underpinning for most regulations against climate change.

If approved, the EPA’s proposal would rescind the 2009 decision that set forth a legal basis to regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants. Known as the...

Wisconsin Reports First West Nile Virus Case of the Year

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials have confirmed Wisconsin’s first human case of West Nile virus in 2025.

The case was found in Barron County, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) said. Mosquitoes collected in both Milwaukee and Lafayette counties have also tested positive for the virus.<...

Deion Sanders Shares Bladder Cancer Journey, Urges Others to Get Checked

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders says he is now cancer-free after an unexpected battle with bladder cancer. Now he’s encouraging others to take charge of their health.

Sanders, 57, spoke openly Monday at a news conference about what he went through, including using ...

Firefighters at Higher Risk for Many Cancers

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Firefighters work hard saving lives, and in process put their own lives at heightened risk from skin, kidney and other types of cancers, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) study finds.

“Although this isn’t favorable news, this study shines a spotlight on the long-term risks fir...

Cardiac Rehab Is Safe for Folks With A-Fib, And Might Even Help Ease It

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve had a heart attack or are in heart failure, doctors often prescribe cardiac rehabilitation to strengthen your heart. 

A new study contends that these programs are also appropriate for folks with the common irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a...

Blood-Based Colon Cancer Tests Work, But Many Patients Skip Follow-Up

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You try one of the new blood-based tests for colon cancer, and unfortunately, the results come back “abnormal.”

Those are alarming findings, of course.  But for too many U.S. patients, no further steps are taken, a new study finds.

“Blood-based colorectal cancer...

'Ultra-Processed' Foods Could Hike Your Odds for Lung Cancer

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Experts already know that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is bad news for your health, and new research suggests these foods can raise risks for a major killer: lung cancer.

Besides the fact that ultra-processed foods are often high in salt, sugar and fat, people who consumed a lo...

Over 60? Healthy Lifestyle Change May Help Boost Your Brain

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two years’ involvement in programs focused on healthy eating, regular exercise and “brain training” exercises appears to have helped a wide range of older adults — even those at heightened risk for Alzheimer’s — avoid cognitive decline, a new study finds.

'Tongue Swallowing Prevention': The Wrong First Move When Cardiac Arrest Strikes

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When a person collapses from cardiac arrest, many on the scene first try to prevent them from swallowing their tongue, believing it to be necessary in helping them to breathe.

Experts call that a potentially fatal misconception that could delay lifesaving CPR.  

New Israeli resea...

Federal Judge Halts Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood Through Medicaid

TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Planned Parenthood clinics across the country will continue to receive Medicaid funding, at least for now.

On Monday, a federal judge blocked a new federal rule that could have shut many of them down.

The ruling, issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston, replaces an...

The Gut-Healthy Secret Weapon Hiding in Your Sauerkraut

TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A small scoop of sauerkraut every day may do more than add crunch to your meal.

It could also protect your gut.

In a new study from the University of California- Davis, researchers found that fermented cabbage, also known as sauerkraut, may help support the gut lining and reduce inflamm...

Cowboys Guard Rob Jones Breaks Neck Bone, Out Up to 3 Months

TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dallas Cowboys guard Rob Jones will miss about two to three months after breaking a bone in his neck during the team’s first padded practice of training camp, a new report from the team shows.

Jones, 26, told the team’s website Monday that he got hurt early in Sunday’s pract...

Words Used During Prenatal Ultrasound Might Affect Parenting Later

TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An ultrasound is typically a parent-to-be’s first glimpse of their child. 

New research suggests that the words hospital staff use to describe the fetus during an ultrasound can have an impact on later parenting — for good or ill.

For example, if an ultrasound’s p...

Dementia Diagnosis Typically Comes 3.5 Years After Symptoms

TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It takes an average of three-and-a-half years for typical dementia symptoms to lead to a diagnosis, a new report finds.

Diagnosis often comes even later for early-onset dementias.

Speeding up the process is important, because “timely diagnosis can improve access to treatments and ...

Is It Chronic Fatigue? Listen to Your Gut, Research Suggests

TUESDAY, July 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) may be guiding doctors towards a gut-focused means of accurately diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), new research shows.

The illness appears to disrupt relationships between a person’s gut microbiome, immune system and metabolism, explained a team led...

Most Liver Cancers Are Preventable, Study Says

TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Liver cancer: In most cases, it doesn’t have to happen, a new global study finds.

Research suggests that 60% of cases of this often deadly disease are preventable by avoiding or treating big risk factors. 

Those risk factors include viral hepatitis infection, alcohol misuse o...

Walking for Health? A Faster Pace Boosts Benefits

TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to cut your odds of an early death by almost 20%?  Take just 15 minutes out of your day for a brisk walk, researchers advise.

While it’s known that regular walking is healthy, the new study suggests maintaining a peppy pace is key.

“Individuals should strive to inc...

Surrogate Moms More Apt To Suffer Mental Illness

TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women who carry a baby for someone else — also known as gestational carriers or “surrogate moms” — may be at higher risk for mental illness during and after the pregnancy, new research shows. 

“Our findings underscore the importance of adequate screening and...

RFK Jr. May Remove Top Panel on Preventive Services Task Force

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of an advisory group that helps decide which preventive services, like cancer screenings and HIV medications, should be fully covered by insurance.

The group, known as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, is...

Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family’s lawyer said.

Middle school student Jaysen Carr died July 18 after swimming in Lake Murray, a large reservoir near Columbia, S.C., according to a Facebook post f...