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Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Botox and 14 Other Major Drugs

THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Fifteen prescription medications, including Botox and the diabetes drug Trulicity, will be the focus of federal price negotiations that could lower prices for Medicare patients.

An outgrowth of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the talks aim to lower costs for some of the most expens...

Freshly Brewed Tea May Support Long-Term Health, Research Shows

THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — If green tea is already part of your daily routine, you may be giving your health a boost without even realizing it.

New research suggests that drinking tea, especially green tea, is linked to a lower risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and several types of cancer. 

It may al...

Nearly Half Of American Adults Will Be Obese By 2035, Study Warns

THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of American adults – some 126 million people – will be obese within 10 years, a new study projects.

Adult obesity in the U.S. is projected to affect 47% of the population by 2035, researchers reported Jan. 28 in the Journal of the American Medical Association...

Opening Up, Sharing Can Be Best Thing For Stroke Survivors, Study Says

THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Dipika Aggarwal found her life turned upside down following her 2019 stroke.

At just 38, the neurologist from Kansas City, Missouri, went from a thriving career to months in intensive rehab, followed by isolation during the COVID lockdown.

“I lost my professional life, my eng...

Strep Throat: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes, and Living With It

THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on quickly and may feel worse than a typical cold. While strep throat is most common in children and teens, people of all ages can get it.

The good news is that strep thr...

Electromagnetic Pulses Aid Stroke Recovery, Trial Results Indicate

THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Stroke survivors might benefit from electromagnetic pulses that stimulate their brains and spur on their recovery, a new study says.

This treatment — called electromagnetic network-targeted field (ENTF) therapy — significantly reduced disability in stroke survivors when combined ...

Driving Habits Provide Window Into Seniors' Brain Health

THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Larry Duncan valued driving as part of his independence.

But Duncan — a retired business owner from Pinehurst, North Carolina — started to become more nervous behind the wheel prior to his diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease in 2023.

“Larry was fine driving in fa...

Opinion: When Doctors Disagree: Understanding Different Medical Opinions

THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Why can’t doctors agree on what’s best for you? If you’ve ever received mixed advice from doctors or seen differing opinions expressed by professionals in the news, you’re not alone.

One specialist may strongly recommend a screening test, medication or treatment, whi...

New Discovery Could Change How Asthma Is Treated, Scientists Say

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Scientists may have uncovered a new cause of asthma that could change how the disease is treated.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, say they’ve identified previously unknown molecules that may play a major role in asthma-related inflammation.

The...

Thousands of Kaiser Nurses Walk Out in California and Hawaii

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers walked off the job Monday morning at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii, calling for safer staffing levels and better pay.

The strike affects at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics, making it the largest he...

Slippery Streets After Winter Storms Raise Risk of Falls, Doctor Warns

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — After a winter storm, sidewalks, parking lots and stairways can quickly turn into slip hazards, even after plows and salt trucks have passed.

"An invisible patch of ice is an accident waiting to happen," Dr. Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surg...

Stress Linked to Earlier Deaths Among Black Americans, Study Shows

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Years of stress linked to racism, hardship and discrimination may explain nearly half the gap in life expectancy between Black and white adults, a new study finds.

The research — published Jan. 26 in JAMA Network Open — shows that long-term stress raises levels of infla...

Tobacco Companies Flouting Instagram Restrictions To Target Young People, Study Argues

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — U.S. tobacco companies are flouting policies intended to shield young people from pro-tobacco messaging on Instagram, a new study says.

Such messaging is supposed to be “age-gated” on Instagram, with access denied to people under 21, researchers said.

But an Instagram acco...

One Simple Step At Bedtime Might Help Fight Glaucoma, Experts Say

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — One simple step at bedtime can help people with glaucoma slow the progression of their eye disease, a new study says.

Sleeping without pillows might help lower patients’ internal eye pressure, which when elevated in glaucoma can cause optic nerve damage and irreversible vision loss, r...

Night Owls Have Worse Heart Health, Study Finds

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Do you prefer to stay up late, living it up through the night while everyone else is snoozing away?

You might be doing your heart health a disservice, a new study says.

Middle-aged and older night owls appear to have worse heart health, likely due to unhealthy lifestyle choices, resea...

Cutting Salt In Prepared Foods Can Protect Nations' Heart Health, European Studies Find

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — You might not notice a pinch of salt missing from your bread, sandwich or pizza, but your body definitely will, according to a pair of new European studies.

Efforts to lower sodium levels in packaged and prepared foods are expected to improve heart health in both France and the U.K., resear...

Early Language Intervention Helps Most Non-Speaking Children With Autism

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Early treatment can help most non-speaking children with autism gain some verbal ability, a new study says.

Following early intervention, about two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism gained the ability to use single words, researchers recently reported in the Journal of Clinical Ch...