Study Warns Fluoride Bans May Raise Tooth Decay in Children

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Removing fluoride from drinking water could lead to more cavities in kids and higher health care costs, a new analysis suggests.

Researchers estimate that if five states stop adding fluoride to public water, more than 132,...

Your Choice Of Booze Influences Your Risk Of Death, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Too much alcohol of any type is bad for a person’s health, but some booze is more harmful than others, a new study says.

Beer, cider and liquor all appear to increase people’s risk of an early death, even at lo...

Insulin Prices Fell For Medicare Patients Under Biden-Era Caps, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Biden-era policies have reined in insulin prices for Medicare patients, a new study says.

Roughly 3 out of 4 (75%) Medicare prescription beneficiaries were paying $35 or less for each month’s supply of insulin within...

AI Gets a 'D' When Judging Scientific, Medical Claims

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Folks who rely on chatbots for their scientific and medical info, be forewarned — artificial intelligence (AI) gets a "D" when it’s asked to evaluate whether a claim is true or false, a new study says.

ChatGPT&...

New Fathers Face Mental Health Challenges, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — New fathers might be proud poppas, but their mental health might be shaky as they adapt to their increased responsibilities, a new study says.

Men have a 30% increased risk of depression and stress disorders by the end of ...

New Online Tool Helps Parkinson's Patients Weigh Brain Implant Decision

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Brain implants are proven to help Parkinson’s disease patients control their symptoms, but deciding whether to go through with such an invasive surgery can be overwhelming.

Now, researchers have developed an online d...

Teens Often Pressured To Send Sexual Photos by Someone They Know, Study Finds

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many teens who are asked to send sexual photos are being pressured by someone they know, and most often, it's a boyfriend or girlfriend, according to new research.

The study, published March 17 in JAMA Network Open...

FDA Approves Higher-Dose Wegovy To Help People Lose More Weight

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A stronger version of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy is on the way after federal regulators signed off on a higher dose.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Novo Nordisk’s...

Nursing Homes Accused of False Diagnoses To Hide Drug Use

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new report says some U.S. nursing homes may be falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to justify using powerful antipsychotic drugs to manage them.

The findings come from the Office of Inspector General (...

Nearly 90,000 Bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Recalled Nationwide

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — If you have children’s ibuprofen at home, you may want to check the label.

Nearly 90,000 bottles have been recalled over possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

The recall affec...

A Nasal Swab for Alzheimer's? Duke Team Has One in Testing

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Detecting the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease may one day be as easy as swabbing the inside of your nose.

An experimental swab, patented by Duke Health, picked up early changes in nerve and immune cells even before...

Your Bank Account Might Show How Well Your Brain Will Age, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A person’s bank statement might predict how fast their brain will age, a new study says.

Money troubles in middle and old age were consistently associated with worse memory scores and faster brain decline, researchers...

Rural Residents Have Highest Cancer Death Rates, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Rural residents face an increasingly larger share of cancer deaths in the U.S., with the gap continuing to widen between them and their urban brethren, a new study says.

Rural areas had the highest cancer death rates in 202...

Insurance Lapses Play Havoc With Diabetes Management, Study Shows

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes struggle to control their disease if their insurance coverage is shaky, a new study says.

Low-income adults who experience insurance “churn” – losing coverage off and on –...

Psychedelics Aren't Better Than Antidepressants In Treating Depression, Review Concludes

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Psychedelic drugs don’t appear to work any better than antidepressants among people with major depression, a new evidence review says.

Despite the hype around using “magic mushrooms” and LSD to treat some ...

Heat Advisories Might Not Trigger Soon Enough For Some Seniors, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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MONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Heat waves might endanger some urban-dwelling seniors at temperatures lower than those now used by cities to declare a heat emergency, a new study warns.

The risk of heat stroke and death among some seniors rises dramatical...

Don't Forget This: Study Shows Cannabis Exacts a Toll on Your Memory

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• March 22, 2026
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SUNDAY, March 22, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Got something important you don’t dare forget — like taking your heart medication, turning off the stove or a big date? 

Here’s some friendly advice from Carrie Cuttler, a researcher at Washington Sta...

Want To Stress Less? Start With These Everyday Habits

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• March 21, 2026
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SATURDAY, March 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — You probably know someone who never loses their cool — even in a situation that would send most folks into a panic.

How come they don’t freak out under pressure?

Chalk it up to something called "psy...

Up to 155,000 COVID Deaths May Not Have Been Counted, Study Finds

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 20, 2026
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FRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests the true number of COVID-19 deaths in the early days of the pandemic may be much higher than official counts show.

Researchers estimate that as many as 155,000 additional deaths linked to COVID may have...

FDA Drops Plan To Ban Tanning Beds for Minors Nationwide

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 20, 2026
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FRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A long-debated plan to block teens from using tanning beds nationwide will not move forward.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said earlier this week it is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have banned anyone...