Trump Administration Restores Nearly $2 Billion in Mental Health Grants

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Federal funding for mental health and addiction treatment programs will continue after the Trump administration abruptly reversed a plan to end nearly $2 billion in grants across the country.

Late Tuesday, thousands of grant...

Whole Milk Returns to School Lunches

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Whole milk may soon be back on school lunch trays across the U.S.

President Donald Trump signed a new law Wednesday that allows schools to serve whole and 2% milk again, reversing rules that limited higher-fat milk options f...

Nerve Stimulation Halts Depression In More Than 20% Of Patients, Clinical Trial Reports

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Treatment-resistant depression might be eased using an implant that sends electrical pulses to one of the body’s major nerve clusters, a new study says.

The implant, placed under the skin in the chest, sends carefully ...

Medical Students Not Being Adequately Trained To Confront Death, Review Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Doctors encounter death more than people in nearly all other lines of work.

That’s the price they pay for a career spent saving lives and helping people.

But modern medical education leaves doctors little-prepare...

Measles Outbreaks Grow in South Carolina and Southwest, Officials Warn

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are struggling to contain two growing measles outbreaks in the U.S., as new cases continue to climb weeks after holiday travel and gatherings helped the virus spread.

In South Carolina, officials confirmed...

Small Daily Habit Changes Could Add Years to Your Life, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — You don’t need a new diet plan or a gym membership to improve your health in 2026. 

New research suggests that very small daily changes like sleeping a few extra minutes, moving a little more and eating slightly...

Obamacare Enrollment Drops After Premium Subsidies Expire

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Fewer Americans are signing up for Obamacare this year after extra financial help that lowered monthly premiums expired, new counts show.

As of early January, 22.8 million people had enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) h...

FDA Moves To Remove Suicide Warnings From GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Federal health regulators say popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound do not increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, and they have asked drugmakers to remove those warnings from medication labels.

The U.S. Food ...

Burn Pits Loaded Veterans' Lungs With Carbon, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to open-air burn pits during post-9/11 military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan likely caused lung damage in some U.S. veterans, a new study says.

Veterans with deployment-related lung disease had higher levels ...

Can Teens Use Social Media Too Little For Their Own Good? Maybe, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — There appears to be a “Goldilocks zone” when it comes to social media use among teenagers.

Too much social media use can negatively affect a teenager’s well-being, a new study finds, dovetailing with resu...

Genetics, Virus Play Key Roles In MS, Studies Suggest

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Genetics appear to help determine who develops multiple sclerosis (MS), a pair of new studies says.

A person’s genetics interact with an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) to cause a severe autoimmune reaction t...

Depression Might Signal Brain Disease Risk Among Seniors

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Depression in old age could be an early sign of serious brain disease, a new study says.

Depression occurs more often and earlier in seniors who go on to develop Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia, researchers...

Elevated Blood Pressure Increases Pregnancy Risks, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Managing an expecting mother’s blood pressure could improve her odds of an overall healthy pregnancy, a new study says.

Just a 10-point increase in a pregnant woman’s systolic blood pressure — the top num...

This Device Might Help Seniors Avoid Dementia, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 15, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Some seniors are loathe to don a hearing aid, worried that the devices will be a hassle or make them look old.

But that hearing aid might help them avoid dementia, a new study says.

People prescribed a hearing aid ha...

Medical Debt Linked To Rent and Mortgage Problems, Study Says

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 14, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People burdened with medical bills may also be more likely to struggle to keep a roof over their heads, a new study finds.

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report that adults with medic...

Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore $12M to American Academy of Pediatrics

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 14, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A judge has ruled that the Trump administration must restore millions in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), saying the cuts may have been intended to punish the group for its public health positions.

U.S...

Scientists Find Key to Making Rare But Healthier Sugar

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 14, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Sweet without the regret has long been the goal of sugar substitutes, and they rarely live up to the promise. 

But researchers now say they’ve found a rare sugar that comes closer than most, thanks to a new, ch...

EPA May Stop Assessing Health Benefits When Setting Air Pollution Rules

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 14, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may soon stop putting a dollar value on the health benefits of cleaner air.

The move, experts warn, could lead to weaker protections against some of the most dangerous pollut...

Abortion Bans Might Endanger Pregnancies Achieved Through Fertility Treatment

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 14, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Abortion restrictions could be endangering some pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment, a new study says.

States with laws that target abortion providers have worse health outcomes for women using fertility tre...

Early Menopause Not Linked To Higher Diabetes Risk, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 14, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Early menopause has been linked to a number of health problems, including heart disease, stroke and loss of bone density.

But there doesn’t appear to be a similar link between early menopause and a higher risk of ty...