Hospitals Wrongly Penalized For Life-Saving Stroke Care, Researchers Argue

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 20, 2026
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TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Hospitals are being inappropriately penalized for lifesaving stroke procedures, due to faulty federal methods for analyzing hospital safety, a new study says.

The measure is intended to assess “failure-to-rescue&rdquo...

No Link Between Acetaminophen and Autism, ADHD, Evidence Review Concludes

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 20, 2026
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TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase a child’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, a new evidence review has concluded.

The review, which analyzed results from 43 previous studies, debu...

Whole Foods Diet Allows Folks To Eat More While Cutting Calories, Analysis Shows

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 20, 2026
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TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Did you make a New Year’s resolution to ditch ultra-processed foods and eat only whole foods?

If so, you have better odds of losing weight in 2026 even as you chow down, a new study says.

People following a comp...

AI Predicts Seniors' Fall Risk Based On Core Strength, As Early As Middle Age

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 20, 2026
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TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — AI can predict a person’s risk of a fall injury in old age while they're still in their 40s and 50s, a new study says.

The AI analyzes CT imaging scans of a person’s abdomen, focusing on their core strength.

FDA-Approved Nerve Stimulation Device For ADHD Is Ineffective, Clinical Trial Concludes

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 20, 2026
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TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved device for treating ADHD in kids simply doesn’t work, a new clinical trial says.

The device — an external trigeminal nerve stimulator — was not effective ...

U.S. Parents More Relaxed About Their Kids Using Swear Words, Poll Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 20, 2026
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TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Who says the president of the United States isn’t a role model?

Most U.S. parents these days are inclined to shrug off their child dropping the f-bomb, as President Donald Trump did last week at a Ford plant in Michig...

As Forests Shrink, Mosquitoes Are Turning to Humans for Blood

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 19, 2026
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MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — As people cut deeper into Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes may be changing who they bite, and a new study suggests they have a new favorite target: humans.

The Atlantic Forest once stretched across much of Brazil&r...

New Coffee Chemicals Show Promise for Managing Type 2 Diabetes

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 19, 2026
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MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Coffee may do more than boost energy.

New research suggests that certain compounds found in roasted coffee beans could help slow how quickly sugar enters the bloodstream, a finding that could one day support new foods aimed ...

Why Connecting With Others is Good For Your Health

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• January 18, 2026
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SUNDAY, Jan. 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A third of U.S. adults are lonely, and a quarter lack social and emotional support — and research underscores that’s just not healthy.

"Humans are a social species. We are highly dependent on others from birth," ...

What You Can Do To Prevent Chronic Kidney Disease

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• January 17, 2026
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SATURDAY, Jan. 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — More than 14% of U.S. adults have some level of chronic kidney disease — and most have no idea.

"People with chronic kidney disease generally have no symptoms until they’re very near kidney failure," said kidne...

Popular Super Greens Supplement Recalled After Salmonella Illnesses Reported

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A powdered super greens supplement sold across the U.S. has been recalled after federal health officials linked it to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in at least 21 states.

At least 45 people have bec...

Mistrust Fuels Drop in Deceased Organ Donations, Kidney Transplants

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant, and most need a kidney. Thousands die each year before a matching organ becomes available.

New federal data reviewed by the Kidney Transplant Collabor...

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 ...

'If In Doubt, Sit Them Out,' Insists New Concussion Guidance For Parents

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The bottom line for managing youth sports concussions is “if in doubt, sit them out,” new guidelines say.

Earlier recognition of a concussion — and removal from play — will help a young athlete more q...

Air Pollution Increases Risk of Childhood High Blood Pressure

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Children might wind up with high blood pressure due to air pollution exposure that occurred in the womb or the cradle, a new study says.

Exposure to smog before and after birth increases a child’s odds of having higher...

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...

Fingertip Blood Oxygen Monitors Are Less Accurate For People Of Color, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Most everyone’s seen one in a doctor’s office or hospital room — the finger clip device that reads a person’s pulse and blood oxygen levels.

But new research shows these ubiquitous devices appear to g...

Drunk For No Reason? Could Be A Rare Gut Disorder, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 16, 2026
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FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Ever felt drunk, hammered, wasted, absolutely smashed — but you haven’t touched a drop of alcohol?

You might have suffered from a rare gut condition called auto-brewery syndrome, which causes alcohol intoxication...