Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Treating Depression

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 19, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Brain implants that deliver electric pulses can ease depression in people who aren't responding to psychiatric drugs, a new study says.

Half of a small group of people who received brain implants experienced significant i...

New Law Tightens Hemp Regulations, Threatening 300,000 Jobs

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A major change to hemp rules is now the law and producers warn it could shut down much of the $28 billion industry.

Congress, last week, approved strict new limits on hemp-derived products as part of the bill President Dona...

Morning Workouts Steal Sleep From Student Athletes, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Early morning practices may cost college athletes valuable zzz's, according to a new study.

Researchers at The Ohio State University analyzed more than 27,500 nights of sleep from 359 varsity athletes over a five-year perio...

NIH Grant Terminations Leave Thousands Without Access to Care, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of clinical trial participants lost access to important medical studies this year after the Trump administration terminated hundreds of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, according to new research published in ...

New Survey Shows 72% of Adults Struggle With Sleepiness Each Day

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tired? Well, a new national survey shows that you're not alone.

Researchers found that most adults feel sleepy during the day, and that tiredness affects many parts of everyday life.

The American Academy of Sleep Medi...

Cold Snaps, Heat Waves Kill Thousands Annually

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cold snaps and heat waves have contributed to tens of thousands of deaths in the United States over the past quarter-century, a new study says.

More than 69,000 U.S. deaths occurred between 1999 and 2024 where extreme cold ...

Online Tool Helps Younger Adults Plan For Their Long-Term Heart Health

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Usually, it’s not until late middle age that folks start worrying about heart disease.

But a first-of-its-kind online calculator is now available to help adults as young as 30 forecast their risk of heart problems dec...

New AI Might Boost Liver Donations By Highlighting Best Potential Donors

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) might help more donated livers reach recipients in a usable state by predicting how soon an organ donor will die after being taken off of life support, a new study says.

The time between removal...

Drugs Rarely Become Available In Lower-Income Countries Where They're Tested, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pharmaceutical companies are using the citizens of lower-income countries as guinea pigs to test cutting-edge drugs headed mainly for the United States and other well-off nations, a new study says.

Only a quarter of medicin...

Agriculture Linked To Melanoma Cluster In Pennsylvania

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A melanoma cluster found in the heart of Pennsylvania farm country has highlighted potential links between agriculture and skin cancer.

Adults 50 and older living in a 15-county stretch of south-central Pennsylvania were 57...

Traces Of Bacteria Found In Brain Tumors

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The brain is thought to be a sterile environment, free from germs.

But unexpected deposits of bacteria have been found inside brain tumors, apparently affecting how the cancers grow and behave, a new study says.  ...

Cheetos & Doritos Get Dye-Free Makeover With New ‘Simply NKD’ Line

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Bright orange fingers may soon be less common for some snackers.

PepsiCo announced that it will begin selling new versions of Cheetos and Doritos that contain no artificial colors or flavors.

The line, called "Simply ...

Washington Reports First Human Case of Rare Bird Flu Strain

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test positive for a rare bird flu strain that has never before been found in humans.

The older adult, who has underlying health problems, was ho...

FDA Limits Duchenne Gene Therapy After Two Teens Die of Liver Failure

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tightening restrictions on a gene therapy used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy after two teenagers died from liver failure linked to the medication.

The FDA decision limits...

Deadly Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Infects 9 in Ethiopia, WHO Confirms

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola.

This marks the country’s first known outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the World Health Organ...

Keto Diet Stops A Young Girl's Epileptic Seizures

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Alana “Lani” Silverberg was a real firecracker with a big personality at age 3 — until she started having seizures.

The sweetheart swiftly turned quiet, cranky, sleepless and fatigued, worn down by her seiz...

Diabetes Drug Quells Weight Loss Among Kids On Bipolar Meds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A diabetes drug can help manage weight gain among children prescribed medications to treat bipolar disorder, a new study shows.

Second-generation antipsychotics like aripiprazole, risperidone and quetiapine are often effecti...

Hit HBO Series Doubled Internet Searches For An Addictive Benzodiazepine

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Life imitates art, the saying goes, but does that extend to TV depictions of prescription drug misuse?

The last season of the HBO hit series "The White Lotus" might have inadvertently increased interest in a powerful anti-an...

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Colon Cancer Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Younger adults who eat lots of ultra-processed foods are more likely to develop polyps that can become colon cancer, a new study says.

Women under 50 whose diets contained the largest amounts of ultra-processed foods had a 4...

General Anesthesia Safe For C-sections, Analysis Argues

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women undergoing a cesarean section delivery typically have the procedure while awake, with only a nerve blocker protecting them from the pain.

For some, the pain can be overwhelming, even after the block, but this might be ...