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

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, asked more than 6,200 young people ages 18 to 28 to look back on exp...

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

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 semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy. Until now, the highest ...

Nursing Homes Accused of False Diagnoses To Hide Drug Use

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 (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which ...

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

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 affects 89,592 bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension made b...

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

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 thinking and memory problems had emerged.

"If we can diagnose p...

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

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 recently reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Rural Residents Have Highest Cancer Death Rates, Researchers Say

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 2021 to 2023, while large cities had the lowest rates, researchers report...

Insurance Lapses Play Havoc With Diabetes Management, Study Shows

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 – have poorer blood sugar control and need more diabetes meds than thos...

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

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 mental disorders, psychedelic-assisted therapy did not outperform trad...

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

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 dramatically when the heat index reaches 90 degrees or higher for at least two d...

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

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 State University in Pullman.

"You probably don’t want to be h...

Want To Stress Less? Start With These Everyday Habits

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 "psychological flexibility."

"They’re able to change the way t...

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

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 gone unrecognized in the United States during 2020 and 2021. 

FDA Drops Plan To Ban Tanning Beds for Minors Nationwide

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 under age 18 from using tanning beds.

The rule, first proposed ...

Survey Shows More People Struggling To Afford ACA Insurance

FRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Rising health insurance costs are pushing some Americans to drop their coverage, a new survey finds.

About 1 in 10 people who had Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans last year are now uninsured, according to a report from the health policy group KFF. 

The change follows a sharp increas...

Heart Benefits From GLP-1 Drugs Fade After Stopping, Study Finds

FRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro are known to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke, but a new study suggests those benefits may not last if people stop taking them.

Researchers found that heart risks begin to rise again within six months after stopping GLP-1 medications, and much of the b...

High Blood Pressure Deaths Quadruple Among Young Women, Study Finds

FRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure-related deaths are skyrocketing among young women, with rates up more than fourfold during the past two decades, a new study says.

Nearly 5 of every 100,000 deaths among 25- to 44-year-old women in 2023 owed to heart disease caused by high blood pressure, compared to about...

Meningitis Vaccine Doesn't Protect Gay, Bisexual Men From Gonorrhea, Clinical Trial Concludes

FRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A meningitis vaccine does not protect against gonorrhea spread between men, a new clinical trial has concluded.

Experts had hoped that a meningococcal B vaccine called 4CMenB might prevent the spread of gonorrhea, based on an earlier study that linked the vaccine to a 38% reduced risk of the ...

'Early Bird' Exercisers Get The Most Health Benefits, Study Finds

FRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — “Early bird” exercise provides better health benefits for people, a new study says.

People who regularly exercise in the early morning are significantly less likely to develop clogged arteries, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or obesity, researchers are slated to report at th...

Social Media Poses Risks to Children's Mental Health, Review Concludes

FRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Social media is bad for kids, increasing their risk of depression, self-harm, substance use and behavior problems, a major evidence review has concluded.

The risk social media poses to kids’ health is “comparable with other modifiable lifestyle factors, such as physical inactivity...