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14 Jan
Study: Chronic Illness Raises Risk of Botox Side Effects
UK researchers report higher complication rates from cosmetic Botox injections among patients with chronic conditions like type 1 diabetes and thyroid disease.
13 Jan
Having This Many Children May Lead to Faster Biological Aging
New research finds family size and pregnancy timing may impact how well a woman ages and how long she lives.
12 Jan
Why Some UTIs Won’t Go Away — Even After Treatment
A new case study suggests bacteria hidden deep in the bladder lining may be causing chronic urinary tract infections in women and girls.
Medical Debt Linked To Rent and Mortgage Problems, Study Says
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 medical debt were much more likely to face housing problems, including trouble paying rent or a mortgage, eviction or foreclo...
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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore $12M to American Academy of Pediatrics
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. District Judge Beryl Howell's ruling temporarily restores seven federal grants to the AAP while a lawsuit continues.
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Scientists Find Key to Making Rare But Healthier Sugar
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, cheaper way to make it.
A new study from Tufts University outlines a new way to make tagatose, a rare sugar that tas...
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EPA May Stop Assessing Health Benefits When Setting Air Pollution Rules
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 pollutants.
Internal agency emails and documents reviewed by The New York Times show that, under President Dona...
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Abortion Bans Might Endanger Pregnancies Achieved Through Fertility Treatment
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 treatment compared with states that don’t have such laws, researchers reported Jan. 9 in JAMA Health Forum.<...
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Early Menopause Not Linked To Higher Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
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 type 2 diabetes, researchers reported today in the journal Menopause.
Women who enter menopause before age ...
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Shop 'Til You Drop? Online Shopping Linked To Higher Stress Levels
Are you trying to lower your stress by scrolling eBay for rare finds, or shopping Amazon for bargains?
You might be barking up the wrong tree, a new study says.
Online shopping is more strongly linked to stress than reading the news, checking your inbox or watching porn, researchers reported Jan. 9 in the Journal of Medical Inter...
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Chronic Illnesses Increase Risk Of Botox Side Effects, Experts Say
People with diabetes, migraines and other chronic illnesses should think twice before receiving cosmetic Botox injections, a new study says.
These sorts of ongoing health problems can dramatically increase the risk of side effects from botulinum toxin injections, researchers recently reported in Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
Si...
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Two-Thirds Of Crohn's Disease Patients Benefit From Fasting Diet, Clinical Trial Shows
Fasting a handful of days each month can significantly improve GI symptoms among people with Crohn’s disease.
The new approach, called “fasting mimicking,” improved symptoms among two-thirds of Crohn’s patients who tried it, researchers reported Jan. 13 in the journal Nature Medicine.
“We were v...
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U.S. Cancer Survival Rates Reach Record High, Report Says
Cancer survival rates in the United States are better than they’ve ever been.
For the first time, the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined reached a landmark 70%, the American Cancer Society (ACS) said in its 2026 cancer statistics report.
That survival rate among people diagnosed between 2015 and 2021 reflects surv...
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FDA Raises Cheese Recall To Highest Risk After Listeria Found
Federal regulators have escalated a nationwide cheese recall to their most serious warning level after lab tests confirmed the presence of Listeria, a potentially deadly bacteria.
The action was announced in a Jan. 6 enforcement report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The FDA upgraded the recall to Class I, ...
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Study Finds FDA Used Evidence, Not Politics, in Abortion Pill Decisions
The abortion pill mifepristone has long been at the center of heated political discussions.
But a new review suggests that behind the scenes, the federal agency that regulates the drug usually followed the science, not politics, when making key decisions about it.
The study — published Monday in the Journal of the Ame...
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New Barbie With Autism Aims To Help Kids Feel Seen and Included
For many children, toys are more than playthings, they’re a way to feel understood.
That’s the idea behind a new Barbie released this week, designed to reflect the experiences of people with autism.
The doll, introduced Monday by Mattel, is the first Barbie created to represent autism. It includes accessories and de...
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NYC Nurses Launch Largest Strike in City History
Thousands of nurses at several major New York City hospitals walked off the job Monday, marking the largest nurses' strike the city has ever seen.
The strike affects five major hospitals: Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, Montefiore Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Ce...
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Seniors With Dementia Being Prescribed Dangerous Mind-Altering Drugs, Study Says
Many seniors with dementia are being put at risk by brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion and hospitalization, a new study says.
In all, 1 in 4 Medicare-covered seniors with dementia have been prescribed drugs like antipsychotics, barbiturates and benzodiazepines, even though guidelines warn against their use, researchers r...
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Exercise, Diet Can Help Counter Gestational Diabetes
Exercising and eating right can help a pregnant woman significantly reduce her risk for gestational diabetes, a new evidence review says.
Those sorts of healthy lifestyle choices reduced the odds of gestational diabetes by up to 20%, researchers reported Jan. 7 in The BMJ.
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Blood Test Can Predict Crohn's Disease, Researchers Say
A simple blood test can predict a person’s future risk for the GI illness Crohn’s disease, a new study says.
The test can predict Crohn’s years before symptoms appear, making possible early diagnosis, treatment and even prevention, researchers reported Jan. 12 in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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IV Iron Replacement Might Be Easier, More Effective Treatment For Iron Deficiency Anemia
Women with iron deficiency anemia caused by heavy menstrual bleeding might be better helped by IV iron replacement compared to supplement tablets, a new study argues.
A single dose of intravenous iron replacement helped women better than iron supplements taken every other day, researchers reported Jan. 8 in the journal Blood Advances
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They Spent Hours In A Room Full Of Flu Patients And Walked Out Healthy — Here's How
Stick some flu patients in a confined hotel room with a group of healthy volunteers for hours on end, whiling away the time with conversation or card games.
What do you figure will happen?
Nothing, it turns out.
Not a single person caught the flu from a room full of college-aged flu patients in this bold real-world experiment, ...
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Confused About CPR? Don't Count On TV Shows For Accurate Depictions, Study Warns
How do you perform CPR properly? Who’s most likely to need CPR? Where are they most likely to collapse?
Don’t turn to scripted TV shows for answers to these questions, a new study warns.
Television depictions of cardiac arrest are likely to leave bystanders unprepared when it comes time to provide life-saving CPR, researc...
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