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More Women Are Freezing Eggs, But Are They Using Them?

A new study finds the number of women freezing their eggs has quadrupled since 2014, but a surprisingly small percentage of women have returned to use them within five to seven years.

Repeat COVID Infections Raise the Risk of Long COVID in Kids

A large, new study finds children and adolescents are twice as likely to develop long COVID after a second COVID infection.

Gen X and Baby Boomers Addicted to Ultra-Processed Foods, Study Finds

1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men from Generation X and the tail end of the Baby Boom meet the criteria for addiction to ultra-processed foods, researchers say.

03 Oct
Menopause Doesn't Affect MS Progression, Major Study Concludes

Menopause Doesn't Affect MS Progression, Major Study Concludes

Menopause does not increase symptoms and disability among women with multiple sclerosis, a major new study has concluded.

Some experts had been concerned that fluctuating hormone levels associated with menopause might affect severity of the neurodegenerative disease, res...

03 Oct
Free School Meals Linked To Less High Blood Pressure Among Children

Free School Meals Linked To Less High Blood Pressure Among Children

Universal free meal programs appear to improve kids’ heart health, a new study says.

The proportion of students with high blood pressure fell by nearly 11% over five years among schools that signed up for free meal programs, researchers recently reported in JAM...

03 Oct
Bad Sleep Linked To Accelerated Brain Aging

Bad Sleep Linked To Accelerated Brain Aging

Rotten sleep might accelerate the aging of a person’s brain, partly by increasing inflammation, a new study says.

People’s brains aged faster as they scored worse on a five-point scale of sleep quality, researchers reported Sept. 30 in the journal eBioMed...

03 Oct
Smart Patch Helps Addicts, Alcoholics Manage Stress And Cravings

Smart Patch Helps Addicts, Alcoholics Manage Stress And Cravings

A “stress coach” smart patch can help people struggling with addiction or alcoholism manage their anxiety and cravings, lowering their risk of relapse, a new study shows.

The biofeedback patch provides people with real-time monitoring of their heart rate, whi...

03 Oct
Flavored Weed Vapes Becoming New Face Of Teen Drug Use

Flavored Weed Vapes Becoming New Face Of Teen Drug Use

Flavored weed vapes are now American teens’ favorite way to get high, a new study says.

Vaping marijuana has become increasingly popular among weed users, and flavored cannabis vapes are their preferred product, according to research published in the Journal of...

03 Oct
Immigrants' Heart Health Advantage Fades While Living In The U.S., Study Says

Immigrants' Heart Health Advantage Fades While Living In The U.S., Study Says

Immigrants come to the United States hale and healthy, but that doesn’t last long, a new study says.

Immigrants’ heart disease risk increases the longer they live in the U.S., according to research scheduled for presentation today at an American College of Ca...

02 Oct
Walmart Pledges to Ditch Several Artificial Colors and Additives by 2027

Walmart Pledges to Ditch Several Artificial Colors and Additives by 2027

Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, has announced a sweeping plan to remove synthetic food dyes and 30 other additives from its store brands sold in the U.S. by January 2027. 

The company's goal, announced Wednesday, targets about 1,000 products, including...

02 Oct
Doctors Warn Against Imitating Hot Noodle Scene from 'KPop Demon Hunters'

Doctors Warn Against Imitating Hot Noodle Scene from 'KPop Demon Hunters'

Doctors nationwide are issuing urgent warnings about a viral food trend inspired by the hit Netflix movie "KPop Demon Hunters" that is causing serious scalding injuries in children and teens.

The trend involves youth imitating a scene from the movie by eating extremely h...

02 Oct
Study Finds Microplastics in All Tested Beverages, Especially Hot Drinks

Study Finds Microplastics in All Tested Beverages, Especially Hot Drinks

The concerning spread of microplastics — plastic fragments smaller than a grain of rice — has now been found to extend to nearly every drink we consume. 

Research just published in Science in the Total Environment revealed that every hot and col...

02 Oct
Gene Test Can Predict Breast Cancer Risk For Women Diagnosed With Abnormal Cells

Gene Test Can Predict Breast Cancer Risk For Women Diagnosed With Abnormal Cells

A genetic risk score can help predict which women will develop invasive breast cancer after abnormal cells have been found in their breast tissue, researchers said.

Women who scored high on the genetic blood test were twice as likely to develop breast cancer after doctor...

02 Oct
Industrial Chemical Linked To Parkinson's Disease

Industrial Chemical Linked To Parkinson's Disease

Long-term exposure to a chemical used in metal degreasing and dry cleaning might increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, a new study says.

Seniors living in places with the highest airborne levels of trichloroethylene showed a 10% higher risk for Parkinson’...

02 Oct
Adrenaline Nasal Sprays Work As Well As EpiPen For Allergic Shock

Adrenaline Nasal Sprays Work As Well As EpiPen For Allergic Shock

People with extreme, life-threatening allergic reactions might do as well to use a nasal spray as jab themselves in a thigh with an EpiPen, a new evidence review says.

Adrenaline delivered with liquid or powder nasal sprays is as effective, and sometimes even better, tha...

02 Oct
Taxpayers Paid Billions Treating Gunshot Wounds, Study Estimates

Taxpayers Paid Billions Treating Gunshot Wounds, Study Estimates

American taxpayers have foot the bill for billions of dollars spent treating gunshot wounds, a new study says.

Treatment for firearm injuries cost U.S. hospitals an estimated $7.7 billion between 2016 and 2021, with the largest share falling on urban hospitals that serve...

02 Oct
Farm Workers At Risk For Kidney Disease

Farm Workers At Risk For Kidney Disease

Farm workers have a higher risk for kidney disease, mainly due to exposure to high heat and agricultural chemicals, a new small-scale study says.

Workers on a grape farm near the Arizona-Sonora border had high levels of arsenic, cadmium and chromium in their urine, and t...

02 Oct
Kids' Long COVID Risk Doubles After Second Infection, Researchers Say

Kids' Long COVID Risk Doubles After Second Infection, Researchers Say

Children and teens have a doubled risk of long COVID following their second COVID-19 infection, researchers report.

What’s more, long COVID dramatically increases kids’ risk of myocarditis, blood clots, damaged kidneys, abnormal heart beats and other health p...

01 Oct
NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy

NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a move that surprised many in the scientific community, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $50 million to 13 research projects focused on the complex and credible causes of autism. 

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01 Oct
New Scorecard Reveals Which States Prepared for Climate Health Threats

New Scorecard Reveals Which States Prepared for Climate Health Threats

A new Commonwealth Fund report offers the first state-by-state ranking of how vulnerable individual health and health care systems are to climate risks. 

The report analyzed all 50 states and Washington, D.C., looking at factors like extreme heat, flooding and air q...

01 Oct
HPV Vaccine Protecting Against Infections, Even Among Unvaccinated

HPV Vaccine Protecting Against Infections, Even Among Unvaccinated

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is protecting women from the cervical-cancer-causing virus — including those who don’t get the jab, a new study says.

Depending on which vaccine they received, HPV infections fell by 76% to 98% over 17 years among vaccin...

01 Oct
Air Pollution Worsens Sleep Apnea

Air Pollution Worsens Sleep Apnea

Air pollution could be making matters worse for people with sleep apnea, according to a new study.

Sleep apnea patients have more episodes of reduced or stopped breathing during their slumber in areas with heavier air pollution, researchers reported Tuesday at an Europea...

01 Oct
Shift Workers Face Higher Risk For Kidney Stones

Shift Workers Face Higher Risk For Kidney Stones

Folks who work a night shift are at greater risk for kidney stones, new research shows.

Shift workers have a 15% to 22% higher risk of kidney stones, particularly if they’re younger or work a desk job, according to a study published today in the journal Mayo Cl...

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