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Flavored Marijuana Vaping Surges Among U.S. Teens
National surveys conducted from 2021 to 2024 show more teens are vaping marijuana, and flavored versions are their drug of choice.
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.
FDA Signs off on New Version of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2025
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A new low-cost version of the abortion pill mifepristone just received federal approval and it’s already stirring political controversy.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval to Evita Solutions for its generic version of mifepristone...
Scientists Grow Egg Cells From Human Skin in New Study
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2025
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Oregon scientists have taken an early step toward creating lab-grown eggs using human skin cells, but the process faces major challenges before it could ever be used to help people have children.
In the new study, published Sept. 30 in the journal Nature Communicatio...
Menopause Doesn't Affect MS Progression, Major Study Concludes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2025
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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...
Free School Meals Linked To Less High Blood Pressure Among Children
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2025
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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...
Bad Sleep Linked To Accelerated Brain Aging
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2025
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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...
Smart Patch Helps Addicts, Alcoholics Manage Stress And Cravings
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2025
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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...
Flavored Weed Vapes Becoming New Face Of Teen Drug Use
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2025
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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...
Immigrants' Heart Health Advantage Fades While Living In The U.S., Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2025
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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...
Walmart Pledges to Ditch Several Artificial Colors and Additives by 2027
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2025
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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...
Doctors Warn Against Imitating Hot Noodle Scene from 'KPop Demon Hunters'
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2025
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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...
Study Finds Microplastics in All Tested Beverages, Especially Hot Drinks
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2025
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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...
Gene Test Can Predict Breast Cancer Risk For Women Diagnosed With Abnormal Cells
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2025
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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...
Industrial Chemical Linked To Parkinson's Disease
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2025
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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’...
Adrenaline Nasal Sprays Work As Well As EpiPen For Allergic Shock
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2025
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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...
Taxpayers Paid Billions Treating Gunshot Wounds, Study Estimates
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2025
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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...
Farm Workers At Risk For Kidney Disease
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2025
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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...
Kids' Long COVID Risk Doubles After Second Infection, Researchers Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2025
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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...
NIH Awards $50 Million to Top Autism Researchers Despite Political Controversy
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
- October 1, 2025
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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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New Scorecard Reveals Which States Prepared for Climate Health Threats
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
- October 1, 2025
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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...
HPV Vaccine Protecting Against Infections, Even Among Unvaccinated
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 1, 2025
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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...
