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Everyday Moves That Spike — or Reduce — Low Back Pain
Researchers look at how 10 common activities affect low back pain over the short and long term.
New Study Links Agent Orange to Rare Blood Cancer in Vietnam Vets
A landmark study finds Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange face a significantly higher risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome. Researchers hope this finding helps veterans get the health and disability benefits they’ve been denied for 50 years.
Do GLP-1 Drugs Affect Cancer Risk? New Study Says Probably Not
A review of 48 clinical trials on GLP-1 safety suggests the popular meds probably have little to no effect on cancer risk.
Suicide Deaths Fell Slightly in 2024, CDC Reports
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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The U.S. suicide rate dipped slightly in 2024, offering a small but hopeful improvement after years of increases, according to new provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A little over 48,800 people died by suicide last year, abou...
FDA Reviewing RSV Drugs for Infants, Though No Safety Issues Found
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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Federal regulators have begun a safety review of two RSV medicines used to protect infants, even though no safety problems have been reported.
The review covers Beyfortus (from Sanofi and AstraZeneca) and Enflonsia (from Merck), both monoclonal antibodies that help shiel...
Research Shows Imagining Positive Encounters Shapes Real-Life Feelings
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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Thinking about a positive moment with someone, even if it never happened, may actually make you like them more, new research shows.
A study published Dec. 10 in Nature Communications found that simply imagining a good interaction with a person can chang...
FDA Looks Into Reports of Deaths After COVID Vaccination
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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Federal officials say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing reports of possible deaths in adults and children following COVID-19 vaccination.
“FDA is doing a thorough investigation, across multiple age groups, of deaths potentially related to cor...
Medical Imaging Contributing To Water Pollution, Experts Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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Contrast chemicals injected into people for medical imaging scans are likely contributing to water pollution, a new study says.
Medicare patients alone received 13.5 billion milliliters of contrast media between 2011 and 2024, and those chemicals wound up in waterways af...
Financial Toxicity Common Among Families Of Childhood Leukemia Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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Childhood leukemia can land a family in dire financial straights, a new study says.
Nearly a third of families develop serious financial difficulties while their child receives chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, researc...
Leukemia Strikes Black Patients Earlier, With Higher Risk Of Death, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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Leukemia poses a considerably higher risk to Black patients compared to white patients, a new study says.
Black patients are diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at a younger age and are more likely to die from the blood cancer, according to findings presented Saturday ...
Social Media Draining Kids' Ability To Concentrate, Study Argues
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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Social media could be draining children of their ability to concentrate, a new study says.
Children who spend a lot of time on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter or Messenger gradually become less able to focus and pay attention, researchers reported Dec. 8 i...
Parents Might Pass Depression Down To Kids Through One Specific Symptom, Experts Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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Children of depressed parents are more likely to develop depression themselves, and a new study suggests this risk might be tied to one specific symptom of depression.
It’s already known that depression in parents can affect how children’s brains respond to p...
Nerve Blocks Now Recommended For ER Migraine Treatment
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2025
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People hospitalized for a debilitating migraine should receive targeted nerve blocks rather than IV opioids to quell their pain, according to a major update of treatment guidelines.
Doctors should use a nerve block injection to stop pain signals from thrumming through th...
GLP-1 Medications Show Little Effect on Cancer, Study Shows
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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A new study suggests popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Zepbound, may not lower cancer risk as some had hoped.
Researchers analyzed 48 randomized trials including 94,245 adults who were overweight, obese or had type 2 diabetes. More than 51,000 people took a GLP-1 dru...
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Opioid Use Linked to Higher Risk of C. Diff Infection, Study Finds
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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Taking opioids may make some patients more likely to develop a dangerous infection, new research suggests.
The infection is called Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff. It affects the colon and can spread easily, especially in hospitals and nursing home...
CDC Delays Annual Abortion Report Amid Internal Turmoil
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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For decades, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a yearly report tracking abortion trends across the country.
But this year’s report has been delayed until spring, and the agency says internal changes and staffing issues are to bl...
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Many Young Americans Still Smoking Tobacco and Cannabis, Study Shows
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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Many young Americans are still smoking nicotine, tobacco or cannabis, even as edibles and vapes continue to grow in popularity.
A University of Michigan study looked at how 12- to 34-year-olds are using these substances today. Researchers examined data from 8,722 individ...
AI Can Improve Epilepsy Treatment, Experts Argue
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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Artificial intelligence (AI) can help improve treatment of epilepsy by connecting the dots in complex cases, a new study says.
AI helped identify patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who might benefit from surgery, and it highlighted missing tests and evaluations that c...
U.S. ERs Are Failing Sickle Cell Patients In Pain, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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U.S. emergency rooms are failing patients in severe pain from a sickle cell disease crisis, a new study says.
Only 1 in 3 patients in an ER for sickle cell crisis receive opioid painkillers within the first hour as treatment guidelines recommend, researchers reported Sat...
TikTok Videos On Gout Misleading, Inaccurate, Experts Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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Gout patients shouldn’t trust TikTok videos for advice on managing their condition, a new study says.
Most videos portray gout flares as a personal choice that can be alleviated through a healthy diet and less booze, researchers reported today in the journal Rh...
Do Energy Drinks Increase Stroke Risk? One Patient's Story
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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Energy drinks might give you wings, unleash the beast or fuel your grind — but chugging too many might pose a serious stroke risk, doctors warn.
An otherwise fit and healthy man in his 50s with a daily eight-can habit found out the hard way, according to a case stu...
Uterine Fibroids Linked To Women's Heart Disease Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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Uterine fibroids could be an early warning flag for heart disease among women, a new study says.
Women diagnosed with uterine fibroids have a more than 80% higher risk of developing heart disease, researchers reported today in the Journal of the American Heart Associ...
Rising Temperatures Disturbing Americans' Slumber, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2025
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Climate change is costing people some shut-eye, and a new study says it’s only going to get worse.
Higher daytime or nighttime temperatures slightly lower the amount of sleep a person gets, researchers reported in the December issue of the journal Environment I...
