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Sleeping Without Pillows May Help Protect Vision in Glaucoma Patients
A new study finds sleeping without pillows may lower internal eye pressure in people with glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide.
Night Owls Face Higher Risk for Heart Problems
A new study finds people who are naturally ‘evening types’ have worse overall heart health and a higher risk of heart attack and stroke.
Hormone Replacement Therapy May Not Ease Memory and Mood Problems Related to Menopause
A large, new study finds menopause is associated with brain changes and poorer mental health — whether or not women use hormone therapy.
Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Botox and 14 Other Major Drugs
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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Fifteen prescription medications, including Botox and the diabetes drug Trulicity, will be the focus of federal price negotiations that could lower prices for Medicare patients.
An outgrowth of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the talks aim to lower costs for so...
South Carolina Measles Outbreak Now the Largest in Recent U.S. History
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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A fast-growing measles outbreak in South Carolina has eclipsed last year’s record-setting Texas surge.
As of Tuesday, South Carolina’s outbreak had reached 789 confirmed cases, the state Department of Public Health announced this week. (In all, 762 people wer...
Common Parasite Hiding in Many People Is More Complex Than Scientists Thought
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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A parasite that lives inside as many as 1 in 3 people worldwide may be much harder to treat than once believed, according to new research from the University of California, Riverside.
The study, published Jan. 24 in the journal Nature Communications, found that ...
Freshly Brewed Tea May Support Long-Term Health, Research Shows
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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If green tea is already part of your daily routine, you may be giving your health a boost without even realizing it.
New research suggests that drinking tea, especially green tea, is linked to a lower risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and several types of cancer.&...
Nearly Half Of American Adults Will Be Obese By 2035, Study Warns
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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Nearly half of American adults – some 126 million people – will be obese within 10 years, a new study projects.
Adult obesity in the U.S. is projected to affect 47% of the population by 2035, researchers reported Jan. 28 in the Journal of the American Med...
Opening Up, Sharing Can Be Best Thing For Stroke Survivors, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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Dr. Dipika Aggarwal found her life turned upside down following her 2019 stroke.
At just 38, the neurologist from Kansas City, Missouri, went from a thriving career to months in intensive rehab, followed by isolation during the COVID lockdown.
“I lost my prof...
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Strep Throat: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes, and Living With It
- Dr. Sarah Adams, retired primary care pediatrician HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on quickly and may feel worse than a typical cold. While strep throat is most common in children and teens, people of all ages can get it.
The good n...
Electromagnetic Pulses Aid Stroke Recovery, Trial Results Indicate
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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Stroke survivors might benefit from electromagnetic pulses that stimulate their brains and spur on their recovery, a new study says.
This treatment — called electromagnetic network-targeted field (ENTF) therapy — significantly reduced disability in stroke sur...
Driving Habits Provide Window Into Seniors' Brain Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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Larry Duncan valued driving as part of his independence.
But Duncan — a retired business owner from Pinehurst, North Carolina — started to become more nervous behind the wheel prior to his diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease in 2023.
“Larry w...
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Opinion: When Doctors Disagree: Understanding Different Medical Opinions
- Elspeth Davies, Qualitative Researcher, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2026
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Why can’t doctors agree on what’s best for you? If you’ve ever received mixed advice from doctors or seen differing opinions expressed by professionals in the news, you’re not alone.
One specialist may strongly recommend a screening test, medicat...
New Discovery Could Change How Asthma Is Treated, Scientists Say
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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Scientists may have uncovered a new cause of asthma that could change how the disease is treated.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, say they’ve identified previously unknown molecules that may play a major role in asthma-related inf...
Thousands of Kaiser Nurses Walk Out in California and Hawaii
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers walked off the job Monday morning at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii, calling for safer staffing levels and better pay.
The strike affects at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics, maki...
Slippery Streets After Winter Storms Raise Risk of Falls, Doctor Warns
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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After a winter storm, sidewalks, parking lots and stairways can quickly turn into slip hazards, even after plows and salt trucks have passed.
"An invisible patch of ice is an accident waiting to happen," Dr. Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at the Hospi...
Stress Linked to Earlier Deaths Among Black Americans, Study Shows
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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Years of stress linked to racism, hardship and discrimination may explain nearly half the gap in life expectancy between Black and white adults, a new study finds.
The research — published Jan. 26 in JAMA Network Open — shows that long-term stress ra...
Tobacco Companies Flouting Instagram Restrictions To Target Young People, Study Argues
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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U.S. tobacco companies are flouting policies intended to shield young people from pro-tobacco messaging on Instagram, a new study says.
Such messaging is supposed to be “age-gated” on Instagram, with access denied to people under 21, researchers said.
B...
One Simple Step At Bedtime Might Help Fight Glaucoma, Experts Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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One simple step at bedtime can help people with glaucoma slow the progression of their eye disease, a new study says.
Sleeping without pillows might help lower patients’ internal eye pressure, which when elevated in glaucoma can cause optic nerve damage and irrever...
Night Owls Have Worse Heart Health, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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Do you prefer to stay up late, living it up through the night while everyone else is snoozing away?
You might be doing your heart health a disservice, a new study says.
Middle-aged and older night owls appear to have worse heart health, likely due to unhealthy life...
Cutting Salt In Prepared Foods Can Protect Nations' Heart Health, European Studies Find
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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You might not notice a pinch of salt missing from your bread, sandwich or pizza, but your body definitely will, according to a pair of new European studies.
Efforts to lower sodium levels in packaged and prepared foods are expected to improve heart health in both France ...
Early Language Intervention Helps Most Non-Speaking Children With Autism
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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Early treatment can help most non-speaking children with autism gain some verbal ability, a new study says.
Following early intervention, about two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism gained the ability to use single words, researchers recently reported in the Jo...
Red Light Therapy Might Protect Football Players From Brain Damage
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 28, 2026
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Red light therapy might be able to protect football players from brain damage caused by frequent head impacts, a new small-scale study says.
College football players treated with red light therapy over the course of a season wound up with much less brain inflammation tha...
