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Stopping GLP-1 Drugs May Raise Heart Risks
A new study finds even brief breaks from GLP-1 medications can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death—highlighting the importance of staying on treatment.
High Blood Pressure Deaths On the Rise in Younger Women
A new study finds deaths from heart disease related to high blood pressure have quadrupled over the past two decades in young women.
Early Morning Workouts May Be Best for Your Heart — Especially Around 7 a.m.
A new study suggests people who exercise in the early morning have lower risks of coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.
Study Warns Fluoride Bans May Raise Tooth Decay in Children
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- March 24, 2026
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Removing fluoride from drinking water could lead to more cavities in kids and higher health care costs, a new analysis suggests.
Researchers estimate that if five states stop adding fluoride to public water, more than 132,000 additional kids could need dental treatment w...
Your Choice Of Booze Influences Your Risk Of Death, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 24, 2026
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Too much alcohol of any type is bad for a person’s health, but some booze is more harmful than others, a new study says.
Beer, cider and liquor all appear to increase people’s risk of an early death, even at low levels of imbibing, researchers are slated to r...
Insulin Prices Fell For Medicare Patients Under Biden-Era Caps, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 24, 2026
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Biden-era policies have reined in insulin prices for Medicare patients, a new study says.
Roughly 3 out of 4 (75%) Medicare prescription beneficiaries were paying $35 or less for each month’s supply of insulin within a year of price caps enacted under President Joe...
AI Gets a 'D' When Judging Scientific, Medical Claims
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 24, 2026
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Folks who rely on chatbots for their scientific and medical info, be forewarned — artificial intelligence (AI) gets a "D" when it’s asked to evaluate whether a claim is true or false, a new study says.
ChatGPT’s accuracy in assessing scientific claims w...
New Fathers Face Mental Health Challenges, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 24, 2026
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New fathers might be proud poppas, but their mental health might be shaky as they adapt to their increased responsibilities, a new study says.
Men have a 30% increased risk of depression and stress disorders by the end of their first year of fatherhood, researchers repor...
New Online Tool Helps Parkinson's Patients Weigh Brain Implant Decision
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 24, 2026
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Brain implants are proven to help Parkinson’s disease patients control their symptoms, but deciding whether to go through with such an invasive surgery can be overwhelming.
Now, researchers have developed an online decision-making tool to help patients understand t...
Teens Often Pressured To Send Sexual Photos by Someone They Know, Study Finds
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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Many teens who are asked to send sexual photos are being pressured by someone they know, and most often, it's a boyfriend or girlfriend, according to new research.
The study, published March 17 in JAMA Network Open, asked more than 6,200 young people ages 18 to ...
FDA Approves Higher-Dose Wegovy To Help People Lose More Weight
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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A stronger version of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy is on the way after federal regulators signed off on a higher dose.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy. U...
Nursing Homes Accused of False Diagnoses To Hide Drug Use
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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A new report says some U.S. nursing homes may be falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to justify using powerful antipsychotic drugs to manage them.
The findings come from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
Nearly 90,000 Bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Recalled Nationwide
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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If you have children’s ibuprofen at home, you may want to check the label.
Nearly 90,000 bottles have been recalled over possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.
The recall affects 89,592 bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen ...
A Nasal Swab for Alzheimer's? Duke Team Has One in Testing
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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Detecting the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease may one day be as easy as swabbing the inside of your nose.
An experimental swab, patented by Duke Health, picked up early changes in nerve and immune cells even before thinking and memory problems had emerged.
Your Bank Account Might Show How Well Your Brain Will Age, Researchers Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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A person’s bank statement might predict how fast their brain will age, a new study says.
Money troubles in middle and old age were consistently associated with worse memory scores and faster brain decline, researchers recently reported in the American Journal o...
Rural Residents Have Highest Cancer Death Rates, Researchers Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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Rural residents face an increasingly larger share of cancer deaths in the U.S., with the gap continuing to widen between them and their urban brethren, a new study says.
Rural areas had the highest cancer death rates in 2021 to 2023, while large cities had the lowest rat...
Insurance Lapses Play Havoc With Diabetes Management, Study Shows
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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People with type 2 diabetes struggle to control their disease if their insurance coverage is shaky, a new study says.
Low-income adults who experience insurance “churn” – losing coverage off and on – have poorer blood sugar control and need more d...
Psychedelics Aren't Better Than Antidepressants In Treating Depression, Review Concludes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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Psychedelic drugs don’t appear to work any better than antidepressants among people with major depression, a new evidence review says.
Despite the hype around using “magic mushrooms” and LSD to treat some mental disorders, psychedelic-assisted therapy d...
Heat Advisories Might Not Trigger Soon Enough For Some Seniors, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 23, 2026
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Heat waves might endanger some urban-dwelling seniors at temperatures lower than those now used by cities to declare a heat emergency, a new study warns.
The risk of heat stroke and death among some seniors rises dramatically when the heat index reaches 90 degrees or hig...
Don't Forget This: Study Shows Cannabis Exacts a Toll on Your Memory
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 22, 2026
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Got something important you don’t dare forget — like taking your heart medication, turning off the stove or a big date?
Here’s some friendly advice from Carrie Cuttler, a researcher at Washington State University in Pullman.
"You probably do...
Want To Stress Less? Start With These Everyday Habits
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 21, 2026
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SATURDAY, March 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — You probably know someone who never loses their cool — even in a situation that would send most folks into a panic.
How come they don’t freak out under pressure?
Chalk it up to something called "psy...
Up to 155,000 COVID Deaths May Not Have Been Counted, Study Finds
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- March 20, 2026
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A new study suggests the true number of COVID-19 deaths in the early days of the pandemic may be much higher than official counts show.
Researchers estimate that as many as 155,000 additional deaths linked to COVID may have gone unrecognized in the United States during 2...
FDA Drops Plan To Ban Tanning Beds for Minors Nationwide
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- March 20, 2026
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A long-debated plan to block teens from using tanning beds nationwide will not move forward.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said earlier this week it is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have banned anyone under age 18 from using tanning beds.
The...
