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15 Jan
Is No Social Media as Risky as Too Much for Teens?
A new study finds both heavy use and zero use of social media can negatively impact teen well-being.
14 Jan
Study: Chronic Illness Raises Risk of Botox Side Effects
UK researchers report higher complication rates from cosmetic Botox injections among patients with chronic conditions like type 1 diabetes and thyroid disease.
13 Jan
Having This Many Children May Lead to Faster Biological Aging
New research finds family size and pregnancy timing may impact how well a woman ages and how long she lives.
Trump Administration Restores Nearly $2 Billion in Mental Health Grants
Federal funding for mental health and addiction treatment programs will continue after the Trump administration abruptly reversed a plan to end nearly $2 billion in grants across the country.
Late Tuesday, thousands of grants overseen by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) were suddenly terminated.
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Whole Milk Returns to School Lunches
Whole milk may soon be back on school lunch trays across the U.S.
President Donald Trump signed a new law Wednesday that allows schools to serve whole and 2% milk again, reversing rules that limited higher-fat milk options for more than a decade.
The law, called the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, lets schools in the National School...
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- January 16, 2026
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Nerve Stimulation Halts Depression In More Than 20% Of Patients, Clinical Trial Reports
Treatment-resistant depression might be eased using an implant that sends electrical pulses to one of the body’s major nerve clusters, a new study says.
The implant, placed under the skin in the chest, sends carefully calibrated electrical pulses to the left vagus nerve — a major conduit between the brain and internal organs.
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- January 16, 2026
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'If In Doubt, Sit Them Out,' Insists New Concussion Guidance For Parents
The bottom line for managing youth sports concussions is “if in doubt, sit them out,” new guidelines say.
Earlier recognition of a concussion — and removal from play — will help a young athlete more quickly recover and return to competition, according to an easy-to-follow guide published recently in the Archives...
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- January 16, 2026
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Air Pollution Increases Risk of Childhood High Blood Pressure
Children might wind up with high blood pressure due to air pollution exposure that occurred in the womb or the cradle, a new study says.
Exposure to smog before and after birth increases a child’s odds of having higher blood pressure between ages 5 and 12, researchers report in the March 2026 issue of the journal Environmental Re...
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- January 16, 2026
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Medical Students Not Being Adequately Trained To Confront Death, Review Finds
Doctors encounter death more than people in nearly all other lines of work.
That’s the price they pay for a career spent saving lives and helping people.
But modern medical education leaves doctors little-prepared for this inevitable challenge, a new evidence review says.
There’s minimal evidence-based education ava...
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- January 16, 2026
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Fingertip Blood Oxygen Monitors Are Less Accurate For People Of Color, Study Finds
Most everyone’s seen one in a doctor’s office or hospital room — the finger clip device that reads a person’s pulse and blood oxygen levels.
But new research shows these ubiquitous devices appear to give misleading readings for people with darker skin tones, potentially affecting their care.
Pulse oximeters gi...
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- January 16, 2026
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Measles Outbreaks Grow in South Carolina and Southwest, Officials Warn
Health officials are struggling to contain two growing measles outbreaks in the U.S., as new cases continue to climb weeks after holiday travel and gatherings helped the virus spread.
In South Carolina, officials confirmed 124 new measles cases since Friday, pushing the state’s total to 434 cases as of Tuesday.
The outbre...
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- January 15, 2026
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Small Daily Habit Changes Could Add Years to Your Life, Study Finds
You don’t need a new diet plan or a gym membership to improve your health in 2026.
New research suggests that very small daily changes like sleeping a few extra minutes, moving a little more and eating slightly better may help people live longer and stay healthier as they age.
University of Sydney researchers studied more...
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- January 15, 2026
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Obamacare Enrollment Drops After Premium Subsidies Expire
Fewer Americans are signing up for Obamacare this year after extra financial help that lowered monthly premiums expired, new counts show.
As of early January, 22.8 million people had enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans for coverage starting Jan. 1. That’s down from 24.2 million people who were enrolled by the end of la...
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FDA Moves To Remove Suicide Warnings From GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
Federal health regulators say popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound do not increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, and they have asked drugmakers to remove those warnings from medication labels.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday that its latest safety review found no link between GLP-1 weight loss drugs ...
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- January 15, 2026
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Burn Pits Loaded Veterans' Lungs With Carbon, Study Says
Exposure to open-air burn pits during post-9/11 military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan likely caused lung damage in some U.S. veterans, a new study says.
Veterans with deployment-related lung disease had higher levels of carbon-based particles in their lungs compared to healthy controls, researchers recently wrote in the journal Sc...
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Can Teens Use Social Media Too Little For Their Own Good? Maybe, Study Says
There appears to be a “Goldilocks zone” when it comes to social media use among teenagers.
Too much social media use can negatively affect a teenager’s well-being, a new study finds, dovetailing with results of previous research.
But too little social media use also can have a bad impact on well-being, researchers r...
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- January 15, 2026
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Genetics, Virus Play Key Roles In MS, Studies Suggest
Genetics appear to help determine who develops multiple sclerosis (MS), a pair of new studies says.
A person’s genetics interact with an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) to cause a severe autoimmune reaction that leads to multiple sclerosis, researchers reported this week in the journal Cell.
“In addition ...
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Depression Might Signal Brain Disease Risk Among Seniors
Depression in old age could be an early sign of serious brain disease, a new study says.
Depression occurs more often and earlier in seniors who go on to develop Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia, researchers recently reported in the journal General Psychiatry.
The risk of depression rises steadily in these fol...
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- January 15, 2026
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Elevated Blood Pressure Increases Pregnancy Risks, Study Finds
Managing an expecting mother’s blood pressure could improve her odds of an overall healthy pregnancy, a new study says.
Just a 10-point increase in a pregnant woman’s systolic blood pressure — the top number in a blood pressure reading — is linked to an increased risk of many serious complications affecting both mot...
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- January 15, 2026
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This Device Might Help Seniors Avoid Dementia, Study Finds
Some seniors are loathe to don a hearing aid, worried that the devices will be a hassle or make them look old.
But that hearing aid might help them avoid dementia, a new study says.
People prescribed a hearing aid had a 33% lower risk of dementia, researchers reported Jan. 14 in the journal Neurology.
However, their fi...
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- January 15, 2026
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Medical Debt Linked To Rent and Mortgage Problems, Study Says
People burdened with medical bills may also be more likely to struggle to keep a roof over their heads, a new study finds.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report that adults with medical debt were much more likely to face housing problems, including trouble paying rent or a mortgage, eviction or foreclo...
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- January 14, 2026
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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore $12M to American Academy of Pediatrics
A judge has ruled that the Trump administration must restore millions in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), saying the cuts may have been intended to punish the group for its public health positions.
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell's ruling temporarily restores seven federal grants to the AAP while a lawsuit continues.
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- January 14, 2026
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Scientists Find Key to Making Rare But Healthier Sugar
Sweet without the regret has long been the goal of sugar substitutes, and they rarely live up to the promise.
But researchers now say they’ve found a rare sugar that comes closer than most, thanks to a new, cheaper way to make it.
A new study from Tufts University outlines a new way to make tagatose, a rare sugar that tas...
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- January 14, 2026
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