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Lifestyle Changes Can Slow Cognitive Decline As You Age (U.S. Pointer Study)
Researchers say they’ve found a “formula and recipe to improve brain health” and cognition in people at high-risk for dementia.
Serious Liver Disease From Heavy Drinking Has More Than Doubled
A new study finds the risk of liver disease from heavy drinking has more than doubled in the U.S. -- even though alcohol intake has remained steady overall.
Number of Family Caregivers Is Skyrocketing in the U.S.
63 million Americans are now caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling, or serious health conditions, according to a new report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving.
Federal Judge Halts Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood Through Medicaid
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2025
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Planned Parenthood clinics across the country will continue to receive Medicaid funding, at least for now.
On Monday, a federal judge blocked a new federal rule that could have shut many of them down.
The ruling, issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ...
The Gut-Healthy Secret Weapon Hiding in Your Sauerkraut
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2025
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A small scoop of sauerkraut every day may do more than add crunch to your meal.
It could also protect your gut.
In a new study from the University of California- Davis, researchers found that fermented cabbage, also known as sauerkraut, may help support the gut lin...
Cowboys Guard Rob Jones Breaks Neck Bone, Out Up to 3 Months
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2025
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Dallas Cowboys guard Rob Jones will miss about two to three months after breaking a bone in his neck during the team’s first padded practice of training camp, a new report from the team shows.
Jones, 26, told the team’s website Monday that he got hurt early i...
Words Used During Prenatal Ultrasound Might Affect Parenting Later
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2025
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An ultrasound is typically a parent-to-be’s first glimpse of their child.
New research suggests that the words hospital staff use to describe the fetus during an ultrasound can have an impact on later parenting — for good or ill.
For example, if a...
Dementia Diagnosis Typically Comes 3.5 Years After Symptoms
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2025
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It takes an average of three-and-a-half years for typical dementia symptoms to lead to a diagnosis, a new report finds.
Diagnosis often comes even later for early-onset dementias.
Speeding up the process is important, because “timely diagnosis can improve acc...
Is It Chronic Fatigue? Listen to Your Gut, Research Suggests
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2025
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Artificial intelligence (AI) may be guiding doctors towards a gut-focused means of accurately diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), new research shows.
The illness appears to disrupt relationships between a person’s gut microbiome, immune system and metabolism...
Most Liver Cancers Are Preventable, Study Says
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2025
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Liver cancer: In most cases, it doesn’t have to happen, a new global study finds.
Research suggests that 60% of cases of this often deadly disease are preventable by avoiding or treating big risk factors.
Those risk factors include viral hepatitis infec...
Walking for Health? A Faster Pace Boosts Benefits
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2025
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Want to cut your odds of an early death by almost 20%? Take just 15 minutes out of your day for a brisk walk, researchers advise.
While it’s known that regular walking is healthy, the new study suggests maintaining a peppy pace is key.
“Individual...
Surrogate Moms More Apt To Suffer Mental Illness
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2025
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Women who carry a baby for someone else — also known as gestational carriers or “surrogate moms” — may be at higher risk for mental illness during and after the pregnancy, new research shows.
“Our findings underscore the importance of ...
RFK Jr. May Remove Top Panel on Preventive Services Task Force
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of an advisory group that helps decide which preventive services, like cancer screenings and HIV medications, should be fully covered by insurance.
The group, known as the U.S. Preventive ...
Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family’s lawyer said.
Middle school student Jaysen Carr died July 18 after swimming in Lake Murray, a large reservoir near Columbia, S.C., accordi...
Dozens Sick After Eating THC-Tainted Food at Wisconsin Pizzeria
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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A pizza shop in Wisconsin accidentally served food made with oil containing THC, the main compound in marijuana, sickening dozens of people.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared a report last week that identified the eatery as Famous Yeti&rsqu...
Autoantibodies Influence Cancer Response To Immunotherapy, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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Cutting-edge immunotherapy drugs are incredibly effective against some cancers but barely put a dent in others – and researchers might now know why.
Patients’ own autoantibodies – immune proteins traditionally associated with autoimmune diseases like ps...
Green Spaces Promote Better Brain Development Among Children, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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Living near lush green spaces appears to reduce a child’s risk of ADHD and autism, even before they are born, a new study says.
Children had lower odds of developing brain development problems if they lived near green spaces as infants, or if their moms did before ...
Personalized Brain Stimulation Improves Walking Among Parkinson's Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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Parkinson’s disease can dramatically affect a patient’s ability to walk, with “Parkinson’s gait” increasing their fall risk and reducing their ability to get around.
But deep brain stimulation (DBS) custom-tailored to a patient’s brain...
Terminally Ill Nursing Home Patients Face Needless ER Visits, Hospital Stays
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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Terminally ill nursing home residents are being hounded to their graves with needless trips to the hospital, a new study says.
About 80% of ER visits by terminally ill nursing home residents are potentially avoidable, researchers report in the Journal of the American...
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Doctor's Advice Can Reduce Opioids Taken After Surgery
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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Some wise counsel in advance can reduce the amount of opioid painkillers a patient takes after orthopedic surgery, new clinic trial results show.
Knee surgery patients were much less likely to take oxycodone if they were counseled to pop the pills as a “last resort...
COVID Vaccines Saved More Than 2.5 Million Lives, Mostly Seniors
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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More than 2.5 million deaths were prevented worldwide by the cutting-edge vaccines developed for COVID-19, mainly among seniors, a new analysis says.
Essentially, one death was averted for every 5,400 doses administered between the introduction of the vaccines up to Octo...
Palliative Care or Hospice? What's the Distinction?
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- July 26, 2025
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If a doctor diagnoses you with a serious illness and suggests palliative care, don’t jump to conclusions.
It doesn’t mean you have mere months to live, NIH News in Health emphasizes.
Palliative care, which is focused on comfort care and symptom...
Number Of Family Caregivers Has Skyrocketed in The U.S.
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 25, 2025
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The number of Americans caring for an older or disabled family member has risen dramatically during the past 10 years, according to a new AARP policy report.
There’s been a 45% increase in the number of family caregivers between 2015 and 2025, with 63 million Ameri...
