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11 May

8,500 Steps a Day Could Be the Sweet Spot for Preventing Weight Regain

A new study of nearly 4,000 adults found that people who increased their daily walking to about 8,500 steps during dieting — and maintained it afterwards — were more successful at keeping the pounds off long term.

08 May

These Plant-Based Foods May Help Lower Your Risk of High Blood Pressure

A new study finds people who eat more beans, lentils and tofu have a significantly lower risk of developing high blood pressure.

07 May

New Study Suggests the Brain Continues Learning While in an Unconscious State

Researchers discover the brain is capable of sophisticated language processing while in an unconscious state from anesthesia.

FDA Green Lights Bizengri Drug To Treat Rare, Aggressive Bile Duct Cancer

MONDAY, May 11, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bizengri to treat an ultra-rare, aggressive cancer that forms in the bile ducts.

Bizengri (zenocutuzumab-zbco) is the first drug approved for adults with advanced, inoperable or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with NRG1 gene fusi...

Andria Park Huynh HealthDay Reporter
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8,500 Steps A Day Could Be Sweet Spot For Preventing Weight Regain

MONDAY, May 11, 2026 (HealthDay News) — About 8,500 steps a day may be the sweet spot for keeping weight off after dieting, new research shows.

The findings — recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — are also scheduled for presentation this week at the European...

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May 11, 2026
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Older Adults Have Fewer Regrets, Study Says

MONDAY, May 11, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Feeling regretful over something in your past?

Odds are those feelings will fade over time, a new study says.

Older adults experience less frustration when they think about past mistakes and missed chances, even though they tend to have about the same number of regrets as younger folks, r...

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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May 11, 2026
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Why Doctors Are Quitting At An Earlier Age

MONDAY, May 11, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The reasons driving doctors to quit medicine have shifted in recent years, a new study says.

Doctors now cite burnout, chronic workplace stress, the burden of red tape and unrealistic patient expectations as the top reasons why they leave clinical practice early, researchers reported May 7 in <...

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Sharper Brains May Face Higher Depression Relapse Risk, Study Finds

MONDAY, May 11, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The relationship between depression and age-related brain decline might depend on a person’s history with the mood disorder, a new study says.

Researchers had thought that people experiencing “brain fog” from aging might be more apt to relapse into depression.

But they f...

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Nighttime Heat Waves Increase Asthma Risk

MONDAY, May 11, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Extreme heat waves appear to be a trigger for asthma attacks, with nighttime heat proving particularly risky, a new study suggests.

Hospitals in Baltimore see an increase in asthma-related ER cases in the weeks following heat waves, researchers reported May 6 in the journal GeoHealth.<...