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24 Jun

Even 5-Minute Movement Breaks Can Boost Your Mood and Cut Fatigue

A new study finds 5-minute walking breaks every 60 minutes help improve mental and physical health during a long day of sitting at work.

23 Jun

Midlife Strength Training Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk

Consistent strength training throughout midlife reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by 42%, new study finds.

22 Jun

Middle-Aged Women Drink More, Know Less About Breast Cancer Risk

A national survey of 2,200 U.S. women found that middle-aged women reported the highest levels of problematic alcohol use but had the lowest awareness that alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk.

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Boom Linked To Surge In Poison Control Calls

THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — As the use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss surges, so do calls to U.S. poison control centers, according to a new study.

A team led by Jordan Miller of the University of Texas at San Antonio analyzed reports submitted to the National Poison Data System involving GLP-1 drugs before and a...

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June 25, 2026
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Very Few Men Discuss Prostate Cancer Screening With Their Doctor

THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Very few middle-aged men are discussing prostate cancer screening with their doctor, even though they face a decision whether or not to be tested, a new study says.

Only about 6% of men have had a documented discussion with their primary care doctor about prostate cancer screening, even...

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June 25, 2026
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Brain Scans Improve Targeting Of Magnetic Stimulation For Depression

THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Personalized brain imaging could help doctors better use magnetic stimulation to treat people with severe depression, a new study says.

Such brain imaging helped researchers better target accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation (aTMS), producing a reduction in depression symptoms and b...

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June 25, 2026
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Estrogen Birth Control May Protect Women’s Brains As They Age

THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Women on the pill appear to have healthier brains as they grow older, a new study says.

Taking hormone-based birth control as a younger woman appears to protect the brain, maintaining the size of regions vital to memory, cognition and information, researchers report in the July 1 issue of th...

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June 25, 2026
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Severe Pregnancy Nausea Tied To Higher Risk Of Complications

THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Severe nausea during pregnancy might increase the risk of complications for both mother and baby, a new study says.

About 1% to 3% of pregnancies are severely strained by hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), the medical term for sustained nausea and vomiting while expecting, researchers recently rep...

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June 25, 2026
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Even 5-Minute Movement Breaks Can Boost Your Mood And Fight Fatigue

WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Got five minutes?

A new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that five minutes of physical activity every hour may be all it takes to boost your mood, reduce fatigue and break up long stretches of unhealthy sitting.

Keith Diaz of the Columbia U...