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21 Apr
Teen Pot Use May Slow Brain Development in Key Areas, Including Memory and Thinking
A large, new study finds kids who start using marijuana as teens experience slower gains in memory and thinking as they grow.
20 Apr
Pesticides on Produce May Be Linked to Lung Cancer in Young Non-Smokers
In a new study, lung cancer patients under 50 were found to eat more daily servings of fruits, vegetables and whole grains, which tend to have higher pesticide residue.
17 Apr
This Common Habit May Be Speeding Up Memory Loss in Men
A six-year study finds a surprising link between sodium intake and cognitive decline in men.
Children’s Activity Cubes Recalled Over Choking Hazard Risk
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A kid's toy designed for learning and play is being pulled from the market over safety concerns.
Officials say parts of the ATOYUS Children’s Activity Cubes can fall off, posing a choking risk for young kids.
The recall, announced April 16, involves about 70 wooden activity cubes...
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- April 21, 2026
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Study Finds AI Chatbots Can Give Misleading Health Advice
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — "Do I really need chemotherapy?"
"Is this natural remedy safer?"
"Does eating sugar cause cancer?"
As more people turn to artificial intelligence (AI) for quick answers to health questions like these, a new study finds the advice they receive can sometimes be incomplete, mi...
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- April 21, 2026
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Former Surgeon General Backs CDC Nominee, But Questions Remain on Vaccines
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A former U.S. surgeon general is weighing in on the president’s pick to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling Dr. Erica Schwartz highly qualified while warning of some potential challenges.
Dr. Jerome Adams, who worked with Schwartz during President Do...
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- April 21, 2026
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Cantaloupes Recalled in Four States Due to Salmonella Risk
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in some states are warning shoppers to avoid certain cantaloupes amid concerns they may carry Salmonella.
The recall, announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), involves fruit produced by Ayco Farms Inc. and first pulled from shelves on March 24, ...
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- April 21, 2026
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Less-Dangerous Painkiller Still Has High Risk For Drug Interactions
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People prescribed gabapentinoid painkillers have a high risk of dangerous drug interactions if they are taking other meds, a new study found.
People have a doubled risk of hospitalization for drug poisoning if benzodiazepines are added to their gabapentinoids, researchers reported April 16 i...
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- April 21, 2026
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Black Women Hit Hardest By Pandemic-Related Rise In Pregnancy-Related Deaths
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among Black women, a new study reports.
Deaths remain significantly higher today for Black mothers, even though they’ve returned to pre-pandemic levels for most other groups, researchers r...
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- April 21, 2026
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Powerful Antibiotic Combo Not Necessary For Simple Sinus Infections, Study Shows
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People with sinus infections are often prescribed antibiotics that are more powerful than necessary, a new study has found.
Standard amoxicillin works just as well as the more potent combo of amoxicillin and clavulanate in treating sinus infections, researchers reported April 18 in the J...
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- April 21, 2026
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Service Dogs Perform Tasks Akin To Human Caregivers, Researchers Say
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Assistance dogs are more active caretakers for their impaired or ill humans than we give them credit for, a new study says.
These service dogs not only help people with practical tasks, but actively contribute to their care, researchers recently reported in the journal Human Relations
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- April 21, 2026
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A Third Of Young Adults Are Couch Potatoes, Their Parents Say
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Young adults are struggling to stay active and fit after they leave high school, a new survey suggests.
About 1 in 3 parents say their 18- to 25-year-old is minimally active or completely inactive, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Po...
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- April 21, 2026
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Smoking, Vaping Weed Increases Risk Of Asthma Attacks Among Young Adults, Study Finds
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Weed might increase a young person’s risk of an asthma attack, whether or not they are smoking or vaping it, a new study says.
Young adults had 57% to 81% higher odds of an asthma attack if they smoked or vaped cannabis, researchers recently reported in the journal Chest.
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AIDS Relief Program Sees Drops in Testing and Diagnoses After Disruptions
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — New data released Friday show that President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) treated about the same number of people in the last quarter of 2025 as it did a year earlier in 2024.
The program, launched in 2003 by President George W. Bush, has been recognized with saving 2...
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- April 20, 2026
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Report Finds Drug Prices Rising Despite Trump Pricing Deals
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new U.S. Senate report, released by Sen. Bernie Sanders, found that drug companies involved in price deals with President Donald Trump have continued to raise prices on hundreds of meds.
Some new drugs are also launching with very high costs, NBC News reported.
On avera...
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- April 20, 2026
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Trump Backs Psychedelic Research
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Psychedelic drugs could soon play a larger role in mental health care.
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at boosting federal research into substances like psilocybin, LSD and MDMA and expanding their use in controlled treatment settings.
“We&...
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- April 20, 2026
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Baby Food Recalled After Rat Poison Discovered in Jar
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A baby food recall in Austria has led to a criminal investigation after poison was discovered inside one of the jars.
Police said a 190-gram jar of HiPP carrot with potato baby food tested positive for rat poison after a customer reported concerns, Reuters reported.
The product...
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- April 20, 2026
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Clinical Trial Suggests Two Simple Ways To Fight Chemo-Related Brain Fog
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Brain fog is a common side effect of chemotherapy for cancer, with the toxic drug cocktails affecting attention, memory and ability to multitask.
But a couple of cheap, simple solutions — low-dose ibuprofen and exercise — appear to be effective in protecting cancer patients’...
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- April 20, 2026
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E-Cigarette Taxes Won't Necessarily Cause An Increase In Smoking, Study Says
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Regulators have long been reluctant to tax e-cigarettes, worried that higher prices might unintentionally drive vapers back to tobacco cigs.
But a new study suggests those fears might be misplaced, at least where adult vapers are concerned.
Higher prices reduced e-cigarette use among a ...
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- April 20, 2026
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Weed Blunts Brain Development In Teens
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Weed can blunt teenagers’ brain development across a range of skills, including memory, attention, language and processing speed, a new study says.
Teenagers who started using weed had slower gains in thinking and memory skills as they grew, researchers report today in the journal N...
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Dreams Affect Your Morning Mood In Surprising Ways, Study Finds
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Bad dreams can affect your morning mood, but not if a little joy is sprinkled into your slumber, a new study says.
People who had dreams filled with fear were more likely to be in a rotten mood the following morning, researchers recently reported in the journal Sleep.
But if th...
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- April 20, 2026
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Naloxone's OD-Reversing Powers Challenged By Today's Opioids, Tests Show
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The overdose-reversing drug naloxone has been rightly hailed as a lifesaving breakthrough, saving countless lives from opioid ODs.
But a new study warns that the wonder drug has its limits, especially when confronted with overdoses involving the powerful new wave of synthetic opioids like fen...
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Extra Antibiotic Doesn't Reduce Infection Risk During Surgery To Fix Complex Fractures, Trial Finds
MONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Adding an extra antibiotic powder doesn’t further reduce a person’s risk of infection during surgery to repair complex bone fractures, a new study says.
People had about the same rate of post-surgery infections whether doctors sprinkled one or two antibiotic powders into their sur...
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