Nearly 3 in 10 Young Adults Don't Have a Regular Doctor, Survey Finds

MONDAY, June 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many young adults may be missing important preventive healthcare screenings, according to a national survey.

The poll of more than 1,000 U.S. adults, commissioned by Ohio State University in Columbus, found only 71% of people ages 18 to 29 have a regular doctor, compared with ...

Fertility Preservation Often Overlooked In Women's Cancer Care, Review Finds

MONDAY, June 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Infertility is considered one of the most distressing concerns facing girls and young women with cancer.

Despite this, young female cancer patients are offered fertility preservation (FP) procedures at less than half the rate of male patients, a new evidence review has found.

Fertility p...

Sedatives Pose Fall Hazard For Recently Hospitalized Seniors

MONDAY, June 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Family members should keep a close eye on Grandma or Grandpa after they’ve been released from the hospital, a new study suggests.

Seniors sent home with a prescription for a sedative have an increased risk of falls, which can lead to broken bones and impaired function, researchers report...

Fourth Of July Poses Burn Hazards — Here's How To Protect Kids

MONDAY, June 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many have fireworks, cookouts and family get togethers planned for the Fourth of July – but these activities can pose a burn risk for young children, experts warn.

“Every Fourth of July, we see children with serious burn injuries that can lead to pain, surgery, scarring and lasting...

A Dog's Stride Could Be An Early Sign Of Dementia, Study Says

MONDAY, June 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The way your aging dog walks could be an early sign of canine dementia, a new study says.

The relative stride of a dog’s front legs appears to be linked to their brain health, researchers reported June 24 in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

“Here we show that the len...

Next-Generation Blood Test Improves Detection Of Aggressive Prostate Cancer

FRIDAY, June 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A next-generation blood test could improve early detection of the most dangerous forms of prostate cancer.

"The major challenge in prostate cancer screening is not just to find more cancer cases, but to identify the cancers that are truly dangerous," said first author Thorgerdur Palsdottir, a ...

Most Patients Want Docs To Break Cancer News Directly, Not Through Portal Messaging

FRIDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People are becoming more comfortable communicating with their doctor through clinics’ patient portals.

Folks use the portals to ask their doc questions and even to review the results of recent medical tests.

But there are some matters that still require a face-to-face interaction b...

Statins Rarely Cause Severe Muscle Problems, Researchers Say

FRIDAY, June 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Concerns about statins causing severe muscle problems are overblown, a new study says.

The cholesterol-lowering drugs can be expected to rarely cause any serious muscle problems, researchers reported June 25 in The Lancet Digital Health.

More than 98% of people eligible for stat...

Younger U.S. Generations Increasingly Fear Adulthood, Study Says

FRIDAY, June 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Younger U.S. generations appear to be adopting Peter Pan’s fear of growing up, a new study says

Millennial college students (born between 1981 and 1996) feared adulthood more than earlier generations, wishing they could return to the security and happiness of childhood, according to the ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Accelerated Aging May Explain Rising Cancer Risk In Young Adults

WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Younger generations have a higher risk of developing cancer earlier in their lives, and a new study advances one potential explanation.

Accelerated “wear-and-tear” biological aging among younger folks appears to be interfering with the way their bodies respond to cancer, researc...