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05 May
Newer Migraine Drugs Reduce Headache Days With Fewer Side Effects, Study Finds
A review in Annals of Internal Medicine finds most CGRP-targeted therapies cut migraine days by about two per month. Evidence for older medications was weaker, according to researchers.
04 May
Social Media Videos, Easy Access Raise Risk of Teen Inhalant Use
Two new studies find widespread social media exposure to inhalants is impacting young teens, especially girls.
01 May
High-Intensity Exercise After Breast Cancer Surgery Speeds Recovery, Study Finds
In a new study, breast cancer survivors who completed a three-month high-intensity resistance training program improved strength, mobility, balance, and muscle mass—supporting a faster return to everyday activities.
Supreme Court Issues Stay, Keeping Abortion Pill Mifepristone Available by Mail For Now
TUESDAY, May 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. issued an order Monday that allows patients to continue accessing abortion pill, mifepristone, by mail, for now.
The one-sentence order pauses a Friday ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans that required an in-pers...
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Newer Migraine Drugs Reduce Headache Days With Fewer Side Effects
TUESDAY, May 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Chronic migraine can be difficult to treat — but new research is helping identify the most effective options.
In a large new review, published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers analyzed 43 clinical trials involving adults with chronic migraine, defined as head...
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New Warning Labels Might Help People Cut Back On Drinking
TUESDAY, May 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Alcoholic beverages in the United States carry a warning label, but you’d be forgiven if they leave little impression.
In place since 1988, the label states the risks of drinking during pregnancy or while driving, along with a general notice that alcohol “may cause health problems.&...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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New Drug Combo Effective Against Treatment-Resistant IBD, Trials Show
TUESDAY, May 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new combination drug therapy could help people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for whom other medicines have stopped working, according to a pair of new studies.
The treatment combines two drugs already approved to treat inflammatory diseases, guselkubam (Tremfya) and golimumab (Simponi...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Ozempic Can Curb Cravings in Alcohol Use Disorder, Landmark Trial Finds
TUESDAY, May 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Ozempic can help people who are battling alcoholism, a major new clinical trial has concluded.
People with alcohol use disorder taking semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) had significantly fewer heavy drinking days compared to patients assigned a placebo, researchers reported May 2 in The Lancet
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US on the Brink of Losing Measles-free Status, Study Warns
TUESDAY, May 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The United States is moving quickly toward losing its status as a measles-free nation, a new study says.
The nation has missed four of seven markers set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after experts declared measles eradicated in 2000, researchers report in The ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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FDA Green Lights Expanded Access to Pancreatic Cancer Drug, Daraxonrasib
MONDAY, May 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted expanded access for the use of an experimental pancreatic cancer drug, daraxonrasib.
This means the drug will be available for early access to those who previously received conventional treatment for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarc...
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Online Misinformation Adding To Americans' Skin Cancer Risk, Survey Finds
MONDAY, May 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Misinformation is putting more than 16 million Americans at increased risk for skin cancer, a new American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) survey has concluded.
Nearly 3 in 5 Americans (57%) regularly use sunscreen, the annual Practice Safe Sun Survey found.
But more than 16 million adults sa...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Social Media Videos, Easy Access Raise Risk of Teen Inhalant Use
MONDAY, May 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — New research is raising alarms about inhalants, which are often portrayed online as harmless while putting teens at real risk.
Two new studies point to a troubling pattern: Younger teens, especially girls, may be more vulnerable — and social media is a major source of exposure.
In o...
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'Fitspirational' Posts Can Be More Harmful Than Motivational, Review Concludes
MONDAY, May 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Social media is filled with posts about exercising and clean eating that are meant to inspire folks and encourage healthier habits.
But these "fitspirational” posts can do more harm than good with their depictions of idealized, toned bodies, a new evidence review says.
The motivation...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Surgeon Multitasking Increases Death Risk Of Organ Transplantees
MONDAY, May 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People undergoing transplants do better if their surgeon isn’t forced to multitask during their daily operations, a new study shows.
Death rates among transplant patients increase by 15% when surgeons switch between different organ types in consecutive surgeries, researchers reported ...
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Parents’ Stress Tied to Children’s Mental Health, New Survey Finds
MONDAY, May 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Allison Tomlin, a mom of two boys in Hilliard, Ohio, knows what it’s like to worry about kids’ mental health — and how hard it is for parents to find the right approach.
“A lot of times, parents are so focused on the fix that they dismiss the feelings,” Tomlin said....
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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FDA Recalls Several Ghirardelli Powdered Beverages Over Potential Contamination
FRIDAY, May 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Several powdered beverage mixes by Ghirardelli Chocolate Company are being recalled due to possible concerns of Salmonella contamination.
Ghirardelli issued the recall out of caution following a previous recall of potentially contaminated milk powder from a third-party supplier, C...
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High-Intensity Exercise After Breast Cancer Surgery Helps Speed Recovery
FRIDAY, May 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — After breast cancer surgery, many women are told to limit how much — and how soon — they exercise.
"Traditional guidelines question how soon women treated for breast cancer can exercise and how much weight they can safely lift, particularly in mastectomy and axillary lymph node disse...
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Trump Offers Third Candidate For Surgeon General After Pulling Dr. Casey Means' Nomination
FRIDAY, May 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The White House has hit the reset button on its search for the next U.S. surgeon general.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is withdrawing the nomination of Dr. Casey Means and tapping Dr. Nicole Saphier to serve as the nation’s top doctor and health educator.
The mov...
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Antibiotics Not Linked To Celiac Disease Risk, Study Argues
FRIDAY, May 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Antibiotics don’t appear to increase a person’s risk of developing celiac disease, a new study says.
Patients with celiac disease had a 24% higher odds of antibiotic use compared to healthy siblings or members of the general public, researchers reported recently in the journal Cl...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Senses, Not Muscles, Key to Speech Recovery After Stroke
FRIDAY, May 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A stroke victim’s senses might matter as much as their muscles as they work to relearn how to talk, a new study says.
Previously, experts thought that remembering the facial movements involved in speech was primarily the role of the brain’s motor system, which moves muscles in the co...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Confusion Continues Over Age To Start Breast Cancer Screening, Survey Finds
FRIDAY, May 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many women might start breast cancer screening later than recommended because they aren’t up to date on the latest guidelines, a new survey says.
Updated guidelines issued in 2024 lowered the age to start getting mammograms to 40 from 50.
But 44% of women still incorrectly think mamm...
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Common Knee Surgery Doesn't Help, Might Actually Make Things Worse, Clinical Trial Reports
FRIDAY, May 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — One of the world’s most common knee surgeries doesn’t help patients, and might even make matters worse, a new study says.
A torn meniscus — the cartilage inside a knee — can cause pain, swelling and difficulty moving the joint.
As a treatment, doctors sometimes remo...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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New Medical Guidelines Urge More Fiber, Less Bathroom Scrolling on Your Phone
THURSDAY, April 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — On Wednesday, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released updated guidelines aimed at modern bathroom habits and dietary trends that could be making hemorrhoids and constipation worse.
The message from doctors is clear: If you want to protect your posterior, you need to chan...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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