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23 Dec

Even Occasional Pot Use During Adolescence Linked to Academic and Emotional Struggles

A new study finds teens who use marijuana --- even just once or twice a month – face higher odds of poor grades, increased anxiety, aggression and low self-esteem.

22 Dec

Doctors Reconnect 2-Year-Old’s Head to His Spine — Giving His Family a Holiday Miracle

After a devastating crash severed his spine, two-year-old Oliver Staub was not expected to survive. Groundbreaking surgeries at the University of Chicago Medicine helped him begin breathing and moving again, defying all odds.

19 Dec

Nicotine in Any Form Can Raise Blood Pressure

A major new study finds nicotine products, including vapes, pouches and cigarettes, can damage the heart. And researchers say the risk is real for both users and non-users exposed to secondhand smoke or vape.

Tree Rings May Reveal Hidden Clues About Water History

TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Trees don’t just clean the air, they also keep a quiet record of the past.

New research suggests that tree rings may help scientists uncover missing pieces of environmental history, especially when it comes to water in the midwest.

By studying how different tree species resp...

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December 23, 2025
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Metal Shards Spark Nationwide Recall of Ready-to-Eat Holiday Kielbasa

TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Olympia Provisions has recalled about 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat holiday sausage.

The recalled meat is wrapped and vacuum-sealed in 16-ounce clear pouches and labeled “OLYMPIA PROVISIONS UNCURED HOLIDAY KIELBASA.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...

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December 23, 2025
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Any Regular Weed Use Is Bad for Teenagers, Study Finds

TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Teens don’t have to use weed all that often for it to have a negative effect on their lives, according to a new study.

Even using marijuana once or twice a month is linked with worse school performance and more emotional turmoil among teenagers, researchers reported today in the journal...

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December 23, 2025
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A Quarter Of American Families Face Financially Overwhelming Medical Expenses

TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 in 4 Americans are struggling with financial toxicity, with big medical bills dragging down both their money and their health, a new study says.

Nearly 27% of U.S. residents faced high medical expenses or skipped needed health care because they couldn’t afford it between 201...

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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December 23, 2025
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Faulty Genes Don't Always Lead To Vision Loss, Blindness

TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Genetics aren’t necessarily destiny for those with mutations thought to always cause inherited blindness, a new study says.

Fewer than 30% of people with these genetic variants wind up blind, even though the faulty genes had been thought to cause blindness in 100% of those with them, ac...

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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December 23, 2025
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Cancer Diet Essential To Protect Against Foodborne Illness, Trial Finds

TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors always restrict the diet of patients undergoing treatment for blood cancers, to protect them from foodborne illnesses while their immune system is knocked down.

That remains a wise course of action, a new study says.

A diet designed to limit exposure to foodborne pathogens effec...