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13 Mar

Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Bad for Your Bones, Study Finds

Eating too many ultra-processed foods lowers bone mineral density and raises the risk of hip fracture, researchers warn.

12 Mar

Young Mom With Stage 4 Colon Cancer Finds Hope Through a New Transplant Option

Doctors at Northwestern Medicine give a young mother with advanced colon cancer that had spread to her liver a new chance at life with an innovative treatment option – a living-donor liver transplant that significantly raises odds of survival.

11 Mar

Simple Blood Test May Predict Dementia in Women Up to 25 Years Before Symptoms

New research finds women with high levels of a novel biomarker in their blood are much more likely to develop memory and thinking problems and dementia later in life.

How to Gauge Your Personal Risk For a Hernia

SATURDAY, March 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — If you’re carrying extra weight, smoke, or have a cough or sneeze that won’t go away, you may be at higher risk for a condition many people don’t think about: A hernia.

Your risk is even higher if you’ve ever had abdominal surgery or have a medical condition that cau...

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March 14, 2026
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Bad News for Multitaskers: Your Brain Can’t Really Do It

FRIDAY, March 13, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Think you’re great at multitasking? Answering texts, listening to a podcast and finishing work at the same time?

Your brain may disagree.

A new study out of Germany suggests that people can’t truly do two tasks at once, even after lots of practice. Instead, the brain quickly...

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March 13, 2026
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Study Finds 'Forever Chemicals' on California Fruits and Vegetables

FRIDAY, March 13, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Some fruits and vegetables grown in California may carry traces of pesticides known as PFAS, sometimes called “forever chemicals,” according to a new analysis.

Researchers with the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reviewed state testing data and found PFAS pesticide residues in 3...

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March 13, 2026
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About 3,000 Wayfair Dressers Recalled Over Child Tip-Over Risk

FRIDAY, March 13, 2026 (HealthDay News) — About 3,000 dressers sold online are being recalled because they can tip over and seriously injure a child, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns.

The recall affects 17 Stories Furniture 14-drawer dressers sold on Wayfair.com, according to a notice issued March 12.

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March 13, 2026
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Microsoft Unveils AI Health Tool That Can Read Medical Records

FRIDAY, March 13, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Microsoft is rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to help people manage their health.

The feature, called Copilot Health, works inside the company’s Copilot app and can provide personalized health advice using a user’s medical data, if the user chooses to s...

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March 13, 2026
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Fertility Treatments Aren't Linked To Added Cancer Risk For Women, Study Concludes

FRIDAY, March 13, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Fertility treatments don’t make women more likely to develop cancer, a new study has concluded.

Women undergoing medically assisted reproduction have no higher overall risk of invasive cancer than other women, researchers reported this week in JAMA Network Open.

However, ...