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28 Jan
A new study finds people who are naturally ‘evening types’ have worse overall heart health and a higher risk of heart attack and stroke.
27 Jan
A large, new study finds menopause is associated with brain changes and poorer mental health — whether or not women use hormone therapy.
26 Jan
In a small, new study, college football players who used a special red light device during their entire season saw no increase in brain inflammation and injury over 16 weeks.
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter January 29, 2026
If green tea is already part of your daily routine, you may be giving your health a boost without even realizing it.
New research suggests that drinking tea, especially green tea, is linked to a lower risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and several types of cancer.
It may also help protect the brain, slow muscle loss in ol... Página completa
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 29, 2026
Nearly half of American adults – some 126 million people – will be obese within 10 years, a new study projects.
Adult obesity in the U.S. is projected to affect 47% of the population by 2035, researchers reported Jan. 28 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
And that’s after obesity rates alre... Página completa
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 29, 2026
Dr. Dipika Aggarwal found her life turned upside down following her 2019 stroke.
At just 38, the neurologist from Kansas City, Missouri, went from a thriving career to months in intensive rehab, followed by isolation during the COVID lockdown.
“I lost my professional life, my engagement ended and there was no guarantee I’... Página completa
Dr. Sarah Adams, retired primary care pediatrician HealthDay Reporter January 29, 2026
Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on quickly and may feel worse than a typical cold. While strep throat is most common in children and teens, people of all ages can get it.
The good news is that strep throat is usually easy to diagnose and treat. Gettin... Página completa
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 29, 2026
Stroke survivors might benefit from electromagnetic pulses that stimulate their brains and spur on their recovery, a new study says.
This treatment — called electromagnetic network-targeted field (ENTF) therapy — significantly reduced disability in stroke survivors when combined with physical therapy, according to findings to b... Página completa
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 29, 2026
Larry Duncan valued driving as part of his independence.
But Duncan — a retired business owner from Pinehurst, North Carolina — started to become more nervous behind the wheel prior to his diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease in 2023.
“Larry was fine driving in familiar areas, but in new places where he had to m... Página completa
Elspeth Davies, Qualitative Researcher, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford HealthDay Reporter January 29, 2026
Why can’t doctors agree on what’s best for you? If you’ve ever received mixed advice from doctors or seen differing opinions expressed by professionals in the news, you’re not alone.
One specialist may strongly recommend a screening test, medication or treatment, while another urges caution or even advises against ... Página completa
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
Scientists may have uncovered a new cause of asthma that could change how the disease is treated.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, say they’ve identified previously unknown molecules that may play a major role in asthma-related inflammation.
The findings suggest these chemicals, called “p... Página completa
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers walked off the job Monday morning at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii, calling for safer staffing levels and better pay.
The strike affects at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics, making it the largest health care worker strike so far this year.
Th... Página completa
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
After a winter storm, sidewalks, parking lots and stairways can quickly turn into slip hazards, even after plows and salt trucks have passed.
"An invisible patch of ice is an accident waiting to happen," Dr. Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and HSS Long Island in Uniond... Página completa
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
Years of stress linked to racism, hardship and discrimination may explain nearly half the gap in life expectancy between Black and white adults, a new study finds.
The research — published Jan. 26 in JAMA Network Open — shows that long-term stress raises levels of inflammation in the body, and that cuts lives short.Página completa
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
U.S. tobacco companies are flouting policies intended to shield young people from pro-tobacco messaging on Instagram, a new study says.
Such messaging is supposed to be “age-gated” on Instagram, with access denied to people under 21, researchers said.
But an Instagram account registered to a fictitious user younger than 2... Página completa
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
One simple step at bedtime can help people with glaucoma slow the progression of their eye disease, a new study says.
Sleeping without pillows might help lower patients’ internal eye pressure, which when elevated in glaucoma can cause optic nerve damage and irreversible vision loss, researchers reported Jan. 27 in the British Jou... Página completa
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
Do you prefer to stay up late, living it up through the night while everyone else is snoozing away?
You might be doing your heart health a disservice, a new study says.
Middle-aged and older night owls appear to have worse heart health, likely due to unhealthy lifestyle choices, researchers reported today in the Journal of the Am... Página completa
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
You might not notice a pinch of salt missing from your bread, sandwich or pizza, but your body definitely will, according to a pair of new European studies.
Efforts to lower sodium levels in packaged and prepared foods are expected to improve heart health in both France and the U.K., researchers write in the February issue of the journal <... Página completa
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
Early treatment can help most non-speaking children with autism gain some verbal ability, a new study says.
Following early intervention, about two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism gained the ability to use single words, researchers recently reported in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
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Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter January 28, 2026
Red light therapy might be able to protect football players from brain damage caused by frequent head impacts, a new small-scale study says.
College football players treated with red light therapy over the course of a season wound up with much less brain inflammation than others provided a placebo treatment, researchers recently reported i... Página completa
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter January 27, 2026
Health officials across parts of Asia are stepping up disease checks after several people in India were diagnosed with Nipah virus, a rare but deadly infection that can spread from animals to humans.
So far, five people have tested positive, Thai officials confirmed. India’s National Center for Disease Control said the outbreak is &l... Página completa
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter January 27, 2026
A growing recall of specialty date-sweetened chocolates is now affecting more products across the U.S., after testing found possible Salmonella contamination.
Spring & Mulberry announced Jan. 14 that it has expanded its voluntary recall to include several additional chocolate flavors.
The Raleigh, North Carolina&nd... Página completa
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter January 27, 2026
Many children’s doctors say they will follow vaccine guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) narrowed its own recommendations this month.
On Monday, the AAP updated its recommendations for what shots kids should get. While the changes were small, includin... Página completa