The Best Vegetables For Your Heart May Depend On Your Sex

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• July 17, 2026
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Turns out, eating your vegetables isn't one-size-fits-all when it comes to your health.

New research suggests the veggies that best protect your heart could depend on your sex.

Researchers analyzed dietary data from more than 600 young adults in Australia and found...

A Hidden Influence On Teen Girls' Emotions: Testosterone

• Chaunie Brusie HealthDay Reporter
• July 17, 2026
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Researchers have long focused on estrogen as the hormone driving emotional and mental distress during female puberty, but new research points to a different culprit: testosterone. 

Researchers found that girls whose testosterone rose early during puberty had increas...

One Type Of ADHD Med May Affect Kids' Weight

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• July 17, 2026
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Two top treatments both eased kids' ADHD symptoms in a new study, though one caused more significant weight loss within the first year.

Children who were given dexamphetamine lost more weight than those prescribed methylphenidate, according to an Australian study recent...

Poll: Many Older Americans Unaware Of 988 Suicide Help Line

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• July 17, 2026
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Since its inception four years ago, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has provided millions of Americans with a critical safety net during mental health emergencies.

The service offers free mental health counseling, any time, day or night  — via call, text...

FDA Clears First Cholesterol Pill To Rival Costly Injections

• Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
• July 16, 2026
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A new daily pill will give people with stubbornly high cholesterol a cheaper, needle-free way to drive their levels down.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acted today to approve Lipfendra (enlicitide), the first drug taken by mouth that blocks a protein called...

One Of The Largest Epidural Studies Ever Delivers Reassuring News For Parents

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• July 16, 2026
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Does having an epidural during labor increase the risk of harm to your baby?

One of the largest studies to investigate the question says the answer is no.

A team led by Dr. Rachel Kearns of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in the U.K., reviewed data from nearly 500,000 ...

Brain 'Microstimulation' Works Long-Term To Restore Sense Of Touch After Spinal Cord Injury

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 16, 2026
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A special brain-computer interface can restore a sense of touch to the hands of people who lose that vital sense after a spinal cord injury, researchers report.

For up to a decade, the breakthrough microstimulation technology has allowed five recipients to feel touch sen...

Could A Vaccine Prevent Pancreatic Cancer In Those At High Risk?

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 16, 2026
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THURSDAY, July 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Pancreatic cancer can be a silent killer, especially for people who inherit mutant genes that greatly raise their risk for the disease.

However, there's new hope of preventing the cancer among these high-risk people: ...

'Night Owls' At Risk Of Wider Waistlines, Unhealthy Hearts

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 16, 2026
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Higher levels of cholesterol and body fat are more likely in folks who stay up late, new research finds.

The study of 287 women in New Zealand found that "early birds" and "night owls" ate about the same amount of food each day, but it was the timing of their eating that...

Wildfire Smoke Puts Millions At Risk Across Midwest, Northeast

• Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
• July 15, 2026
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Millions of people across the Midwest and Northeast are breathing dangerous air this week as heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota spreads across the region.

Minnesota officials issued an air quality alert running Tuesday through Friday for areas including t...

Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer's Risk Up To 10 Years Before Symptoms Begin

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• July 15, 2026
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A simple blood test may accurately predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's symptoms up to a decade before they begin.

The test looks for an Alzheimer's biomarker called p-tau217.

"This is a critical step toward better understanding what p-tau217 can tell ...

AI Can Create 'Ghosts' Of Lost Loved Ones, But Would You Want To Meet Them?

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 15, 2026
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Artificial intelligence simulations of the dead are already a reality. 

Services like HereAfterAI, Project December and Séance AI are converting the deceased's photos, text messages and other data into digital "ghosts" for loved ones to commune with.

Impulsivity In Third Grade Could Point To Future Struggles

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 15, 2026
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Third-graders who often act out during a school day may be at higher risk of falling behind academically in high school and beyond, a new study finds.

Impulsive, sometimes disruptive youngsters may be setting a pattern for poor performance in school for decades to come, ...

Are Microplastics Linked To Higher Heart Attack Risk?

• July 15, 2026
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Compared to healthier patients, people who suffer heart attacks tend to have higher concentrations of microplastics in their blood, a small new study has found.

In other studies, the tiny plastic particles — ubiquitous in modern environments — have been detec...

THC/CBD Combo Might Ease Agitation In Late-Stage Dementia

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 15, 2026
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Agitation is a common and tough-to-control symptom of late-stage dementia. But a new trial suggests that a combination of two active ingredients in marijuana may help ease patients' agitation.

The specially formulated medication contains purified tetrahydrocannabinol (TH...

Lettuce Suspected In Growing Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak

• Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
• July 14, 2026
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Michigan health officials have identified lettuce and other salad greens as the leading suspected source of a growing multistate outbreak of Cyclospora, a parasite that causes watery diarrhea.

The illness it causes, known as cyclosporiasis, has now been reported...

Why Are Family Doctors Leaving The Workforce? Retirement, Burnout Creating A U.S. Primary Care 'Brain Drain'

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 14, 2026
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A bad back led Dr. Dale Block to retire from family medicine in 2019, after nearly four decades treating patients.

“I was one of those rare three-sport athletes” in high school and college, said Block, 67, who lives in Columbus, Ohio. “I played football...

Unruly Patients Are Stressing ER Staff, Undermining Care

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 14, 2026
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Nevermind "The Pitt": Real-life drama in America's emergency rooms is wearing down doctors and perhaps impairing the care they can provide, a new study shows.

A lot of their anxieties are coming from angry, impatient and irritable patients and their loved ones, researche...

Pain Patients Should Taper Opioids At Their Own Pace, Study Suggests

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 14, 2026
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About 5 million Americans are thought to be using an opioid painkiller to ease their chronic pain. 

A new study suggests that the safest route to reducing use of the powerful drugs is best left up to the patient.

“For patients, I think the data are reass...

Heatwaves Raise Hospital Admissions For Mental Health Woes

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 14, 2026
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TUESDAY, July 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Heatwaves are increasing in severity and duration for Americans, and research suggests they leave a rise in mental health crises in their wake.

A new international study tracked more than 2.6 million warm-season hospit...