Appendix Cancer Cases Surge in Millennials and Gen X

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When Chris Williams started feeling sharp stomach pain one night in 2021, he went straight to the emergency room. The next morning, he had surgery to remove his appendix.

But that wasn’t the end of his health scare. A...

Supreme Court Will Hear Case on NJ Probe Into Anti-Abortion Clinics

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next term involving a New Jersey nonprofit that runs anti-abortion pregnancy centers and is fighting a state investigation.

At the center of the case is First Choice Women’s Res...

‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warning

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The small, colorful bottles hawked at convenience stores, smoke shops and filling stations as cognitive supplements or energy are often called "gas station heroin."

And, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns tha...

Psychedelics Can Help Cancer Patients Battling Depression

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Magic mushrooms might be key to quelling depression among people battling cancer.

A single dose of psilocybin provided sustained reductions in depression and anxiety among cancer patients diagnosed with major depression, ac...

Dementia Caregivers Themselves At Higher Risk For Brain Aging

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People caring for people with dementia might face future risk with their own brain aging due to lifestyle factors, a new study says.

Nearly 3 in 5 dementia caregivers (59%) have at least one risk factor that increases their...

Blood Pressure Diet Helps Type 2 Diabetics

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A diet meant to lower blood pressure also can be effective in treating type 2 diabetes after a few tweaks, a new clinical trial indicates.

The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet effectively treated high blo...

Electroshock Therapy Appears To Reduce Suicide Risk Among People With Depression

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with severe depression who receive electroshock therapy are significantly less likely to commit suicide, a new evidence review says.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) lowered the risk of death by suicide 34% among pati...

Digital Tool Potentially Predicts Childhood Asthma

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new digital tool can flag kids who are at risk for developing childhood asthma, researchers report.

The tool scans electronic health data records and calculates an asthma risk score for children, according to results publ...

This Common Activity Reduces Risk Of Low Back Pain, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Struggling with low back pain? Slip on your walking shoes and start hoofing, a new study suggests.

People who walked more than 78 minutes a day were less likely to suffer from low back pain, researchers reported.

Powe...

Texas Invests $50M in Psychedelic Drug Research to Treat Addiction

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• June 16, 2025
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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Texas has moved to fund research into ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that may help treat addiction, depression and brain injuries.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill last week approving $50 million in state funds for ibogaine rese...

New COVID Variant, NB.1.8.1, May Now Make Up 1 in 3 U.S. Cases

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• June 16, 2025
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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID-19 variant that led to a spike in hospital cases across parts of Asia may now account for more than one-third of all COVID cases in the U.S., health officials say.

The variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has been spreadi...

Bugaboo Recalls 18,000+ Giraffe High Chairs Due to Fall Risk

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• June 16, 2025
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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Parents, take note: Bugaboo is recalling more than 18,000 of its Giraffe high chairs following reports of the legs separating from the frame. The issue could cause babies to fall and get hurt.

A June 12 notice from the U.S. ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis On The Rise Worldwide, AI-Powered Study Estimates

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 16, 2025
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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has steadily increased around the world during the past three decades, a new AI-powered study reports.

The autoimmune disease affected 17.9 million people worldwide in 2021, a 13% increase from 1990...

COVID Vaccine Protects Against Kidney Damage During Infection

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 16, 2025
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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kidney damage is common during a severe case of COVID-19, but vaccination appears to protect people against this life-threatening side effect, a new study says. 

Unvaccinated COVID patients with kidney damage severe eno...

Innovative Once-Weekly Capsule Helps Quell Schizophrenia Symptoms

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 16, 2025
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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new breakthrough can help people with schizophrenia keep up with their psychiatric meds, researchers said.

A pill taken just once a week, gradually releasing medicine from within the stomach, can greatly simplify the drug ...

ADHD Stimulants Can Be Safely Prescribed Via Telehealth, Study Argues

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 16, 2025
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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with ADHD might be prescribed their meds remotely without increasing their risk of addiction, a new study says.

Experts have worried that prescribing stimulants like Adderall through telehealth visits might increase s...

Children With MS Age Faster, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 16, 2025
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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids with multiple sclerosis (MS) age at an accelerated rate as the disease causes advanced wear and tear on their bodies, a new study says.

This accelerated aging extends into their teenage years, increasing their odds that...

Turnaround Month In U.S. OD Death Crisis Pinpointed By Researchers

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 16, 2025
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MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The turning point in America’s drug overdose (OD) crisis came in August 2023, a new study says.

That’s the month when the national drug OD death rate began to decline, researchers reported June 12 in JAMA Net...