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03 Oct
National surveys conducted from 2021 to 2024 show more teens are vaping marijuana, and flavored versions are their drug of choice.
02 Oct
A new study finds the number of women freezing their eggs has quadrupled since 2014, but a surprisingly small percentage of women have returned to use them within five to seven years.
01 Oct
A large, new study finds children and adolescents are twice as likely to develop long COVID after a second COVID infection.
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 6, 2025
Preschoolers who regularly overeat are likely swallowing their emotions as well, a new study says.
Girls who overeat as preschoolers are more likely to develop anxiety, impulsivity and hyperactivity when they grow into teenagers, researchers reported in the journal BMC Pediatrics.
The results indicate that children’s e... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 6, 2025
A recently approved injectable drug can significantly stall deteriorating health among people newly diagnosed with the most severe form of high blood pressure, a new study says.
Sotatercept reduced patient’s risk of deterioration by 76% due to pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the heart-to-lung system, researchers rep... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 6, 2025
An approved pill for Alzheimer’s disease might help boost social functioning in some children and teens with autism spectrum disorder, a new small-scale clinical trial has found.
Memantine improved these kids’ social behaviors 56%, compared to a 21% improvement among kids taking a placebo, researchers reported in JAMA Netwo... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 6, 2025
Seasonal allergies are considered an annoyance to most, and maddening to some.
Few think of seasonal sniffles and sneezes as potentially fatal — but we might be overlooking the danger they pose, a new study warns.
High pollen counts are linked to a significant increase in suicide risk, according to findings published in the Dec... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 6, 2025
The tiny particles inhaled from air pollution stick to our red blood cells, hitching a ride to do damage throughout our bodies, a new small-scale study says.
These particles — produced by motor vehicles and industrial emissions — recently have been found in the brain and the heart, where they are linked to increased risk of dis... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter October 6, 2025
More than 2 in 5 drivers were driving while stoned when they died in car wrecks in a major Ohio county, a new study says.
Coroner records show that nearly 42% of drivers who died in motor vehicle collisions during a six-year period tested positive for THC, researchers are to report Tuesday at a meeting of the American College of Surgeons i... Full Page