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05 Jun
When medication stopped working and a brain tumor stood in the way of another pregnancy, one Illinois mom faced a life-changing decision.
04 Jun
A new study finds that 19.2% of adolescents use AI chatbots when feeling sad, nervous, or stressed, and most do not tell their parents they are seeking mental health advice from AI.
03 Jun
A study of more than 147,000 adults found that about 90–119 minutes of strength training per week was linked to a lower risk of death from all causes, from heart disease and brain diseases.
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter June 8, 2026
It can be incredibly difficult for adults with ADHD to fit in socially.
But trying to hide the telltale signs of ADHD could cost their mental health and well-being, a study says.
Adults with ADHD might better fit in if they pretend to pay attention, suppress their urge to fidget, rehearse conversations or over-prepare for meetings, r... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter June 8, 2026
There’s a biological reason why booze makes a person crave bar snacks like chips, nuts, fries and pizza, a new study argues.
Alcohol appears to trigger a hormone associated with cravings for savory flavors, researchers reported recently in the journal Obesity Reviews.
This hormone, FGF21, is linked to protein appetite ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter June 8, 2026
There’s now real-world evidence that pregnant women who get the RSV vaccine reduce their newborn’s risk of becoming so sick they require hospitalization, a new study says.
Vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reduces the risk of hospitalization in babies by nearly 70%, researchers reported June 5 in JAMA Ne... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter June 8, 2026
Irregular sleep is linked to lower brain power among preschool kids, a new study says.
Children who don’t stick to a regular sleep schedule tend to have problems with vocabulary and memory, according to research to be presented at an upcoming meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society. The findin... Full Page
Andria Park Huynh HealthDay Reporter June 5, 2026
This is not science fiction or some perverse prank.
A Silicon Valley tech giant is seeking federal approval to release up to 64 million sterilized male mosquitoes in California and Florida over the next two years.
The aim?
To drive down the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit infectious d... Full Page
HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter June 5, 2026
A suburban Chicago woman who feared she might never have another child is now celebrating a growing family after brain surgery at Northwestern Medicine.
After the birth of her first daughter in 2022, Lisa Fasone began experiencing postpartum hormonal issues.
"My menstrual cycle never came back. After I had my baby and I was done nurs... Full Page