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30 Jun
Major Study Supports Same-Day COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination
A study of 2.5 million U.S. veterans found that receiving COVID-19 and influenza vaccines on the same day did not increase the risk
29 Jun
Nearly 3 in 10 Young Adults Don't Have a Doctor, Survey Finds
A new national survey finds many young adults, 18-29, don’t have a primary care doc, and even those who do are skipping annual check-ups and missing some key screenings.
26 Jun
Next-Generation Blood Test Improves Detection of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
A study of more than 12,600 men found the Stockholm3 blood test detected significantly more aggressive prostate cancers than the standard PSA test, without increasing unnecessary follow-up testing.
Major Study Supports Same-Day COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination
One trip to the pharmacy may be all you need to protect yourself from COVID-19 and the flu this fall.
A new study — published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine — found that getting both vaccines at the same visit is no riskier than getting a flu shot alone.
A team led by Yan Xie of the VA St. Louis Health ...
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- June 30, 2026
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Even Mild Weather Changes Impact Mental Health
Heat domes, soaking rains and savage winter storms have left their mark on people’s minds and moods this year.
And little wonder — even modest, short-term changes in weather can affect a person enough to make them seek therapy, a new study says.
Fluctuations in temperature and levels of sunshine are linked to U.K. residen...
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- June 30, 2026
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Women With Parkinson's More Likely To Have Brain Changes Related To Alzheimer's
Women with Parkinson’s disease might be more vulnerable than men to Alzheimer’s-related changes in their brains, new research suggests.
Women with Parkinson’s have higher levels of amyloid beta plaques in their brains, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported Sunday in Geneva at a meeting of the Europ...
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- June 30, 2026
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Breastfeeding Might Lower ADHD Risk, Study Finds
Want to protect your child from ADHD?
Breastfeeding might be one way to reduce their risk, a new study says.
Babies fed with breast milk were less likely to develop ADHD symptoms as preschoolers and elementary students, researchers reported recently in the journal Biological Psychiatry.
“We found that the longer ...
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- June 30, 2026
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Nearly 3 in 10 Young Adults Don't Have a Regular Doctor, Survey Finds
Many young adults may be missing important preventive healthcare screenings, according to a national survey.
The poll of more than 1,000 U.S. adults, commissioned by Ohio State University in Columbus, found only 71% of people ages 18 to 29 have a regular doctor, compared with 97% of adults 65 and older.
Even among yo...
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- June 29, 2026
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Fertility Preservation Often Overlooked In Women's Cancer Care, Review Finds
Infertility is considered one of the most distressing concerns facing girls and young women with cancer.
Despite this, young female cancer patients are offered fertility preservation (FP) procedures at less than half the rate of male patients, a new evidence review has found.
Fertility preservation occurred at very low rates — ...
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- June 29, 2026
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Sedatives Pose Fall Hazard For Recently Hospitalized Seniors
Family members should keep a close eye on Grandma or Grandpa after they’ve been released from the hospital, a new study suggests.
Seniors sent home with a prescription for a sedative have an increased risk of falls, which can lead to broken bones and impaired function, researchers reported today in the Canadian Medical Associatio...
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- June 29, 2026
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Fourth Of July Poses Burn Hazards — Here's How To Protect Kids
Many have fireworks, cookouts and family get togethers planned for the Fourth of July – but these activities can pose a burn risk for young children, experts warn.
“Every Fourth of July, we see children with serious burn injuries that can lead to pain, surgery, scarring and lasting emotional trauma,” said Dr. Alejandro Ga...
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- June 29, 2026
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A Dog's Stride Could Be An Early Sign Of Dementia, Study Says
The way your aging dog walks could be an early sign of canine dementia, a new study says.
The relative stride of a dog’s front legs appears to be linked to their brain health, researchers reported June 24 in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
“Here we show that the length of front leg stride taken by dogs decreases...
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- June 29, 2026
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Next-Generation Blood Test Improves Detection Of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
A next-generation blood test could improve early detection of the most dangerous forms of prostate cancer.
"The major challenge in prostate cancer screening is not just to find more cancer cases, but to identify the cancers that are truly dangerous," said first author Thorgerdur Palsdottir, a researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stock...
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- June 26, 2026
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Most Patients Want Docs To Break Cancer News Directly, Not Through Portal Messaging
People are becoming more comfortable communicating with their doctor through clinics’ patient portals.
Folks use the portals to ask their doc questions and even to review the results of recent medical tests.
But there are some matters that still require a face-to-face interaction between doctor and patient, a new study says.
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 26, 2026
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Statins Rarely Cause Severe Muscle Problems, Researchers Say
Concerns about statins causing severe muscle problems are overblown, a new study says.
The cholesterol-lowering drugs can be expected to rarely cause any serious muscle problems, researchers reported June 25 in The Lancet Digital Health.
More than 98% of people eligible for statins are at low risk of serious muscle problems,...
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- June 26, 2026
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Younger U.S. Generations Increasingly Fear Adulthood, Study Says
Younger U.S. generations appear to be adopting Peter Pan’s fear of growing up, a new study says
Millennial college students (born between 1981 and 1996) feared adulthood more than earlier generations, wishing they could return to the security and happiness of childhood, according to the study.
However, they wound up embracing a...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 26, 2026
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GLP-1 Weight-Loss Boom Linked To Surge In Poison Control Calls
As the use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss surges, so do calls to U.S. poison control centers, according to a new study.
A team led by Jordan Miller of the University of Texas at San Antonio analyzed reports submitted to the National Poison Data System involving GLP-1 drugs before and after the 2021 approval of semaglutide for the tre...
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- June 25, 2026
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Very Few Men Discuss Prostate Cancer Screening With Their Doctor
THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Very few middle-aged men are discussing prostate cancer screening with their doctor, even though they face a decision whether or not to be tested, a new study says.
Only about 6% of men have had a documented discussion with their primary care doctor about prostate cancer screening, even...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 25, 2026
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Brain Scans Improve Targeting Of Magnetic Stimulation For Depression
Personalized brain imaging could help doctors better use magnetic stimulation to treat people with severe depression, a new study says.
Such brain imaging helped researchers better target accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation (aTMS), producing a reduction in depression symptoms and better treatment response rates, researchers repor...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 25, 2026
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Estrogen Birth Control May Protect Women’s Brains As They Age
Women on the pill appear to have healthier brains as they grow older, a new study says.
Taking hormone-based birth control as a younger woman appears to protect the brain, maintaining the size of regions vital to memory, cognition and information, researchers report in the July 1 issue of the journal NeuroImage.
Women’...
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- June 25, 2026
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Severe Pregnancy Nausea Tied To Higher Risk Of Complications
Severe nausea during pregnancy might increase the risk of complications for both mother and baby, a new study says.
About 1% to 3% of pregnancies are severely strained by hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), the medical term for sustained nausea and vomiting while expecting, researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 25, 2026
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Even 5-Minute Movement Breaks Can Boost Your Mood And Fight Fatigue
Got five minutes?
A new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that five minutes of physical activity every hour may be all it takes to boost your mood, reduce fatigue and break up long stretches of unhealthy sitting.
Keith Diaz of the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City and coll...
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- June 24, 2026
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Accelerated Aging May Explain Rising Cancer Risk In Young Adults
Younger generations have a higher risk of developing cancer earlier in their lives, and a new study advances one potential explanation.
Accelerated “wear-and-tear” biological aging among younger folks appears to be interfering with the way their bodies respond to cancer, researchers reported June 22 in the journal Nature Me...
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- June 24, 2026
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