Patient Resources
Get Healthy!
Recent health news and videos.
Staying informed is also a great way to stay healthy. Keep up-to-date with all the latest health news here.
Added Sugars and Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Early Puberty in Children
A new study finds both added sugars and artificial sweeteners are associated with a higher risk of early puberty, especially in children with a genetic predisposition.
PMS and Other Premenstrual Disorders Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease
Young women who suffer from PMS or PMDD are 10% more likely to develop heart disease later in life, a new study finds.
Nicotine Pouch Poisonings Soar in Young Children
Calls to U.S. poison control centers involving nicotine pouches and young kids soared 763% from 2020 to 2023.
Florida House Cat's Latest Conquest Yields New Virus Discovery
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
- Full Page
Florida virologist John Lednicky couldn’t have a more devoted research partner than his sleek black house cat Pepper.
Pepper, an avid hunter who often leaves "gifts" for his people, made news last year for his role in helping detect the arrival in the U.S. of an e...
Living Near Polluted Missouri Creek as a Child Tied to Later Cancer Risk
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
- Full Page
Folks who grew up near a polluted Missouri creek during the 1940s through 1960s may have higher odds for cancer now, new research shows.
The study focused on Coldwater Creek in St. Louis County. The area was contaminated with radioactive waste from the U.S. government&rs...
RFK Jr. Fires Two Trump-Appointed Senior Officials in Ongoing HHS Restructuring
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
- Full Page
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed two senior officials who were appointed by President Donald Trump.
Heather Flick Melanson, chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, a top policy adviser, were both let go recently. The decision ...
Playing A Musical Instrument Might Help Aging Brains
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
- Full Page
Want to help maintain your brain health as you age?
Then pick up a guitar, start tickling a piano’s ivories or join a band.
Playing an instrument can promote a youthful pattern of brain activity, researchers reported July 15 in the journal PLOS Biology
Insomniacs With Inflammation Prone To Depression
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
- Full Page
Insomniacs have a much higher risk for depression if they have chronic inflammation, a new sleep lab experiment says.
Seniors with insomnia were three times as likely to report symptoms of depression if they’d been dosed with a substance that promotes inflammation,...
Some Newer Antiseizure Meds Safer During Pregnancy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
- Full Page
Some newer antiseizure medications appear to be safer for pregnant women to take without risk of birth defects, a new study says.
Second-generation antiseizure drugs like levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, gabapentin and zonisamide did not show an increased risk for birth def...
Belly Fat Increases Stress Incontinence Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
- Full Page
Middle-aged women with more belly fat have a higher risk for stress urinary incontinence, a recent study says.
Fat around the waist and visceral organs increases by 33% a woman’s risk of leaking when she sneezes, coughs or exerts herself, researchers reported in th...
Few Babies Getting RSV Antibody Shot, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
- Full Page
A new antibody shot that protects babies against RSV infection could be struggling to gain traction, researchers report.
Only about a third (35%) of babies eligible for nirsevimab got the injection during the 2023-24 RSV season, researchers reported today in the journal ...
Chronically Ill Kids Carry Heavy Emotional Burden
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
- Full Page
Kids coping with chronic health problems like asthma also are struggling with the emotional burden of stress, fear and sadness, a new study says.
Almost 94% of comments posted online by chronically ill kids and their caregivers expressed negative feelings like disgust, s...
Thousands Laid off From NIH, FDA and CDC After Supreme Court Decision
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 16, 2025
- Full Page
Thousands of health workers lost their jobs this week after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with major staffing cuts.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized 10,000 layoffs acros...
Popular YoCrunch Yogurt Recalled Over Plastic Pieces in Packaging
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 16, 2025
- Full Page
YoCrunch yogurt products are being pulled from store shelves nationwide due to a safety concern, its manufacturer announced Monday.
Danone U.S., the maker of YoCrunch, said small, sharp pieces of plastic may be inside the dome toppers of some products, CNN repor...
Court Allows West Virginia to Restrict Abortion Pill Mifepristone
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 16, 2025
- Full Page
A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia can limit access to mifepristone, a medication used to end early pregnancies.
The decision is the first of its kind and could affect how other states handle access to drugs that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug A...
Loneliness Of Widowhood Isn't Diminished By Presence Of Adult Children, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 16, 2025
- Full Page
Adult children aren’t likely to fill the void left by the loss of a spouse, a new study says.
Becoming widowed might cause a stronger bond between the remaining parent and their children, but these bonds don’t appear to ease the loneliness left by loss, resea...
AI Can Help Screen For Vision-Destroying Diabetic Eye Disease
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 16, 2025
- Full Page
A new AI-powered retina tracker can help doctors screen for a vision-destroying diabetic eye disease, researchers say.
The Simple Mobile AI Retina Tracker (SMART) program achieved greater than 99% accuracy in screening for diabetic retinopathy, researchers reported Monda...
ER Opioid Prescriptions For Low Back Pain Cut In Half
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 16, 2025
- Full Page
Folks seeking relief from low back pain in an ER aren’t likely to leave with a prescription for opioids.
The rate of ER opioid prescriptions for back pain fell by more than half between 2016 and 2022, researchers reported July 12 in the Annals of Emergency Medi...
Doctors Overlooking Common Cause Of High Blood Pressure, New Guidelines Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 16, 2025
- Full Page
Doctors are regularly overlooking a common hormone-driven cause of high blood pressure, a new paper warns.
As many as 30% of high blood pressure patients seen by heart specialists and 14% of those seen in primary care have a condition called primary aldosteronism, resear...
Tuberculosis Is Back on the Rise: What To Know About Symptoms and Treatment
- Albert Rizzo, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer for the American Lung Association HealthDay Reporter
- July 16, 2025
- Full Page
Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. By 1900, TB — which usually attacks the lungs but can affect almost any part of the body — had killed 1 in 7 people who had ever lived, more than any other illness...
Experts Recommend Healthy Lifestyle Changes Alongside GLP-1 Drug Use
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 16, 2025
- Full Page
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound are so effective it might seem that a person can lose weight without doing anything at all.
But that’s a false notion, experts say. Losing weight properly and keeping it off will require lifestyle changes that exten...
Most Major Ice Cream Brands Will Remove Synthetic Dyes by 2028
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 15, 2025
- Full Page
About 90% of the ice cream sold in the U.S. will no longer contain artificial dyes by 2028, federal health officials announced.
Roughly 40 ice cream and frozen dessert companies have pledged to remove seven artificial food dyes from their products in less than three year...
FDA Approves Gardenia-Based Blue Dye for Use in Foods and Drinks
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 15, 2025
- Full Page
A natural blue food coloring made from gardenia fruit has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The additive — dubbed gardenia blue — can now be used in foods like sports drinks, flavored waters, fruit drinks, teas, and both hard and s...
