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10 Jul
A review of 50 clinical trials on antidepressants and withdrawal concludes most patients experience one additional symptom, the most common being dizziness and nausea.
09 Jul
A new study out of Northwestern Medicine finds evidence of the human pegivirus in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease, but not in the brains of people without the neurological condition.
08 Jul
A new study finds the combination of excess weight and heart disease in postmenopausal women is associated with an especially high risk of developing breast cancer.
People typically don’t suffer severe withdrawal symptoms or fall into depression immediately after they stop taking antidepressants, a new evidence review says.
There had been concerns that people who quit antidepressants would suddenly fall prey to depression or develop what’s known as antidepressant discontinuation syndrome.<...
A drug used to treat seizures, nerve pain and restless leg syndrome might be linked with increased risk of dementia, a new study says.
Regular gabapentin use appeared to increase risk of dementia by 29% and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by 85%, researchers reported July 10 in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.<...
Societal stress could be driving some transgender and gender-diverse people to the bottle, a small-scale study says.
People whose gender identity differs from their birth sex drink more alcohol and engage in more hazardous drinking than cisgender heterosexual peers, according to findings published July 6 in the journal Alcohol: Clinica...
People using cheap disposable vape devices are likely inhaling high levels of toxic metals with every puff, a recent study says.
After a few hundred puffs, some disposable vapes start releasing levels of toxic metals higher than found in either last-generation refillable e-cigarettes or traditional tobacco smokes, researchers reported in t...
Even four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, California residents aren’t living as long as they used to.
New research published July 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that though the state’s life expectancy is improving, it hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, the...
Susan Monarez is one step closer to becoming the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate’s health committee voted 12-11 to move her nomination forward. The vote was along party lines, with all Democrats voting no, The Associated Press reported.
If confir...
A new study finds that eating even a little processed meat, drinking soda or consuming trans fats puts you at risk for serious health problems.
The research, published recently in the journal Nature Medicine, looked at more than 60 earlier studies on how diet affects the risk of type 2 diabetes, colon cancer and heart disease.&nbs...
Most folks diagnosed with Lyme disease aren’t getting the follow-up care they need, a new study says.
Only one-third of people (35%) with ongoing early-stage Lyme disease symptoms checked back in with their doctor, researchers reported today in the journal Frontiers in Medicine.
Further, evidence shows the U.S. Centers...
They say age is all in your mind — and that might literally be true, a new study reveals.
People with “young” brains — brains aging more slowly than their actual age — are much less likely to die or develop Alzheimer’s disease than those with “old” brains suffering from accelerated aging, res...
Folks who breathe in more air pollution have a higher risk of developing a common non-cancerous brain tumor, a new study says.
Several different types of air pollutants, including particle pollution and nitrogen dioxide, appear to increase risk of meningiomas — tumors that form in the layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal ...
Even low levels of lead exposure can harm kids' working memory, potentially affecting their education and development, according to a new study.
Exposure to lead in the womb or during early childhood appears to increase kids' risk of memory decay, accelerating the rate at which they forget information, researchers reported July 9 in the jo...
Loneliness dramatically increases a person’s risk of depression and poor health, a new study says.
Half of folks who say they always feel lonely (50%) have clinical depression, compared with just 10% of those who report never feeling lonely, researchers reported July 9 in the journal PLOS One.
They also have many more ...
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2022, the majority of the 28.8 million U.S. adults who smoked cigarettes wanted to quit; approximately half had tried to quit, but fewer than 10% were successful.
Many folks say quitting smoking was the hardest thing they have ever done. This includes pe...
Barbie’s latest look includes a polka-dot crop top, chunky heels — and an insulin pump.
Mattel has released its first-ever Barbie with type 1 diabetes, complete with a glucose monitor, phone app and a purse packed with supplies. The goal? To help kids with diabetes feel seen — and to show that managing a health condition ...
A government-backed meal delivery service for people on Medicaid and Medicare is getting national attention — but not all of it is positive.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently praised Mom’s Meals, a company that sends prepackaged meals to people who are older or living with illnesses like cancer or diabetes, Th...
A new malaria treatment has been approved for newborns and infants under 11 pounds, filling a major gap in care for some of the most vulnerable children.
The medicine, called Coartem Baby (also known as Riamet Baby), was approved by Switzerland’s health agency, Swissmedic, The Washington Post reported.
It was dev...
A healthy plant-based diet might protect people from inflammatory bowel diseases, a new study says.
People noshing healthy plant-based foods had a 14% lower risk of Crohn’s disease and an 8% lower risk of ulcerative colitis, researchers found.
On the other hand, an unhealthy diet containing more animal fats and vegetable oils w...
More kids are being hospitalized for broken collarbones, a new study has found.
In fact, the hospitalization rate for broken collarbones more than doubled among children between 2014 and 2021, researchers reported.
This increase occurred even though the overall rate of childhood clavicle fractures remained relatively stable during th...
AI programs can exhibit racial bias when evaluating patients for mental health problems, a new study says.
Psychiatric recommendations from four large language models (LLMs) changed when a patient’s record noted they were African American, researchers recently reported in the journal NPJ Digital Medicine.
“Most o...
Powerful new immunotherapies are offering fresh hope for patients with many different types of cancer.
Unfortunately, that hope doesn’t extend to people without health insurance, a new study says.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are revolutionizing cancer treatment by helping the immune system better find and attack cancer ...