Nearly 3 in 10 Young Adults Don't Have a Regular Doctor, Survey Finds

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• June 29, 2026
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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...

Fertility Preservation Often Overlooked In Women's Cancer Care, Review Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 29, 2026
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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 f...

Sedatives Pose Fall Hazard For Recently Hospitalized Seniors

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 29, 2026
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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 funct...

Fourth Of July Poses Burn Hazards — Here's How To Protect Kids

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 29, 2026
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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, surger...

A Dog's Stride Could Be An Early Sign Of Dementia, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 29, 2026
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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.

“He...

Next-Generation Blood Test Improves Detection Of Aggressive Prostate Cancer

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• June 26, 2026
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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 Th...

Most Patients Want Docs To Break Cancer News Directly, Not Through Portal Messaging

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 26, 2026
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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 fac...

Statins Rarely Cause Severe Muscle Problems, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 26, 2026
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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 p...

Younger U.S. Generations Increasingly Fear Adulthood, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 26, 2026
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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 child...

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Boom Linked To Surge In Poison Control Calls

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• June 25, 2026
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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...

Very Few Men Discuss Prostate Cancer Screening With Their Doctor

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 25, 2026
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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 discussio...

Brain Scans Improve Targeting Of Magnetic Stimulation For Depression

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 25, 2026
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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 depr...

Estrogen Birth Control May Protect Women’s Brains As They Age

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 25, 2026
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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 t...

Severe Pregnancy Nausea Tied To Higher Risk Of Complications

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 25, 2026
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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, res...

Even 5-Minute Movement Breaks Can Boost Your Mood And Fight Fatigue

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• June 24, 2026
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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 Di...

Accelerated Aging May Explain Rising Cancer Risk In Young Adults

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 24, 2026
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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 respon...

Mom's Good Heart Health Lowers Risk Of Baby's Developmental Delays

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 24, 2026
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Want to give your baby the best start in life?

Then tend to your heart health, both prior to and during pregnancy, a new study says.

Expectant mothers in worse heart health are more likely to have children who suffer from developmental delays, researchers reported ...

Belly Laughs Spring From The Primitive Brain, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 24, 2026
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Ever bark with laughter when something funny hits you out of left field? Or get a case of the giggles so bad you can’t stop, even though your sides ache?

That sort of spontaneous laughter might originate from a more primitive part of the human brain, researchers re...

Racial Gaps Narrow For U.S. Cancer Deaths, Report Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 24, 2026
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Racial disparities are narrowing among cancer patients, but people of color remain more likely to die from cancer, a new report says.

The disparity in cancer death rates between Black and white Americans has narrowed substantially, from 34% higher in 1991 to 9% in 2024, ...

Sunscreen Misinformation Popular On TikTok, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 23, 2026
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Healthy use of sunscreen is overwhelmingly promoted in popular TikTok videos, a new study says.

However, people more often like, share and comment on the rare TikTok offerings that feature negative misinformation regarding sunscreen, researchers reported June 18 in the j...