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26 May
A Special HealthDay Series: The U.S. Family Medicine Crisis
HealthDay explores the growing shortage of family physicians in the United States. A new HealthDay-Harris Poll finds Americans know the value of having a family doctor, but sometimes find it difficult to access care.
22 May
Sunscreen Confusion Is Putting More Americans at Risk for Melanoma
A national survey from the Melanoma Research Alliance finds less than a third of people practice sun safety every day.
21 May
Common Food Preservatives Linked to Major Heart Problems
A new study finds people who consume high levels of preservatives found in processed foods have higher risks of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.
Younger U.S. Women of Color Face Rising Breast Cancer Deaths
Younger women of color have a higher risk of dying from breast cancer in the United States, a new study has found.
Breast cancer deaths, once concentrated mostly among older women, are now claiming younger women more often, researchers recently reported in the journal npj Breast Cancer.
Survival improved substantially among ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 27, 2026
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Weight-Loss Program Helps Women Battling Breast Cancer
Women battling breast cancer can benefit from a phone-based weight loss program, according to a new study.
The Breast Cancer Weight Loss (BWEL) program helped women drop excess pounds, improve their physical function and have a better quality of life overall, researchers are scheduled to report at the upcoming annual meeting of the America...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 27, 2026
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High Fitness Doesn’t Raise A-fib Risk In Young Men, Study Finds
Being incredibly fit shouldn’t increase a young adult’s risk of dangerous irregular heart rhythm, a new study says.
Young male athletes and fitness buffs aren’t more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, despite earlier studies that showed an apparent link, researchers reported May 21 in the journal Circulation....
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 27, 2026
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Ultrafine Wildfire Smoke Particles May Pose Serious Health Risks
Wildfire smoke carries a wide array of potentially toxic particles, in sizes so small they could prove a threat to human health, a new study says.
Smoke samples taken during the Los Angeles wildfires of 2025 contained high levels of toxic metals, polycyclic aromatic compounds, volatile organic compounds and PFAS “forever chemicals,&r...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 27, 2026
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Trump Admin Bars Key U.S. Researchers From Global Virus Response Talk
The Trump administration has issued a directive shutting key U.S. health research officials out of global discussions on virus outbreaks, according to CNN.
Specifically, officials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have been barred from communicating with the World Health Organization (WHO).&nbs...
- Andria Park Huynh HealthDay Reporter
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- May 26, 2026
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Antibiotics Won't Help Ease Asthma-Linked Wheezing in Kids
Kids with asthma can have wheezing attacks severe enough to trigger a visit to the ER.
However, a new trial shows that getting antibiotics once they are there won't help.
In fact, the trial was stopped early after researchers found the antibiotic azithromycin was useless in easing wheeze.
"We can say with a high deg...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- May 26, 2026
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Yoga Eases Insomnia And Anxiety In Cancer Survivors, Study Finds
Sleepless nights, anxiety, mood swings and fatigue are all potential issues for cancer survivors. Now, research finds the ancient art of yoga may ease all of these troubles.
The finding "offers survivors, who are likely already managing multiple medications, a non-pharmaceutical solution for reducing four different side effects at once," s...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- May 26, 2026
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Everyone Has A Family Doc, But Can You Get An Appointment?
Retired physician Ken Licker is old enough to remember a time when you could call your family doctor and see them within a matter of days, if not hours.
“You call for an appointment now, and you’re a regular patient but you need to see him for a new problem,” Licker, 82, of Frisco, Texas, said. “Well, today is May 1...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 26, 2026
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Many U.S. College Students With Psychosis Are Not Receiving Treatment
The college years are prime time for the emergence of mental illnesses involving psychosis, according to a new study.
However, almost 60% of college students who seek mental health care after a psychotic episode do not get the recommended treatment, researchers recently reported in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemio...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 26, 2026
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Dust Yields Clues to Viral Outbreaks, Study Finds
Dusting just took on a whole new purpose: Scientists say dust contains clues to viruses circulating in offices, schools and other buildings, according to a new study.
“Research like this is useful for monitoring a range of buildings where there’s a variety of things that you're concerned about,” senior author Karen ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- May 26, 2026
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3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need
Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said Dr. Steven Itzkowitz, a gastroenterologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
She was in “reasonably good health,” and the risks of the procedure — bleeding, reaction to anesthe...
- Paula Span and KFF Health News HealthDay Reporters
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- May 26, 2026
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Acting NIAID Chief Steps Down Amid Ebola, Hantavirus Concerns
Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger, who has been serving as acting head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for just over a year, has stepped down for unknown reasons.
While Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, revealed the news at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday, his exit w...
- Andria Park Huynh HealthDay Reporter
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- May 22, 2026
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Sunscreen Confusion Puts More Americans At Risk For Melanoma
Melanoma — the most serious form of skin cancer — doesn't just happen at the beach or in a tanning booth.
It happens on the drive to work, while walking the dog or sitting by a window.
And most Americans don't realize it.
A new survey from the Melanoma Research Alliance finds widespread confusion about sunscreen and...
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
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- May 22, 2026
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Severe Asthma Often Comes With Other Serious Health Problems
People with severe asthma typically are battling other health problems as well, a new study says.
Nearly all individuals with asthma suffer from at least one other major health issue, with most suffering three or more, researchers reported recently in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe.
“The patterns we found were linke...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 22, 2026
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1 In 10 U.S. Surgeons Quit Practice, Study Warns Of Shortage
American health care is experiencing a surgeon shortage, a new study says.
Nearly 10% of surgeons left clinical practice between 2013 and 2020, researchers reported May 20 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery had ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 22, 2026
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Video Game Can Detect Depression In Minutes, Study Says
Playing a quick apple-picking video game can help doctors quickly identify patients with depression, a new study says.
The game can reliably detect depression in as little as three minutes, researchers reported May 18 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
People who quit the ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 22, 2026
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Quitting Smoking Might Lower Your Dementia Risk
Quitting smoking might protect your future brain health, a new study says.
People who quit smoking had a lower risk of developing dementia, especially if they didn’t gain excess weight afterward, researchers reported May 20 in the journal Neurology.
“People often worry about what happens after they quit smoking &...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 22, 2026
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Efforts To Understand The Nation's Drugged Driving Problem Stall Under Trump
Two state transportation workers were replacing a sign on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 6 in western Colorado one morning when a Jeep Grand Cherokee swerved off the road and struck them.
The workers, Nathan Jones and Trent Umberger, died in the September 2024 crash, as did a passenger in the Jeep. Tests found that the driver, Patrick Sneddo...
- Jace DiCola and KFF Health News HealthDay Reporters
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- May 22, 2026
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RFK Jr. Fires Two Leaders Of Major U.S. Health Task Force
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two key leaders of the task force that sets insurance coverage rules.
Dr. John Wong, a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, and Dr. Esa Davis, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, were notified by mail that ...
- Andria Park Huynh HealthDay Reporter
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- May 21, 2026
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Common Food Preservatives Linked to Major Heart Problems
That grab-and-go snack or frozen meal may be doing more than lasting longer on the shelf — it could also be raising your risk of heart disease.
Preservatives are used in hundreds of thousands of industrially processed foods.
"Experimental studies suggest that some preservative food additives may be harmful to cardiovascul...
- Stephanie Brown HealthDay Reporter
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- May 21, 2026
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