WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. teenagers are getting weight-loss surgery, despite the discovery of new drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy that help people drop pounds surgery-free, a new study says. Weight loss surgeries for teens increased 15% between 2021 and 2023, researchers reported earlier this month in TheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Migraines don’t just cause headaches. These attacks often are accompanied by symptoms like light and sound sensitivity, nausea, neck pain and dizziness. What’s more, those non-headache symptoms tend to crop up before a full-fledged migraine headache takes root. But now, researchers say they’veContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Power outages greatly increase a young child’s chances of carbon monoxide poisoning due to improper use of gasoline-powered generators, a new study says. Children younger than 5 had a more than 50% increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning during small-scale power outages affectingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — OpenAI has unveiled a large dataset to help test how well artificial intelligence (AI) models answer health care questions. Experts call it a major step forward, but they also say more work is needed to ensure safety. The dataset — called HealthBench —Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — At least 10 people in the U.S. were hospitalized with listeria infections linked to ready-to-eat foods, federal officials said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies traced the outbreak to foods produced by Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of SanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are telling travelers aged 60 and older to avoid a chikungunya vaccine while they investigate possible side effects. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the warning late last week.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Curiosity might have killed the cat, but maintaining such inquisitiveness could be key to preserving brain health as we grow older, a new study says. Some forms of curiosity increase well into old age, and seniors who keep wanting to learn new thingsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy can cut alcohol intake dramatically in a short amount of time, a new study says. People taking semaglutide or liraglutide reduced their alcohol consumption by two-thirds within four months, according to results recently published in the journal Diabetes,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — ADHD stimulant meds don’t increase children’s risk of psychosis, a new study says. Analysis of stimulant prescriptions among nearly 8,400 kids with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder found no evidence that the drugs caused psychosis, researchers reported May 12 in the journal Pediatrics. “Previous observationalContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Could loneliness occur for some older folks because they can’t hear well enough to maintain essential social connections? Hearing aids appear to be an effective method of countering an epidemic of loneliness among U.S. seniors, a new study says. Seniors given hearing aidsContinue Reading