FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new U.N. study warns that tens of thousands of young children in Gaza are suffering from life-threatening hunger as food shortages continue into a second year. The U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) estimates thatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — What was once tossed into compost bins could soon help grow stronger crops and even support human health, new research suggests. A series of recent studies published in American Chemical Society (ACS) journals reveal how scientists are transforming food waste — from sugarContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that virtual reality (VR) experiences designed to mimic psychedelic visual effects could safely boost creativity and flexibility in thinking — without the use of drugs. Researchers from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan found that “cyberdelic” VRContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new drug combo is offering hope for men with advanced prostate cancer. Adding the targeted cancer drug niraparib to hormone therapy reduced the risk of prostate tumor growth and slowed symptom advance, according to findings published Oct. 7 in the journal NatureContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients experiencing a sickle cell crisis can wind up waiting hours in agony if inappropriately triaged by ER staff, a new study says. Patients misplaced in a less severe pain category waited nearly three times as long for their first dose of painContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose IV infusions of ketamine are safe and effective in treating chronic pain, a new study says. Ketamine infusions as part of comprehensive clinical pain care helped as many as 46% of patients improve their physical function, sleep quality and pain management, researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Experts argue it’s never too late to quit smoking, and a new study says that applies to people with late-stage cancer as well. Patients with advanced cancer gained nearly a full year of additional life if they quit smoking, compared to those whoContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — YouTube or TikTok might offer a solid alternative to meditation when it comes to stress relief. People’s stress dropped about as much from watching a short inspirational video as it did through guided meditation, researchers reported in the journal Psychology of Popular Media.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients are more likely to survive if they live in a state that expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), new research shows. Patients were more likely to have higher five-year and overall survival rates if their state hadContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday he was undergoing surgery to treat ongoing blood clot issues, and less than a day after the procedure, returned to practice Wednesday. The 58-year-old coach had shared earlier in the week that he wasContinue Reading