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
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests there’s more to sleep than how long you snooze each night. Your overall sleep pattern could shape your mood, brain function and even long-term health. Researchers from Concordia University in Montreal identified five distinct sleep profiles that may helpContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Minnesota-based company is recalling two types of organic frozen spinach sold nationwide because they may be contaminated with Listeria, a bacteria that can cause serious or even life-threatening illness. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the recall affects products madeContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 200 health centers in eastern Congo are running out of essential medicine due to ongoing fighting and a lack of humanitarian aid, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned. The organization said it surveyed 240 medical facilities in NorthContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfire smoke could be damaging men’s fertility, according to a new study. Key measures of sperm quality appeared to drop among dozens of men participating in fertility treatments, researchers recently reported in the journal Fertility and Sterility. “These results reinforce growing evidence thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A widely prescribed opioid painkiller is not all it’s cracked up to be, a new evidence review has concluded. The opioid painkiller tramadol does little to reduce moderate to severe pain, according to results published Oct. 7 in the journal BMJ Evidence BasedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The healthy habits people adopt and stick with in their 20s and 30s have a massive and direct impact on their risk of a heart attack or stroke decades later, a landmark study says. Young adults who fail to keep heart-healthy practices canContinue Reading