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22 Apr

Treating High Blood Pressure Significantly Lowers Dementia Risk, Study Finds

Proven interventions for high blood pressure lower the odds for dementia and cognitive decline, according to researchers.

21 Apr

What Today’s Supreme Court Hearing Means for Your Free Preventative Screenings

An important HealthDay conversation with Michael Sapienza, CEO, Colorectal Cancer Alliance, about Kennedy v. Braidwood, a Supreme Court case challenging the legality of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to recommend no-cost screenings to the government.

18 Apr

Two Environmental Pollutants Linked to Thyroid Cancer in Children and Young Adults

A new study suggests early-life exposure to fine particulate air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night increases the risk of papillary thyroid cancer in children and young adults.

Federal COVID Websites Now Promote Lab Leak Theory

TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 — The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page that promotes the theory that the virus came from a lab in China.

Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov, which once helped people order COVID tests and find public health information, now redirect to a new page titl...

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April 22, 2025
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Trump Administration Plans Ban on More Synthetic Food Dyes

TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is expected to take new steps to remove artificial food dyes from the U.S. food supply, officials say.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary are expected to share more details on Tuesday, CNN reported...

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April 22, 2025
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RFK Jr.'s Major Autism Study To Use Private Health Records

TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will provide private health data to researchers for U.S. health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new autism study.

NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told advisers the aim is to help researchers study autism by giving them access to "comprehensive" health ...

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April 22, 2025
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Immune Therapy Works As Well In Senior Cancer Patients As In Younger Adults

TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s well-known that a person’s immune system wears down over time, becoming less effective as folks progress through middle age and become seniors.

But that doesn’t appear to hinder the effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer in seniors, a new study says.

Seniors w...

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April 22, 2025
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Most Women Are Comfortable With AI-Assisted Mammography

Women are OK with having an AI program help doctors review mammograms performed for breast cancer screening, a new study says.

About 7 out of 10 women (71%) said they’re fine with an AI program providing backup for a radiologist’s review of their breast X-ray, researchers report in the journal Radiology: Imaging Cancer...

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April 22, 2025
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'The Talk' Is A Touchy Subject For Many Parents

TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Talk.

It’s an anxiety-producing proposition for just about every parent — and as you might expect, opinions vary widely about when and how to have The Talk with a child nearing puberty.

Parents are evenly split in thinking it’s best to start talking about puberty ...