Study Warns Fluoride Bans May Raise Tooth Decay in Children

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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Removing fluoride from drinking water could lead to more cavities in kids and higher health care costs, a new analysis suggests.

Researchers estimate that if five states stop adding fluoride to public water, more than 132,000 additional kids could need dental treatment w...

Your Choice Of Booze Influences Your Risk Of Death, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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Too much alcohol of any type is bad for a person’s health, but some booze is more harmful than others, a new study says.

Beer, cider and liquor all appear to increase people’s risk of an early death, even at low levels of imbibing, researchers are slated to r...

Insulin Prices Fell For Medicare Patients Under Biden-Era Caps, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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Biden-era policies have reined in insulin prices for Medicare patients, a new study says.

Roughly 3 out of 4 (75%) Medicare prescription beneficiaries were paying $35 or less for each month’s supply of insulin within a year of price caps enacted under President Joe...

AI Gets a 'D' When Judging Scientific, Medical Claims

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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Folks who rely on chatbots for their scientific and medical info, be forewarned — artificial intelligence (AI) gets a "D" when it’s asked to evaluate whether a claim is true or false, a new study says.

ChatGPT’s accuracy in assessing scientific claims w...

New Fathers Face Mental Health Challenges, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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New fathers might be proud poppas, but their mental health might be shaky as they adapt to their increased responsibilities, a new study says.

Men have a 30% increased risk of depression and stress disorders by the end of their first year of fatherhood, researchers repor...

New Online Tool Helps Parkinson's Patients Weigh Brain Implant Decision

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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Brain implants are proven to help Parkinson’s disease patients control their symptoms, but deciding whether to go through with such an invasive surgery can be overwhelming.

Now, researchers have developed an online decision-making tool to help patients understand t...

Cheap Children's Clothing Tainted With Lead, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 24, 2026
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“Fast fashion” is an affordable way for parents to keep up with their kids’ growth spurts, but these cheaper duds might come with real health risks, a new study says.

The fabric in some fast-fashion shirts contains high levels of lead, researchers repor...

Teens Often Pressured To Send Sexual Photos by Someone They Know, Study Finds

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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Many teens who are asked to send sexual photos are being pressured by someone they know, and most often, it's a boyfriend or girlfriend, according to new research.

The study, published March 17 in JAMA Network Open, asked more than 6,200 young people ages 18 to ...

FDA Approves Higher-Dose Wegovy To Help People Lose More Weight

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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A stronger version of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy is on the way after federal regulators signed off on a higher dose.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy. U...

Nursing Homes Accused of False Diagnoses To Hide Drug Use

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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A new report says some U.S. nursing homes may be falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to justify using powerful antipsychotic drugs to manage them.

The findings come from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Nearly 90,000 Bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen Recalled Nationwide

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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If you have children’s ibuprofen at home, you may want to check the label.

Nearly 90,000 bottles have been recalled over possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

The recall affects 89,592 bottles of Children’s Ibuprofen ...

A Nasal Swab for Alzheimer's? Duke Team Has One in Testing

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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Detecting the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease may one day be as easy as swabbing the inside of your nose.

An experimental swab, patented by Duke Health, picked up early changes in nerve and immune cells even before thinking and memory problems had emerged.

Your Bank Account Might Show How Well Your Brain Will Age, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 23, 2026
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A person’s bank statement might predict how fast their brain will age, a new study says.

Money troubles in middle and old age were consistently associated with worse memory scores and faster brain decline, researchers recently reported in the American Journal o...