Former NFL Star Steve McMichael Diagnosed With CTE After His Death

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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Former NFL star Steve McMichael had a brain disease linked to repeated head injuries, an autopsy revealed.

McMichael, a Hall of Famer and key player on the 1985 Chicago Bears, was diagnosed after his death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Concussion &...

HHS Updates Vaccine Panel Requirements After Judge’s Decision

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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Health officials are changing the rules for who can serve on a key vaccine advisory panel after a judge ruled that many current members are unqualified.

The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, helps guide vaccine use in the U.S., including the...

More Drugmakers Join TrumpRx

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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Drug companies Abbvie and Genentech will start selling medications at lower prices through the White House’s "TrumpRx" website.

They are the 10th and 11th companies to join the program.

Abbvie will offer its arthritis drug Humira at a steep discount.

Th...

Graco Recalls Infant Car Seats Over Structural Issue

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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Some baby car seats are being recalled after a safety issue was found during testing.

Graco is voluntarily recalling select SnugRide Turn & Slide car seats due to a structural problem identified during post-production lab testing.

The company said the recall af...

Preschoolers' Solitary Screen Time Could Mean Behavior Problems, Language Difficulties Later On

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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Allowing a screen to babysit your preschool child could blunt their intellectual and emotional development, a new study says.

Preschool and kindergarten kids with up to a half-hour daily of unsupervised screen time wind up with poorer communication skills and a lower voc...

The Flu Vaccine Can Lower Your Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke — Even If You Wind Up Infected

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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The influenza vaccine can significantly reduce the risk of a flu-related heart attack or stroke, even among folks who become infected after vaccination, a new study reports.

The systemic inflammation caused by a flu infection is known to increase short-term risk of heart...

Combo Heat Waves/Droughts Will Affect Billions A Year By 2100, Researchers Project

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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Extreme heat waves combined with bone-dry droughts will occur five times more often by century’s end under current climate policies, a new study says.

These dangerous heat wave/drought combos are already more common and will continue to increase as climate change a...

Herbal Drug Kava Poses Increasing Health Threat In U.S., CDC Warns

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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Poison center calls about the herbal drug kava have surged in the United States in recent years, a new study says.

Calls rose 383% between 2011 and 2025 as kava became more widely known and available in the U.S., researchers reported in the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr...

Long COVID Linked to Heart Health Risks

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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Folks with long COVID face a higher risk for serious heart problems — even younger adults who were never sick enough to be hospitalized, new research suggests.

Long COVID is the collection of ongoing symptoms some patients endure after recovering from an acute COVI...

New Cervix-On-A-Chip May Revolutionize STI Treatment

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• April 8, 2026
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When it comes to studying sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which is often done on animals, scientists have long faced a major hurdle: Mice are not humans.

But researchers from the universities of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia have changed the game by shrinking t...

Scientists Test New Ways To Regrow Joints Damaged by Arthritis

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• April 7, 2026
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Good news: Scientists may be closer to a new way to treat arthritis.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) said several experimental treatments could help regrow cartilage and bone in folks with osteoarthritis.

The condition affects about 32 mil...

Wawa Recalls Drinks Over Undeclared Milk Allergen

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• April 7, 2026
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Several popular drinks sold at Wawa are being recalled because they may contain an undeclared milk allergen.

The recall includes 16-ounce bottles of Wawa:

• Iced tea lemon

• Iced diet tea lemon

• Diet lemonade

• Fruit pu...

This New Method May Make French Fries Lower in Fat

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• April 7, 2026
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Love French fries but not the extra fat? Scientists say they may have found a way to make them healthier without losing their crunch.

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign say combining traditional frying with microwave heating could reduce how much ...

U.S. Plans Tariffs up to 100% on Some Brand-Name Drugs

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• April 7, 2026
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The United States is planning new tariffs on some name-brand medicines.

The move could affect drug prices and how medicines are made.

Officials say tariffs could reach as high as 100% on certain imported drugs that are still under patent protection.

But many ...

Cheap Blood Test Might Spot Cancers, Other Diseases

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 7, 2026
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A simple and cost-effective blood test might be able to help detect multiple cancers and other diseases, a new study says.

The test works by analyzing DNA fragments in a person’s bloodstream and could offer a powerful and affordable approach to screening for cancer...

Having a Baby? You May Need to Travel Farther Than Before

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 7, 2026
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More pregnant women have to drive long distances to get the maternity care they need, a new study says.

U.S. counties that lost all hospital-based obstetric services have been hardest hit, researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine