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A Special HealthDay Series: The U.S. Family Medicine Crisis
HealthDay explores the growing shortage of family physicians in the United States. A new HealthDay-Harris Poll finds Americans know the value of having a family doctor, but sometimes find it difficult to access care.
Sunscreen Confusion Is Putting More Americans at Risk for Melanoma
A national survey from the Melanoma Research Alliance finds less than a third of people practice sun safety every day.
Common Food Preservatives Linked to Major Heart Problems
A new study finds people who consume high levels of preservatives found in processed foods have higher risks of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.
26 May
Trump Admin Bars Key U.S. Researchers From Global Virus Response Talk
- Andria Park Huynh HealthDay Reporter
- May 26, 2026
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The Trump administration has issued a directive shutting key U.S. health research officials out of global discussions on virus outbreaks, according to CNN.
Specifically, officials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have been b...
26 May
Antibiotics Won't Help Ease Asthma-Linked Wheezing in Kids
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 26, 2026
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Kids with asthma can have wheezing attacks severe enough to trigger a visit to the ER.
However, a new trial shows that getting antibiotics once they are there won't help.
In fact, the trial was stopped early after researchers found the antibiotic azithr...
26 May
Everyone Has A Family Doc, But Can You Get An Appointment?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 26, 2026
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Retired physician Ken Licker is old enough to remember a time when you could call your family doctor and see them within a matter of days, if not hours.
“You call for an appointment now, and you’re a regular patient but you need to see him for a new problem,&...
26 May
Yoga Eases Insomnia And Anxiety In Cancer Survivors, Study Finds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 26, 2026
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Sleepless nights, anxiety, mood swings and fatigue are all potential issues for cancer survivors. Now, research finds the ancient art of yoga may ease all of these troubles.
The finding "offers survivors, who are likely already managing multiple medications, a non-pharma...
26 May
Many U.S. College Students With Psychosis Are Not Receiving Treatment
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 26, 2026
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The college years are prime time for the emergence of mental illnesses involving psychosis, according to a new study.
However, almost 60% of college students who seek mental health care after a psychotic episode do not get the recommended treatment, researchers recently ...
26 May
Dust Yields Clues to Viral Outbreaks, Study Finds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 26, 2026
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Dusting just took on a whole new purpose: Scientists say dust contains clues to viruses circulating in offices, schools and other buildings, according to a new study.
“Research like this is useful for monitoring a range of buildings where there’s a vari...
26 May
3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need
- Paula Span and KFF Health News HealthDay Reporters
- May 26, 2026
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Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said Dr. Steven Itzkowitz, a gastroenterologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
She was in “reasonably good health,&rdquo...
22 May
Acting NIAID Chief Steps Down Amid Ebola, Hantavirus Concerns
- Andria Park Huynh HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2026
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Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger, who has been serving as acting head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for just over a year, has stepped down for unknown reasons.
While Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, revealed the news at...
22 May
Sunscreen Confusion Puts More Americans At Risk For Melanoma
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2026
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Melanoma — the most serious form of skin cancer — doesn't just happen at the beach or in a tanning booth.
It happens on the drive to work, while walking the dog or sitting by a window.
And most Americans don't realize it.
A new survey from the Mel...
22 May
Severe Asthma Often Comes With Other Serious Health Problems
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2026
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People with severe asthma typically are battling other health problems as well, a new study says.
Nearly all individuals with asthma suffer from at least one other major health issue, with most suffering three or more, researchers reported recently in The Lancet Regi...
22 May
1 In 10 U.S. Surgeons Quit Practice, Study Warns Of Shortage
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2026
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American health care is experiencing a surgeon shortage, a new study says.
Nearly 10% of surgeons left clinical practice between 2013 and 2020, researchers reported May 20 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery, ...
22 May
Video Game Can Detect Depression In Minutes, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2026
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Playing a quick apple-picking video game can help doctors quickly identify patients with depression, a new study says.
The game can reliably detect depression in as little as three minutes, researchers reported May 18 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci...
22 May
Quitting Smoking Might Lower Your Dementia Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2026
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Quitting smoking might protect your future brain health, a new study says.
People who quit smoking had a lower risk of developing dementia, especially if they didn’t gain excess weight afterward, researchers reported May 20 in the journal Neurology.
...
22 May
Efforts To Understand The Nation's Drugged Driving Problem Stall Under Trump
- Jace DiCola and KFF Health News HealthDay Reporters
- May 22, 2026
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Two state transportation workers were replacing a sign on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 6 in western Colorado one morning when a Jeep Grand Cherokee swerved off the road and struck them.
The workers, Nathan Jones and Trent Umberger, died in the September 2024 crash, as di...
21 May
RFK Jr. Fires Two Leaders Of Major U.S. Health Task Force
- Andria Park Huynh HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2026
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two key leaders of the task force that sets insurance coverage rules.
Dr. John Wong, a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, and Dr. Esa Davis, a professor at the University of...
21 May
Common Food Preservatives Linked to Major Heart Problems
- Stephanie Brown HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2026
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That grab-and-go snack or frozen meal may be doing more than lasting longer on the shelf — it could also be raising your risk of heart disease.
Preservatives are used in hundreds of thousands of industrially processed foods.
"Experimental studies sugges...
21 May
Migraine With Aura Linked To Middle-Age Stroke Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2026
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Middle-aged folks who suffer migraine with an aura could be more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study says.
Overall, people who have migraine with an accompanying aura have a 73% increased risk of stroke, researchers reported recently in the journal Neurology....
21 May
Nicotine Vapes Triple Smokers' Odds Of Quitting Tobacco
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2026
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Nicotine vapes can triple smokers’ odds of successfully giving up traditional cigarettes, while also exposing them to fewer harmful chemicals, a new study argues.
Smokers who started using a nicotine e-cigarette were over three times more likely to quit smoking wit...
21 May
Fatty Liver Disease Increases Heart Attack Risk, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2026
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Fatty liver disease is dangerous for the heart as well as the liver, a new study says.
People with fatty liver disease have nearly doubled rates of heart attack and other heart health emergencies, researchers reported May 20 in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology a...
21 May
CPAP Insurance Rules Too Stringent, Deny Device Coverage To Sleep Apnea Patients Who Would Benefit
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2026
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It’s notoriously difficult for some sleep apnea patients to adapt to using a CPAP machine – but most will and should be given the chance before insurance companies cut off coverage for the devices, a new study says.
Despite not meeting Medicare requirements t...
