News for Healthier Living
Wildfires in the U.S. and Canada Remind Us That Health Impacts Defy Borders
 Wildfire season is upon us and again communities in some parts of the U.S. and Canada are battling devastating fires that threaten the health of everyone, especially individuals with lung disease. According to the National Interagency fire Center, as of this morning, 75 large wildfires are being managed nationwide.
August 14, 2024
March 22 2026March 21 2026March 20 2026 - Focused Ultrasound for Epilepsy: Workshop White Paper Now Available
- AI Tool Helps Diagnose an Often-Misclassified Group of Rare Thymic Tumors
- Skin's Immune Response Could Be Key to Fighting Dengue, Study Suggests
- New Regimen Protects Against Cancer Relapse, Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Donor Stem Cell Transplant
- Safeguarding Older Adults: Rethinking Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness
- Yale School of Medicine Faculty To Present New Cardiovascular Research at National Cardiology Conference
- How One Principal's Tragedy Sparked a School-wide Transformation
- After-Hours Electronic Health Record Use Associated with Resident Burnout
- Yale Study: Listening to a Consonant Chord Progression During Live Face-to-Face Gaze Enhances Neural Activity in Social Systems
- Up to 155,000 COVID Deaths May Not Have Been Counted, Study Finds
- FDA Drops Plan To Ban Tanning Beds for Minors Nationwide
- Survey Shows More People Struggling To Afford ACA Insurance
- Heart Benefits From GLP-1 Drugs Fade After Stopping, Study Finds
- Researchers Identify Hormone Behind Obesity-Induced Pancreatic Cancer
- High Blood Pressure Deaths Quadruple Among Young Women, Study Finds
- Meningitis Vaccine Doesn't Protect Gay, Bisexual Men From Gonorrhea, Clinical Trial Concludes
- 'Early Bird' Exercisers Get The Most Health Benefits, Study Finds
- Social Media Poses Risks to Children's Mental Health, Review Concludes
- Some Patients With ADHD and Addiction History Missing Out
- Does Closing Your Eyes Help You Hear Better?
- SHP Protein Found to Protect Cartilage, Offering New Hope for Osteoarthritis Treatment
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Why Screening Saves Lives
- System Controls Can Prevent Dangerous Blood Thinner Errors After Epidural Procedures
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles Research Faculty Spotlight: Francesco Boato, PhD
- Genes Tied to Impulse Control Play a Major Role in Addiction Risk
- Cutting Air Pollution May Unexpectedly Reshape Ocean Fertility and Climate Feedbacks
- Erhai Lake Basin Identified as a Major Atmospheric Nitrogen Exporter in Southwest China
- Mutant Gene Behind Aggressive Adult Leukemia Offers New Clues for Treatment
March 19 2026March 18 2026March 17 2026 - Want to Handle Stress Better? Start with Breakfast, Sleep, and Exercise
- How Tutus and Boxing Gloves Are Bringing Therapy to Life
- Experimental Hookworm Vaccine Shows Promising Protection in Phase 2 Human Trial
- ACSM Unveils Landmark 2026 Resistance Training Guidelines -- First Update in 17 Years
- OrthoInfo.org Provides Trusted Resources to Help Patients Prevent Injuries and Protect Bone and Joint Health
- UCLA Health to Host First Brain Health Summit, Bringing Together National Experts to Address a Growing Public Health Crisis
- UTSW Research: Dementia Risk, Depression, and More
- The Penicillin of Pressure Injuries: Researchers Develop New Sensor System to Prevent a Common Hospital Complication
- Norovirus Sickens Close to 200 People on Caribbean Cruise
- Federal Judge Pauses Kennedy's Changes to Childhood Vaccine Schedule
- Listening to Music for 24 Minutes May Ease Anxiety, Study Finds
- Cream Cheese Recall Upgraded Over Listeria Risk, FDA Says
- Closing Your Eyes Might Not Help You Hear Better After All
- New Computational Biology Tool Automates and Standardizes Genome Sequencing Analysis
- Penn Medicine Awards Over $54,000 to Boost Hands-on Science, Early Reading, and Volunteer Projects
- Math Can Tell You How to Manage Your Eczema
- Thoughts Don't Kill People, but Study Suggests Options for Keeping Guns From Doing So
- New Moms Need Weeks Of Monitoring To Catch Post-Pregnancy Complications, Study Argues
- VR Effective In Educating Patients About Upcoming Procedures
- Prebiotic Eases Arthritis Pain, Trial Finds
- Drug Protects Against Chemo-Caused Bleeding, Trial Shows
- Cholesterol Needs Lifelong Management, New Heart Guidelines Say
- Insurance Red Tape Delays Crucial Heart Failure Drug Prescriptions, Study Finds
- Researchers Develop Promising New Therapy for Most Common Form of Bone Cancer in Children and Young Adults
- PFAS Exposure May Weaken Teens' Bones
- Cannabis Use Disorder Among Young People Linked to Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorders
- Mount Sinai Collaborates With Midstream Health to Use AI-Powered Financial Intelligence to Identify Cost-Saving Opportunities
- Sunlight-Driven "Schottky" Catalyst Quickly Removes Fulvic Acid--a Tough Drinking-Water Pollutant Precursor
- Experts at the New Jersey Poison Control Center Urge Families to Prevent the Preventable
- Phase 3 Study: New Therapy Keeps Gastrointestinal Cancer Care on Course When Low Platelets Are an Obstacle
- Study Identifies Gene Expression Program Linked to Neurotransmission in the Living Human Brain
- Updated Cholesterol Guideline Shifts Focus to Earlier Prevention
- Universal, Ready-to-Use Immunotherapy Detects and Destroys Endometrial Cancer
March 16 2026March 15 2026March 14 2026March 13 2026March 12 2026March 11 2026 - Clinical Trial to Test Implant for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Men
- LLNL-Led Study Uses Machine Learning, Veterans' Health Records to Identify ALS Drug Repurposing Candidates
- Is Vaping More Harmful Than Smoking Cigarettes? More People Incorrectly Think So
- New Data Signals High Demand in Aesthetic Surgery in Southern, Rural U.S. Despite Access Issues
- Breathe Better, Longer: New Clues to Shortness of Breath in Older Adults
- New Program in Stress, Adversity, and Trauma Launched at Yale Child Study Center
- Declines In Cervical Cancer Incidence In U.S. Varied Substantially By State, Aligning With HPV Vaccination Rates, New ACS Study Finds
- AAN Issues Guidance on the Use of Wearable Devices
- In Former College Athletes, More Concussions Associated with Worse Brain Health
- Study Links State Taxes to COVID Lockdown Decisions
- Johns Hopkins Scientists Engineer Nanoparticles Able to Seek and Destroy Diseased Immune Cells
- FDA May Allow Some Flavored Vapes Aimed at Adults
- FDA Approves Drug for Rare Brain Disorder, Not Autism
- Dark Sweet Cherries May Help Slow Aggressive Breast Cancer, Mouse Study Suggests
- Adults with Concurrent Hearing and Vision Loss Report Barriers and Challenges in Navigating Complex, Everyday Environments
- Medical Debt Associated with Deferring Dental, Medical, and Mental Health Care
- Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Differs Sharply Across Rural US Regions
- ADHD, Social Confidence, and Risk of Alcohol Problems
- Aligning Genomic Data and Real-World Clinical Health Records Identifies Medications That Could Potentially Be Repurposed for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
- Machine Learning Models Analyze a Mass of Complex Data to Pick Out Key Predictors of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Cannabis
- 16-Year Study Finds Major Health Burden in Single-Ventricle Heart
- Multilingualism Might Not Aid Brain Aging, Researcher Argues
- Preclinical Canine Osteosarcoma Results: Histotripsy Preserves Bone Integrity
- Repealing Motorcycle Helmet Laws Leads to More Severe Crashes, Millions in Added Treatment Costs
- Early Clinical Results: Sonodynamic Therapy is Safe and Well-Tolerated in High-Grade Gliomas
- Physical Therapy Costs Vary Widely In U.S., Study Finds
- Lowering Parents' Stress Can Reduce Risk Of Childhood Obesity
- Cell Death in Photoreceptor Cells Is Reversible, Study Finds
- Why Childhood Cavities May Predict Adult Heart Disease
- 15-Year Study Shows Sharp Rise in Depression Among U.S. College Students
- Human Moral Agency Irreplaceable in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
- Telehealth Visits May Help Breast Cancer Patients Stay on Treatment
- 6 Qualities to Look for in a Pediatric Eating Disorders Program
- Corpses Leave Clues Behind in the Soil Long After They're Gone
March 10 2026March 9 2026 - USAMRIID Collective Study Demonstrates Potential Broad-Spectrum Anti-Alphavirus Therapeutics
- Hidden Blood Mutations May Be Driving Severe IBD -- IU Team Uncovers New Treatment Target
- Lancet Health study: Climate Change Could Add Billions of Anxiety and Depression Days in the U.S.
- New Study Offers Strong Evidence of Elevated Heart Failure Risk in Adults with Prediabetes, Hypertension and Subclinical Heart Injury or Stress
- Leading Public Health Experts Urge Federal Court to Block HHS Policy Restricting Immigrants' Access to Essential Health Programs
- Index Provides Flu Risk for Each State
- RSV: Everything You Need to Know
- Why 'Being Squeezed' Helps Breast Cancer Cells to Thrive
- Dark Sweet Cherries Against Breast Cancer
- Lymphoma Study Shows Increased Malaria Risk with Rituximab Treatment
- Innovative Network Mapping Combined with Community Driven Initiatives Strengthen HIV Prevention and Care in the Carolinas
- UNC Vietnam Publishes Landmark Findings: A Tailored Implementation Approach Improves HIV Intervention for People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
- Study Shows Clear Link Between Alcohol Use and Poor HIV Outcomes After Prison Release
- New ACP Papers Say Health Care Must Be More Accessible and Inclusive for Patients and Physicians with Disabilities
- JMIR News and Perspectives: Combating Misinformation, Burnout, and Environmental Hazards
- 'Fibermaxxing' Trend Encourages People To Eat More Fiber
- That Stressful Person in Your Life Might Be Aging You Faster, Study Finds
- FDA Vaccine Chief Dr. Vinay Prasad Exiting Role
- Infant Bath Seats Sold on Amazon Recalled Due to Tipping Hazard
- Many Seniors Gain Physical, Mental Fitness As They Age, Study Finds
- Common Drug Class Shows Links to Heart Risk — Are You Taking One?
- Weighted Vests Help Keep Bones Strong — But Only If Seniors Stay Active
- New Houston Methodist Study Shows How AI Can Assist Clinicians in Identifying High-Risk Patients with Bloodstream Infection and Offer Better Chance of Survival
- Illicit Drugs Raise Stroke Risk, Even for Younger Adults
- Small Drop In Measles Vaccinations Tied to Big Jump In Cases
- UV Air Filters Cut Airborne Asthma Triggers, Study Finds
- A Radical Solution: Persistent Phenoxyl Chemistry Accelerates Antibiotic Degradation
- Study Finds Link Between COVID Response, State Tax Policies
- Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds
- A Molecular 'Self-Destruct Button' Found in Brain Tumors
- Many Patients Want to Talk About Their Faith. Neurologists Often Don't Know How
- Taiwan Researchers Develop Fluorescent Imaging That Could Make Tumor-Guided Surgery Easier to Adopt
- UNC Researchers Call for Health Data to Be Governed as a Public Utility
- Bright Idea: Drug Infusion Lights Up Small Lung Cancer Tumors to Guide Complex Surgery
- Less Trippy, More Therapeutic 'Magic Mushrooms'
- Research Tip Sheet: Immunity, Cancer Wasting, Eye Disease
- Rutgers Develops New Tool For Examining Cancer Genomic Data That Could Improve Treatment
- Human Intestinal Cell Model Enables Precise Detection of Drug-Induced Barrier Damage
March 8 2026
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