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Nearly 20% of Packaged Foods Sold in the U.S. Contain Synthetic Dyes
A review of the ingredients in 39,000+ packaged foods and drinks sold in the U.S. reveals many contain synthetic dyes, especially products marketed to kids.
Menstrual Cycle Linked to Increased Alcohol Cravings and Drinking
A new study suggests ovarian hormone fluctuations may contribute to alcohol craving and drinking.
From Transgender Care To Vaping: Key Takeaways From SCOTUS 2025 Term
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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From allowing states to ban gender-transition care and sales of flavored vapes to minors to rolling back the landmark Clean Air Act, the U.S. Supreme Court had a consequential term.
The Washington Post cites these as among the high court’s most consequenti...
U.S. Stops Funding for Gavi Global Vaccine Program, Sparking Backlash
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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The United States will stop sending money to Gavi, a global group that helps vaccinate children in low-income countries, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday.
The decision was made public in a video shared at a Gavi summit in Brus...
RFK Jr.-Appointed Vaccine Panel Removes Flu Shot Ingredient
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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A U.S. vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to stop recommending flu shots that contain thimerosal, a move that experts say may reduce access to vaccines without making them any safer.
The vote came from a newly appointed group of people that now make up the Advisory Co...
COVID Vaccine Labels To Warn of Rare Heart Risk
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added new warnings to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart condition that mostly affects young men.
The update expands earlier warnings about myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, The Associa...
Everyday Packaging May Shed Tiny Plastics Into Your Food, Study Finds
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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Opening a bottle or unwrapping a piece of deli meat could be adding tiny plastic particles to your food, new research reveals.
Microplastics and nanoplastics can enter food during packaging, processing and even normal use, like twisting a bottle cap or tearing off a plas...
U.S. Gun Suicides Continue Record Rise
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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Gun-related suicides in the U.S. reached record highs for the third straight year in 2023, a new report on gun violence says.
About 27,300 gun-related deaths — 58% of all gun deaths — were suicides in 2023, according to research from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg S...
Fasting Might Not Be Necessary Prior To Surgery, Review Concludes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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Fasting is a well-known hassle associated with surgery.
Patients are required to go without food or liquid for hours because of fears they’ll vomit while under anesthesia, potentially causing pneumonia if stomach contents are inhaled.
But this long-standing p...
Many Kids Unnecessarily Hospitalized Following Allergic Reactions
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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Many kids are spending a lot of unnecessary time under observation in a hospital following a sudden allergic emergency, a new study concludes.
About 17% of kids are admitted for overnight observation following a scary allergic reaction to food, medicine or insect bites, ...
High-Fiber Diet Reduces Risk of Hardened Arteries
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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Noshing on veggies, grains, beans and other high-fiber foods can help your heart as well as your gut health, a new study says.
People with low-fiber diets are more likely to have narrowed arteries caused by the buildup of plaque, researchers reported recently in the jour...
Body Fat Analysis, Waist Size Better Than BMI For Assessing Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2025
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A person’s body fat percentage provides a better estimate of their risk for early death than their body mass index (BMI), a new study says.
People with a high body-fat percentage were 78% more likely to die within 15 years from any cause and 3.6 times more likely t...
Ex-Vaccine Panelist Speaks Out on Firing, New Committee
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been soberly and deliberately helping set U.S. vaccination policy for more than 60 years.
During that time, its members have been thoroughly vetted through a grueling nomination process, before they take...
Senate Grills CDC Nominee Susan Monarez on Agency Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The woman tapped to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says she supports science, vaccines and public health programs — but she dodged key questions about recent cuts to the agency during ...
CDC Pulls Vaccine Slide After Expert Cites Study Doesn’t Exist
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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A presentation scheduled for a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine meeting today claimed that a vaccine preservative could cause long-term brain effects — but the study it cited doesn’t appear to exist.
The slide, posted online Tuesd...
Illinois Reports First West Nile Virus Case of 2025
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say.
The person, who lives in southern Illinois, was hospitalized with complications from the mosquito-borne virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
NIH Stops Canceling Research Grants Following Court Ruling
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped canceling biomedical research grants after a federal judge said hundreds of those cuts were illegal.
This decision comes just days after U.S. District Judge William Young ordered the NIH to restore more than 900 cancele...
Online Videos For Kids Rife With Junk Food Messaging
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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Kids watching YouTube videos are being hammered with messages promoting junk food like candy, sugary drinks, fast food and sweet or salty snacks, a new study says.
About 75% of 6- to 8-year-olds and 36% of 3- to 5-year-olds were fed promotions for junk food while watchin...
Typos, Slang Trip Up AI Medical Assessments
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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Common human typing errors can trip up artificial intelligence (AI) programs designed to aid health care workers by reviewing health records, a new MIT study says.
Typos and extra white spaces can interfere with AI’s ability to properly analyze patient records, res...
Wastewater Can Accurately Predict COVID-19 Surges
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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Keeping tabs on COVID-19 outbreaks is as easy as tracking a city’s wastewater, a new study says.
Levels of the COVID virus, SARS-CoV-2, found in wastewater samples accurately predicted by a week the rise and fall of case counts in a community, researchers reported ...
Updated COVID Vaccines Effective Against New Strains
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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Updated COVID-19 vaccines are keeping up with new coronavirus strains and remain effective for keeping people out of the hospital, a new study says.
The study, which examined the effectiveness of the 2023-2024 COVID vaccines against the XBB and JN.1 Omicron variant waves...
Education Suffers After Even A Single Brush With Childhood Trauma
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2025
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Violence, addiction and abuse can keep children a step behind other kids when it comes to their education, a new study says.
Children who’ve experienced only a single traumatic event are more than twice as likely to be chronically absent from school due to health p...
