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19 May
Kids’ Anxiety Concerns Surge at Routine Doctor Visits
A new study finds children’s mental health visits in primary care are rising sharply — especially for anxiety — as many families struggle to access mental health specialists.
18 May
Rapid Weight Loss Beats Slow and Steady in New Clinical Trial
In a new study, overweight and obese adults assigned to a rapid weight loss plan lost more pounds — and kept more off after one year — than those following a gradual approach.
15 May
PCOS Gets a New Name in Landmark Women’s Health Shift
A major women’s health condition affecting more than 170 million women worldwide has been renamed PMOS in an effort to improve diagnosis, awareness, and long-term care.
Teens Turning To Creatine, Not Steroids, For 'Looksmaxxing'
U.S. teens trying to build up their muscles are turning from steroids to creatine supplements, a new study says.
Creatine use rose by 90% among boys and a whopping 168% among girls between 2019-2020 and 2023-2024, researchers report in the August issue of the journal Annals of Epidemiology.
This happened even as steroid use ...
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Once-A-Day Pill Effective In Treating Sleep Apnea Without CPAP, Clinical Trial Says
Some people with sleep apnea might be able to shed their CPAP masks in favor of a once-nightly pill, a new study says.
The experimental pill, called AD109, helps treat sleep apnea by making a person’s airways resistant to collapse, researchers say.
In clinical trials, people taking the pill saw their breathing interruptions dec...
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How Do Caffeine, Alcohol, Weed, Nicotine Affect MS Symptoms?
There are lots of legal substances people use regularly to alter their mood – alcohol, caffeine, nicotine and in some locales, weed.
But how do these substances affect people with multiple sclerosis (MS)?
Most have drawbacks that come along with their benefits, according to a study recently published in the Archives of Phys...
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Childhood Trauma Tied to Higher Obesity Risk, But One Caring Adult Can Make A Difference
Childhood trauma can increase a kid’s risk of obesity, a study says.
Children’s body mass index (BMI) rose steadily as their personal list of traumas mounted, including abuse, divorce, poverty, neglect or bullying, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
However, a caring presence could counteract the stress a...
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More Kids Seeking Anxiety Help at Routine Doctor Visits, Study Finds
Children are showing up at routine doctor visits with mental health concerns at much higher rates than they were a decade ago -- especially for anxiety.
A new study of nearly 1.8 million children in Massachusetts, published May 18 in JAMA Network Open, found anxiety-related visits in primary care jumped 300% between 2014 and 2023....
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- May 19, 2026
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Weed/Opioid Combo Doesn't Help Knee Arthritis Pain
Adding a synthetic weed-derived drug to opioid painkillers brings no relief to people with excruciating knee pain, a new study says.
Neither the cannabis drug dronabinol nor the opioid hydromorphone alone provided significant pain relief for people with knee arthritis, and combining them did not improve results, researchers reported recent...
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