Heavy Drinking Harms College Students' Brain Power, Study Finds

A night of heavy pours can ruin a college student’s brain power during next day’s classes, a new study has found.

Any drinking at all is linked to a 14% greater likelihood of memory or thinking lapses the next day, researchers reported recently in the journal Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research.

Further, ...

Smartwatch App Accurately Detects Major Epileptic Seizures

A new smartwatch app can accurately detect major epileptic seizures, sending an alert and potentially reducing risk of death, according to a new study.

The EpiWatch smartwatch app accurately detected 46 out of 47 tonic-clonic seizures – also known as grand mal seizures – among a group of people with epilepsy, researchers r...

Racial Gap Exists For Asthma Inhaler Use

People of color are less likely to have access to asthma inhalers, a new study says.

Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans with asthma all use daily controller inhalers less than white folks, despite guidelines recommending them as the best treatment, researchers recently reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.<...

New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Add Blood And At-Home Tests

Blood tests taken in a doctor’s office now can be used to screen for colon cancer, according to updated American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines.

The new guidelines also recommend Cologuard, an at-home test that looks for both blood and cancer DNA in a person’s stool.

The move comes as experts try to expand screening for ...

Wearable Ultrasound Patch Monitors High-Risk Pregnancies In Real Time

A new ultrasound patch can help save high-risk pregnancies, by continuously monitoring blood flow through the fetus and umbilical cord, according to a new study.

The flexible patch adheres to the abdomen and feeds ultrasound data to a computer through an attached cable, researchers said.

Tests on 62 pregnant women showed that the pat...

U.S. To Keep Ebola-Exposed Citizens In Kenya Under New Policy

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to send Ebola-exposed U.S. citizens to Kenya rather than bring them back to the United States for observation and treatment.

A plan is in motion to set up a facility in Kenya where individuals can quarantine or receive treatment through the departments of State, Defense and Health and Human ...

GLP-1 Meds May Help Slow the Spread of Certain Obesity-Related Cancers

A new study suggests GLP-1 medications may slow the spread of certain obesity-related cancers.

"GLP-1 receptor agonists have never been just glucose-lowering drugs," said Dr. Marcin Chwistek, chief of supportive oncology and palliative care Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASC...

Younger U.S. Women of Color Face Rising Breast Cancer Deaths

Younger women of color have a higher risk of dying from breast cancer in the United States, a new study has found.

Breast cancer deaths, once concentrated mostly among older women, are now claiming younger women more often, researchers recently reported in the journal npj Breast Cancer.

Survival improved substantially among ...

Weight-Loss Program Helps Women Battling Breast Cancer

Women battling breast cancer can benefit from a phone-based weight loss program, according to a new study.

The Breast Cancer Weight Loss (BWEL) program helped women drop excess pounds, improve their physical function and have a better quality of life overall, researchers are scheduled to report at the upcoming annual meeting of the America...

High Fitness Doesn’t Raise A-fib Risk In Young Men, Study Finds

Being incredibly fit shouldn’t increase a young adult’s risk of dangerous irregular heart rhythm, a new study says.

Young male athletes and fitness buffs aren’t more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, despite earlier studies that showed an apparent link, researchers reported May 21 in the journal Circulation....

Ultrafine Wildfire Smoke Particles May Pose Serious Health Risks

Wildfire smoke carries a wide array of potentially toxic particles, in sizes so small they could prove a threat to human health, a new study says.

Smoke samples taken during the Los Angeles wildfires of 2025 contained high levels of toxic metals, polycyclic aromatic compounds, volatile organic compounds and PFAS “forever chemicals,&r...

Trump Admin Bars Key U.S. Researchers From Global Virus Response Talk

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 barred from communicating with the World Health Organization (WHO).&nbs...

Antibiotics Won't Help Ease Asthma-Linked Wheezing in Kids

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 azithromycin was useless in easing wheeze.

"We can say with a high deg...

Yoga Eases Insomnia And Anxiety In Cancer Survivors, Study Finds

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-pharmaceutical solution for reducing four different side effects at once," s...

Everyone Has A Family Doc, But Can You Get An Appointment?

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,” Licker, 82, of Frisco, Texas, said. “Well, today is May 1...