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22 Dec
Doctors Reconnect 2-Year-Old’s Head to His Spine — Giving His Family a Holiday Miracle
After a devastating crash severed his spine, two-year-old Oliver Staub was not expected to survive. Groundbreaking surgeries at the University of Chicago Medicine helped him begin breathing and moving again, defying all odds.
19 Dec
Nicotine in Any Form Can Raise Blood Pressure
A major new study finds nicotine products, including vapes, pouches and cigarettes, can damage the heart. And researchers say the risk is real for both users and non-users exposed to secondhand smoke or vape.
18 Dec
Grandparent Child Care Comes With Benefits — and Tradeoffs, Study Finds
When grandparents pitch in to help take care of their grandkids, mom and dad feel the benefits big time, but researchers say there may be a small drawback for their little ones.
Any Regular Weed Use Is Bad for Teenagers, Study Finds
Teens don’t have to use weed all that often for it to have a negative effect on their lives, according to a new study.
Even using marijuana once or twice a month is linked with worse school performance and more emotional turmoil among teenagers, researchers reported today in the journal Pediatrics.
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- December 23, 2025
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A Quarter Of American Families Face Financially Overwhelming Medical Expenses
More than 1 in 4 Americans are struggling with financial toxicity, with big medical bills dragging down both their money and their health, a new study says.
Nearly 27% of U.S. residents faced high medical expenses or skipped needed health care because they couldn’t afford it between 2018 and 2022, researchers reported Monday in J...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 23, 2025
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Faulty Genes Don't Always Lead To Vision Loss, Blindness
Genetics aren’t necessarily destiny for those with mutations thought to always cause inherited blindness, a new study says.
Fewer than 30% of people with these genetic variants wind up blind, even though the faulty genes had been thought to cause blindness in 100% of those with them, according to findings published Dec. 22 in the
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 23, 2025
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U.S. Medical School Enrollment Hits Historic Milestone, Surpassing 100,000 Students
More people than ever are entering medical school, and with the number of applicants increasing, it is harder to get in.
For the first time, enrollment in U.S. medical schools surpassed 100,000.
New data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) shows how a record-breaking 2025 class, driven by a surge of first-time ap...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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- December 23, 2025
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U.S. Teen Substance Use at Historic Lows for Fifth Year, Survey Finds
For the fifth consecutive year, the number of American teenagers using drugs and alcohol remains at a historic low.
New survey data show that the dramatic decrease in substance use that began during the COVID-19 pandemic has not reversed, signaling a long-term shift in youth behavior.
The National Institute of Health-funded Mon...
- Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
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- December 22, 2025
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Trump Administration Seeks to Cut Funding for Transgender Youth Care
Medical care for transgender kids could soon become much harder to access with Trump administration health officials planning to penalize hospitals and doctors who offer it.
Under proposed new rules from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), hospitals that offer treatments such as puberty blockers or surgeries to transgen...
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- December 22, 2025
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