Health
US officials to review COVID vaccine safety in pregnancy, kids
Federal health officials are reviewing safety data on COVID vaccines in pregnant women and children, and may also reconsider recommendations for older adults.
Sep 16, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
As pesticides and wildfires rise, kids with cancer need resources
A growing body of research ties environmental pollutants to worse health and shorter life spans for childhood cancer survivors. Yet medical providers lack sufficient resources to address these risks with patients, a recent ...
Sep 16, 2025
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Ophthalmology
Vision-saving eye surgery may also improve survival in patients with rare eye cancer, study finds
A UCLA-led study has found that a surgical technique developed to protect vision in patients with uveal melanoma, a rare cancer that arises inside the eye, may also lower the risk of the disease spreading and improve survival—a ...
Sep 16, 2025
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Pediatrics
RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot for children
A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine that's currently ...
Sep 16, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Q&A: How physical activity helps improve memory in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition that typically affects older people and is the leading cause of dementia worldwide. AD is characterized by progressive cognitive impairment caused by a decades-long ...
Sep 16, 2025
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Health
Enhanced Games athletes can dope to compete for US$1 million prizes. But at what cost to sport?
Olympic swimmer Ben Proud has become the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games—a controversial new event that allows athletes from all over the world to compete using performance-enhancing drugs. The prize money ...
Sep 16, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Biomarkers linked to side effects from cancer immunotherapy
A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified early signals from the immune system that could help predict which cancer patients are most likely to develop harmful side effects from immunotherapy. ...
Sep 16, 2025
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Pediatrics
Mom's pregnancy diet may disrupt children's gut health
A high-sugar, high-fat diet during pregnancy may do more than affect a mom's health—it can also trigger inflammation and gut dysfunction in their children, new research suggests. The study, published in the American Journal ...
Sep 16, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What babies' cries really tell us, and why maternal instinct is a myth
The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, frantic wail. For any parent or caregiver, this is a familiar, urgent call to action. But what is it a ...
Sep 16, 2025
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Addiction
Targeted efforts needed to stem fentanyl crisis, study warns
A new study illuminates how some areas of the country have been hit much harder than others by the fentanyl epidemic, which took more than 70,800 lives in 2022 alone.
Sep 16, 2025
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