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EMS Calls to Schools Usually Result in Hospital Transport

TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 – Most emergency medical service (EMS) responses to schools result in transport to the hospital setting, according to a study published online July 1 in Pediatrics. Michael D. ...

Is Radiation Therapy For Cancer a Double-Edged Sword?

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 — Radiation therapy to treat cancer might be a double-edged sword that increases the risk posed by other malignant tumors, a new study argues. While radiation is often used alone ...

Many Older Adults Taking Daily Aspirin Despite Tighter Guidelines

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 — About 1 in 6 older adults takes daily aspirin to prevent heart disease, even though stricter guidelines say it’s not for everyone, a new study says. Worse, nearly a quarter of t...

More Than 14 Million Will Die Following U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 — More than 14 million children and adults will die from preventable causes during the next five years as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts, a new study projects. Programs s...

Oregon Infants Sickened By Lead in Recalled Target Baby Food

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 — Two babies in Oregon got sick with lead poisoning after eating baby food from Target that was previously recalled, Oregon health officials said. The food was part of the Good & ...

Six Key Traits That Make Someone 'Cool,' Study Finds

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 — What does it take to be considered “cool”?  A new international study may have the answer — and it turns out cool people tend to act the same way no matter where they live. Rese...

Suspected Pharmacologic Triggers Do Not Appear to Cause Microscopic Colitis

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 – There does not appear to be a causal relationship between most previously suspected pharmacologic triggers and the risk for microscopic colitis (MC), according to a study...

2002 to 2022 Saw Increase in Teen Handgun Carrying in Florida

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 – In Florida, adolescent handgun carrying is increasing, while handgun carrying in school, favorable attitudes toward handgun carrying in school, and ease of handgun access are...

Screen Time May Slow Learning Skills, Study Finds

SATURDAY, July 5, 2025 — Screens are a part of daily life for many families — but too much screen time in the early years could slow a child’s language development, a new study suggests. That’s becaus...

Considerable Variation Seen in Commercial Pricing for Surgery Services

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 – Commercial pricing varies considerably for general surgery services, with facility prices exhibiting greater variability, according to a research letter published online...

Health Care Expenditure Expected to Top GDP Growth 2024 to 2033

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 – The annual growth in national health spending is expected to be faster than average gross domestic product (GDP) growth during 2024 to 2033, according to a study published...

70 Percent Say They Would Conduct At-Home Test for Suspected COVID-19

WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 – Seventy percent of U.S. adults would conduct a home test for suspected COVID-19, according to a study published online June 30 in JAMA Network Open. Kimberly A. Fisher,...

Teen Drivers Spend A Fifth Of The Time Looking At Their Smartphone, Study Says

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 — About a fifth of the time, a teenage driver is looking at their smartphone rather than the road or their rearview, a new study says. Teen drivers spend an average 21% of each ...

Want More Exercise? Go To Bed Earlier, Study Suggests

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 — The age-old “early to bed, early to rise” proverb applies to your daily exercise regimen as well as your health, wealth and wisdom, a new study says. Folks who get to bed earl...

Tons of Turkey Bacon Products Recalled Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 — Kraft Heinz Foods is recalling some 370,000 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be contaminated with listeria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Fo...

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