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In a new study, women with very early-stage DCIS breast cancer taking tamoxifen alone had higher recurrence rates than researchers expected. But they say the incidence of invasive breast cancer was still low at 5 years, suggesting tamoxifen alone may be an option in “carefully selected patients.”
In a new study, women with uterine fibroids had an 81% higher risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke or other major cardiovascular event within 10 years.
A new study finds acupuncture may help breast cancer survivors struggling with attention, memory and other cognitive problems.
Georgia-based Suzanna’s Kitchen is recalling about 62,550 pounds of fully cooked, bone-in breaded chicken because the label does not list soy, a common food allergen.
The recall involves eight-piece cut, bone-in breaded chicken portions made on Oct. 16, 2025, accor...
Scrolling is still a big part of daily life for American teenagers, despite mounting worries about screen time and mental health.
A new report from the Pew Research Center found that most teens in the U.S. use YouTube and TikTok every day, and about 1 in 5 say t...
For decades, fluoride in drinking water has helped protect kids’ teeth from cavities. But as some states move away from adding fluoride to public water, dentists say parents may need to take extra steps to keep children’s pearly whites healthy.
States such as...
Most folks in the United States are happy with their health insurance, according to a new national poll, but many still struggle with denied claims, delays and rising costs.
The poll, conducted by NBC News Decision Desk and SurveyMonkey, found 82% of U.S. adults...
Kids’ behavioral problems account for a growing chunk of their health care costs, a new study says.
Mental health, substance use and other behavioral health care made up about 40% of all health expenditures for U.S. children in 2022, nearly twice as much as in 2011...
Hearts are often associated with love, especially around Valentine’s Day.
That’s more relevant than you might think, a new evidence review says.
The support of a beloved partner can dramatically improve recovery for people who’ve had a heart attac...
Pregnant women who get the COVID-19 vaccine are less likely to have a preterm birth, a new study says.
Vaccination was also strongly associated with lower risk of hospitalization or intensive care treatment among expecting mothers, researchers reported Dec. 15 in the
Tailoring breast cancer screening to a woman’s individual cancer risk might work better than annual mammograms, a new study says.
Women had breast cancers caught at an earlier, more treatable stage when assigned to risk-based screening, compared to those who got an...
Efforts to stop weed-impaired driving are ignoring the traffic risk posed by a stoned dad or grandpa, a new study says.
About 1 out of 5 (20%) people 50 and older who use weed reported they’d driven while high at least once during the past year, researchers report ...
Parents can better defuse their kids’ temper tantrums with the help of AI-powered smartwatch monitoring, a new study says.
Smartwatch alerts of an impending tantrum helped parents swoop in within seconds, cutting by more than half the duration of outbursts by young...
Medical marijuana is often seen as a safer, natural way to ease pain, anxiety or sleep issues. But a large new review suggests that for many of these uses, the science simply isn’t there.
It adds that a significant share of folks, roughly 30%, using cannabis for me...
COVID-19 vaccines given to children last fall helped keep many out of emergency rooms (ER) and urgent care, new data shows.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that COVID vaccines reduced the risk of ER visits by 76% in kids under age 4 and...
Doctors now have new tools to fight gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection that has grown harder to treat over time.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new antibiotics: Zoliflodacin and gepotidacin.
This is the first new major ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering adding the strongest safety warning available to COVID-19 vaccines.
The move has alarmed many outside health experts, who say there is no scientific basis for the warning.
People familiar with the plan told...
A new evidence review offers some sobering info for folks preparing to raise more than a couple celebratory glasses during Christmas or New Year’s.
Alcohol significantly increases a person’s risk of developing a wide range of cancers, and that risk rises furt...
Folks with diabetes might fare better if health care professionals pick out and deliver their groceries, a new study says.
Folks with diabetes who received home deliveries of diabetes-appropriate grocery boxes for three months had better blood sugar control by the end of...
Doing nothing at all to manage a common fetal heart defect might improve the survival odds of babies born prematurely, compared to treatment with drugs, a new clinical trial suggests.
A “wait and see” approach to patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) doubled a preem...
It’s safe to slowly taper some people off antidepressants after their depression fades, rather than continuing the drugs indefinitely, a new evidence review says.
People who slowly tapered off antidepressants while receiving psychological counseling had a similar r...
Farm kids tend to have far fewer allergies than urban children, and a new study offers one possible explanation: The milk provided by breastfeeding moms.
Children who grow up in farming communities have immune systems that mature faster, with higher levels of protective ...
Most people receiving shock therapy for mental health problems aren’t receiving any sort of psychological counseling before having their brains zapped, a new study says.
Only a third of patients said they’d been asked about recent stressful events or ch...