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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.
16 Dec
Is Tamoxifen Alone a Viable Option for Women with Low-Risk DCIS Breast Cancer?
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.”
15 Dec
Uterine Fibroids May Signal Heart Trouble, Major Study Finds
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.
Nerve Block Cuts Opioids Needed Following Cleft Palate Surgery
Using a nerve blocker before surgery to correct cleft palate can reduce or eliminate the need to prescribe infants opioids to manage post-procedure pain, a new study says.
A nerve block administered to a nerve that provides sensation to the palate, upper jaw and upper lip halts pain during the surgery and significantly reduces it aft...
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Different Mental Health Conditions Share Similar Genetics, Study Says
Psychiatric conditions as varied as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder might be driven by very similar genetic underpinnings, a new study says.
Mental health problems can be sorted into five general genetic categories, each with a shared “genetic architecture” driving people’s illness, according to results published...
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- December 19, 2025
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Depression, Anxiety Increase Heart Disease Risk Through Stress, Experts Say
Depression and anxiety are linked to a higher risk of heart attack, heart disease and stroke, and researchers now think they know why.
These mood disorders appear to drive brain activity and nervous system responses that place additional stress on the heart, researchers reported Dec. 17 in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Imagin...
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- December 19, 2025
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FDA Adds Brain Tumor Warning to Depo-Provera Birth Control Shot
THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot made by Pfizer, alerting patients to a possible risk for a type of brain tumor called meningioma.
The agency signed off last week on a label update for two versions of ...
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- December 18, 2025
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Cutting Saturated Fat Helps Those at Risk for Heart Disease, Review Finds
People who are already at risk for heart disease may see the biggest health benefit from cutting back on saturated fat, according to a new review.
The analysis — published Dec. 16 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine — found that people with a higher chance of developing heart problems had fewer heart attacks and...
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- December 18, 2025
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Trump Calls Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring the street drug fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction.
The order, signed Dec. 15, said fentanyl production and trafficking threaten U.S. national security and fuel crime at home and overseas. Speaking at the White House, Trump compared fentanyl deaths to casualties from major w...
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- December 18, 2025
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