Cancer Screening Rates Down Among American Adults

Cancer screenings are literal life savers, catching tumors early enough to cure patients and prevent deaths.

Unfortunately, routine cancer screening rates have declined significantly in the United States, a new survey says.

Only 51% of adults 21 and older say they’ve had a routine medical appointment or cancer screening in the ...

Menstrual Cycle Could Be Contributing To Sickle Cell Pain Events

Women with sickle cell disease often have pain crises around the time of their period, and researchers now think they know why.

Inflammation increases significantly in women during their period, and that could be contributing to sickle cell pain events, researchers reported.

“The amount of inflammation is significantly elevated...

Total Hip Replacement Recovery: Everything You Need To Know

Curious what recovery really looks like after a hip replacement? 

Dr. Ayesha Abdeen, chief of hip and knee replacement surgery at Boston Medical Center, shares what to expect at every step along the way — from managing pain to getting back to favorite activities.

What to expect after surgery

Total hi...

How Savvy Habits May Help Head Off Dementia

From slurping daily spoonfuls of fish oil to giving up alcohol, lifting weights and playing word games, older Americans think just about anything that might keep their brains sharp is worth a try.

After all, the risk of dementia — a loss of memory, problem-solving and thinking abilities that often equals an end to independence &mdash...

HHS Launches New Autism Study Despite Experts’ Concerns

FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will launch a “massive testing and research effort” to explore the causes of autism, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday.

Kennedy, a longtime critic of vaccines, shared the plan with President Donald Trump during a t...

CDC Urges Extra Measles Shot For Some U.S. Travelers Amid Outbreak

FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends extra measles protection for people traveling to areas with active outbreaks in the United States, CBS News reported.

In an April 8 letter, the CDC advised health departments that travelers going to outbreak are...

Showerhead Water Limits Rescinded as Trump Targets Household Appliances

FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump signed an order this week removing limits on how much water can come out of showerheads. 

He said the change will help Americans enjoy better showers and joked it would “make America’s showers great again,” The Washington Post reported.

Most Women Aren't Clear When Menopause Might Start

Early symptoms of menopause will first appear when many women least expect them, a new Ohio State University poll reports.

Hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain and insomnia are all symptoms of the hormone changes related to menopause, researchers say.

Sixty-one percent of women (3 in 5) think they will hit menopause and start experi...

New Visual Test For Autism Could Aid Earlier Diagnosis

How children respond to movement could provide an early means of detecting autism, a new study says.

Children with autism are known to prefer watching repetitive movements over random movements, researchers said.

Using eye-tracking methods, a research team found that children with suspected autism spent longer watching repeated movem...

Half-Million Children Could Die If U.S. AIDS Relief Is Dropped

FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly a half-million children could die from AIDS by 2030 if President Donald Trump follows through on plans to cut U.S. relief programs, a new study says.

As many as 1 million additional children will become infected with HIV and nearly 500,000 will die from AIDS by the end of the decade if...

Seasonal Allergies Likely To Grow Worse Under Climate Change

Spring is officially here, and with it comes watery eyes, stuffy noses and constant sneezing for people with seasonal allergies.

And climate change means things are only going to get worse for allergy sufferers, a new evidence review suggests.

Allergy seasons are expected to get longer and grow more intense as climate change progress...

First Baby Born From Robot-Controlled IVF

The world’s first baby conceived through robot-controlled fertilization has been born, researchers say.

The boy was born to a 40-year-old woman in Guadalajara, Mexico, following a previous in vitro fertilization (IVF) attempt that had produced only one mature egg and no embryos, researchers said.

Her newborn was conceived using...

Eviction Bans Linked To Drop In Child Abuse Reports

Eviction bans implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic had an unexpected positive benefit for America’s children, a new study says.

Reports of physical abuse, sexual abuse and child neglect all fell during U.S. eviction bans, researchers reported April 8 in the journal Pediatrics.

Results show counties that enacted evi...