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10 Dec
New Study Links Agent Orange to Rare Blood Cancer in Vietnam Vets
A landmark study finds Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange face a significantly higher risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome. Researchers hope this finding helps veterans get the health and disability benefits they’ve been denied for 50 years.
09 Dec
Do GLP-1 Drugs Affect Cancer Risk? New Study Says Probably Not
A review of 48 clinical trials on GLP-1 safety suggests the popular meds probably have little to no effect on cancer risk.
08 Dec
Two New Studies Find Strong Link Between Epilepsy and Depression
Depression not only makes epilepsy harder to treat but may also raise the risk of developing it, new research finds.
Medical Imaging Contributing To Water Pollution, Experts Say
Contrast chemicals injected into people for medical imaging scans are likely contributing to water pollution, a new study says.
Medicare patients alone received 13.5 billion milliliters of contrast media between 2011 and 2024, and those chemicals wound up in waterways after people excreted them, researchers recently reported in JAMA Ne...
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Financial Toxicity Common Among Families Of Childhood Leukemia Patients
Childhood leukemia can land a family in dire financial straights, a new study says.
Nearly a third of families develop serious financial difficulties while their child receives chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, researchers reported Sunday at a meeting of the American Society of Hematolog...
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Leukemia Strikes Black Patients Earlier, With Higher Risk Of Death, Study Says
Leukemia poses a considerably higher risk to Black patients compared to white patients, a new study says.
Black patients are diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at a younger age and are more likely to die from the blood cancer, according to findings presented Saturday at a meeting of the American Society of Hematology in Orlando.
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Social Media Draining Kids' Ability To Concentrate, Study Argues
Social media could be draining children of their ability to concentrate, a new study says.
Children who spend a lot of time on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter or Messenger gradually become less able to focus and pay attention, researchers reported Dec. 8 in the journal Pediatrics Open Science.
This might parti...
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Parents Might Pass Depression Down To Kids Through One Specific Symptom, Experts Say
Children of depressed parents are more likely to develop depression themselves, and a new study suggests this risk might be tied to one specific symptom of depression.
It’s already known that depression in parents can affect how children’s brains respond to positive and negative feedback, researchers said.
That might be d...
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- December 11, 2025
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GLP-1 Medications Show Little Effect on Cancer, Study Shows
A new study suggests popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Zepbound, may not lower cancer risk as some had hoped.
Researchers analyzed 48 randomized trials including 94,245 adults who were overweight, obese or had type 2 diabetes. More than 51,000 people took a GLP-1 drug, and nearly 43,000 received a placebo and were followed for about 70...
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- December 10, 2025
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