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17 Aug
Music Streaming Linked to Rise in Traffic Deaths
A new study finds traffic deaths are significantly higher on major album release days, when music streaming surges.
14 Aug
The Surprising Benefit of Screen Time on Teen Brains
A long-term study on screen time and kids’ brains found more — not less — screen time is linked to better cognitive processing by about age 16. But the type of content matters.
13 Aug
Taking the Stairs May Lower Your Risk of Dying from Heart Disease
In a large, new analysis, people who regularly climbed stairs had a significantly lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and were less likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or heart failure.
Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2026
Kindergarten Vaccine Exemptions Hit Record High, New CDC Data Shows
A record share of U.S. kindergartners started school last year without at least one required vaccine, new federal data show.
Exemptions rose to 4.2% during the 2025-2026 school year, up from 3.6% a year earlier, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That amounts to roughly 155,000 children.
Most of t... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2026
Loneliness Is A Health Crisis, But Doctors Alone Can't Cure It, Analysis Argues
Loneliness is contributing to illness, but it’s a fool’s errand to expect doctors alone to cure this particular ailment, a new study says.
Social isolation — whether it be from loss, health problems or other factors that keep people apart — has been shown to dramatically affect health, researchers reported recently ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2026
Constipation In Space: A New Study Provides Answers
Constipation is a well-known problem for astronauts in space, and researchers now think they know why it occurs.
Weightlessness appears to affect the gut microbiome, the billions of healthy bacteria that reside in a person’s digestive tract, researchers reported recently in Nature Communications.
"We see changes ... Full Page
HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2026
Social Media Beauty Trends May Up Teens' Exposure To Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
That beauty tutorial on social media might influence more than what your teen buys.
It may also increase their exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals, a new study warns.
"We often hear that social media may hurt kids' mental health and socio-emotional development," said lead author Emily Barrett of Rutgers School of Public Health i... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2026
Waist Size Is Accurate Way To Gauge Unhealthy Excess Weight, Study Says
Are you worried that extra pounds might be harming your health?
Check the notches on your belt, a new study suggests.
Waist size might be one of the simplest and most effective measures to detect health risks associated with obesity, researchers reported recently in JAMA Network Open.
“Pay attention to the need t... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2026
Panel Offers First Guidelines For Using E-Cigarettes To Help Smokers Quit
A panel of experts has issued the first clinical guidelines for using e-cigarettes to help adults quit smoking.
E-cigarettes should be offered alongside other smoking cessation strategies like nicotine replacement therapies or medications like varenicline and bupropion, a panel from the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco said. It... Full Page
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