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Longer opioid courses and gabapentin for back pain tied to twice the opioid addiction risk in Medicaid study

Oct 21, 2026

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Blood linoleic acid tracked with 25% less leg artery disease across 9 cohorts of 137,704 adults

Oct 21, 2026

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Frozen embryo transfer linked to twice the childhood cancer rate in 1.1 million Danish children

Oct 21, 2026

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Worse hearing loss tracked with higher death rates in 64,000 adults across four countries

Oct 21, 2026

Longevity & Aging

A therapist's hands pressing on the lower back of a person lying face down.

Longer opioid courses and gabapentin for back pain tied to twice the opioid addiction risk in Medicaid study

Oct 21, 2026

Gloved hands hold a small laboratory dish and a thin pipette above a glass dish on a white bench.

Frozen embryo transfer linked to twice the childhood cancer rate in 1.1 million Danish children

Oct 21, 2026

Close view of an older woman's ear and jaw, with grey hair tied back and a large drop earring.

Worse hearing loss tracked with higher death rates in 64,000 adults across four countries

Oct 21, 2026

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Light-to-moderate drinking tied to more colorectal cancer in Koreans, more so with high blood sugar

Oct 20, 2026

Nutrition & Diet

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Blood linoleic acid tracked with 25% less leg artery disease across 9 cohorts of 137,704 adults

Oct 21, 2026

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Time-restricted eating added no weight loss to an equal calorie cut in a 100-person severe obesity trial

Oct 21, 2026

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New US dietary guidelines showed no clear mortality link in 17,855 Spanish adults; a Mediterranean diet did

Oct 20, 2026

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Sugary-drink program at Boys & Girls Clubs trimmed BMI gains in a trial of 437 children

Oct 19, 2026

Supplements

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Unplanned analysis ties higher DHA dose to fewer early preterm births in women with a gene variant

Oct 20, 2026

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Free nutrient sachets lifted measles vaccination by 20 points in a Nigerian trial

Oct 19, 2026

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Travelan colostrum showed no clear protection from travelers' diarrhea in an 850-person trial

Oct 16, 2026

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High-dose vitamin D in pregnancy did not leave children with stronger bones at 13, a Danish trial found

Oct 14, 2026

Fitness & Exercise

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Weak grip and low activity linked to cognitive impairment, 22% to 41% higher risk in US, China and Korea

Oct 21, 2026

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Exercise prompt in health records linked to 9% fewer falls in a trial of 11,945 older primary care patients

Oct 21, 2026

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Coached home exercise sped concussion recovery over stretching in a trial of 210 teens

Oct 20, 2026

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Brisk activity tracked with 32% lower cardiovascular risk in 5,186 Dutch adults wearing thigh accelerometers

Oct 19, 2026

Sleep

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Sleeping nine hours or more tracked with a 17% higher death rate over 30 years in Taiwan

Oct 20, 2026

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CPAP use linked to lower depression risk in sleep apnea, 19% vs 24% over eight years

Oct 20, 2026

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Choppy rest-activity rhythms linked to more deaths among 3,061 adults with heart, kidney or metabolic risk

Oct 19, 2026

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Maternal sleep disorders linked to child developmental disorders in nearly 2 million Korean births

Oct 16, 2026

Brain & Mental Health

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Montelukast linked to 40% higher ADHD risk, versus inhaled steroids, in 97,176 children with new asthma

Oct 21, 2026

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Online mindfulness course lowered depression relapse in 500 pregnant women, 33% against 44%

Oct 21, 2026

Midlife epilepsy tied to sixfold risk of dementia before 65, still about 2 in 100

Oct 20, 2026

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Fluoroquinolones showed no extra peripheral neuropathy versus cephalosporins in 3.9 million UK adults

Oct 20, 2026

Heart & Metabolic

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Safiglipron, a GLP-1 pill with no fasting rules, matched or beat dapagliflozin on blood sugar

Oct 21, 2026

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Prediabetes on 3 tests tracked with 15-fold diabetes risk in a 20-year study of 7,186 Koreans

Oct 20, 2026

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Women weighed six months into an online tirzepatide program had lost 15.5%; the study had no comparison group

Oct 20, 2026

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CGM lowered blood sugar in type 2 diabetes without insulin, 0.9 HbA1c points more than routine care

Oct 19, 2026