Powerful Antibiotic Combo Not Necessary For Simple Sinus Infections, Study Shows

People with sinus infections are often prescribed antibiotics that are more powerful than necessary, a new study has found.

Standard amoxicillin works just as well as the more potent combo of amoxicillin and clavulanate in treating sinus infections, researchers reported April 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.<...

Service Dogs Perform Tasks Akin To Human Caregivers, Researchers Say

Assistance dogs are more active caretakers for their impaired or ill humans than we give them credit for, a new study says.

These service dogs not only help people with practical tasks, but actively contribute to their care, researchers recently reported in the journal Human Relations.

In this way, assistance dogs start to t...

A Third Of Young Adults Are Couch Potatoes, Their Parents Say

Young adults are struggling to stay active and fit after they leave high school, a new survey suggests.

About 1 in 3 parents say their 18- to 25-year-old is minimally active or completely inactive, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.

Young kids a...

Smoking, Vaping Weed Increases Risk Of Asthma Attacks Among Young Adults, Study Finds

Weed might increase a young person’s risk of an asthma attack, whether or not they are smoking or vaping it, a new study says.

Young adults had 57% to 81% higher odds of an asthma attack if they smoked or vaped cannabis, researchers recently reported in the journal Chest.

“Inhaling marijuana products — eith...

AIDS Relief Program Sees Drops in Testing and Diagnoses After Disruptions

New data released Friday show that President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) treated about the same number of people in the last quarter of 2025 as it did a year earlier in 2024. 

The program, launched in 2003 by President George W. Bush, has been recognized with saving 26 million lives worldwide.

But behind the ...

Report Finds Drug Prices Rising Despite Trump Pricing Deals

A new U.S. Senate report, released by Sen. Bernie Sanders, found that drug companies involved in price deals with President Donald Trump have continued to raise prices on hundreds of meds. 

Some new drugs are also launching with very high costs, NBC News reported.

On average, new drugs carried a price tag of about $353,...

Trump Backs Psychedelic Research

Psychedelic drugs could soon play a larger role in mental health care.

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at boosting federal research into substances like psilocybin, LSD and MDMA and expanding their use in controlled treatment settings.

“We’re taking this decision, this decisive ste...

Baby Food Recalled After Rat Poison Discovered in Jar

A baby food recall in Austria has led to a criminal investigation after poison was discovered inside one of the jars.

Police said a 190-gram jar of HiPP carrot with potato baby food tested positive for rat poison after a customer reported concerns, Reuters reported.

The product had been sold in about 1,500 SPAR supermarkets ...

Clinical Trial Suggests Two Simple Ways To Fight Chemo-Related Brain Fog

Brain fog is a common side effect of chemotherapy for cancer, with the toxic drug cocktails affecting attention, memory and ability to multitask.

But a couple of cheap, simple solutions — low-dose ibuprofen and exercise — appear to be effective in protecting cancer patients’ brain function during chemo, researchers report...

E-Cigarette Taxes Won't Necessarily Cause An Increase In Smoking, Study Says

Regulators have long been reluctant to tax e-cigarettes, worried that higher prices might unintentionally drive vapers back to tobacco cigs.

But a new study suggests those fears might be misplaced, at least where adult vapers are concerned.

Higher prices reduced e-cigarette use among a nationwide sample of 700 adult vapers, and somet...

Weed Blunts Brain Development In Teens

Weed can blunt teenagers’ brain development across a range of skills, including memory, attention, language and processing speed, a new study says.

Teenagers who started using weed had slower gains in thinking and memory skills as they grew, researchers report today in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.

“Adoles...

Dreams Affect Your Morning Mood In Surprising Ways, Study Finds

Bad dreams can affect your morning mood, but not if a little joy is sprinkled into your slumber, a new study says.

People who had dreams filled with fear were more likely to be in a rotten mood the following morning, researchers recently reported in the journal Sleep.

But if their dreams mixed fear and joy, sleepers had 20% ...

Naloxone's OD-Reversing Powers Challenged By Today's Opioids, Tests Show

The overdose-reversing drug naloxone has been rightly hailed as a lifesaving breakthrough, saving countless lives from opioid ODs.

But a new study warns that the wonder drug has its limits, especially when confronted with overdoses involving the powerful new wave of synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

Naloxone may not fully reverse ODs ...

Extra Antibiotic Doesn't Reduce Infection Risk During Surgery To Fix Complex Fractures, Trial Finds

Adding an extra antibiotic powder doesn’t further reduce a person’s risk of infection during surgery to repair complex bone fractures, a new study says.

People had about the same rate of post-surgery infections whether doctors sprinkled one or two antibiotic powders into their surgical wound, researchers reported April 15 in th...

New Clues Explain Why Immunotherapy Fails in Pancreatic Cancer

Immunotherapy has largely failed as a treatment for cancer of the pancreas, and researchers have zeroed in on a key reason.

Pancreatic tumors reprogram immune cells that normally shut down tumor-killing cells, according to a team at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. 

"Pancreatic cancer is incredibly resistant t...

Does My Child Have a Language Disorder?

Baby’s first words are a source of pride for parents, but when they’re late in coming, it can be a source of worry.

While most kids catch up, those whose language troubles persist may have a condition called DLD.

Short for developmental language disorder, DLD can affect a child’s speech, as well as listening, readin...