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...

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.

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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...

Opioid Use Linked to Higher Risk of C. Diff Infection, Study Finds

Taking opioids may make some patients more likely to develop a dangerous infection, new research suggests.

The infection is called Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff. It affects the colon and can spread easily, especially in hospitals and nursing homes. The illness can cause severe diarrhea, stomach pain, nausea and vom...

CDC Delays Annual Abortion Report Amid Internal Turmoil

For decades, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a yearly report tracking abortion trends across the country.

But this year’s report has been delayed until spring, and the agency says internal changes and staffing issues are to blame.

The report is usually released in late November and include...