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15 May

PCOS Gets a New Name in Landmark Women’s Health Shift

A major women’s health condition affecting more than 170 million women worldwide has been renamed PMOS in an effort to improve diagnosis, awareness, and long-term care.

14 May

Too Little or Too Much Sleep Ages Every Organ in Your Body

Using advanced biological aging clocks, researchers measured aging in 17 organ systems and found too little or too much sleep impacts the brain, heart, lungs, and more.

13 May

GLP-1 Drugs Linked To Better Breast Cancer Outcomes

In a new study, breast cancer patients using GLP-1 medications for obesity and/or diabetes had a lower risk of recurrence and death over 10 years of follow-up.

Pregnancy Safe For Women With Myasthenia Gravis, Study Concludes

MONDAY, May 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Women suffering from the muscle weakness disease myasthenia gravis can become pregnant without any ill effects, a new study says.

Pregnancy is not linked with an increased risk of serious flare-ups or worse symptoms for women with myasthenia gravis, researchers reported May 13 in the journal

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May 18, 2026
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Smog Linked To Lewy Body Dementia Risk, Major Study Finds

MONDAY, May 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Long-term exposure to smog might increase the risk of Lewy body dementia, the brain disease that CNN founder Ted Turner battled for several years before his recent death, a new study says.

Even small increases in particle pollution and nitrogen dioxide are linked to increased risk of Lewy body ...

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May 18, 2026
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Single Psilocybin Dose Provides Rapid Relief From Depression, Small Clinical Trial Finds

MONDAY, May 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Just a single dose of psilocybin can provide rapid relief from depression, a new small-scale clinical trial has shown.

Within a week, people treated with one psilocybin dose had four times the decrease in their depression symptoms compared to a control group given the vitamin niacin, researcher...

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May 18, 2026
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FDA Approves AI Sepsis Tool That Detects Infection Hours Earlier Than Doctors

FRIDAY, May 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an AI-powered early warning system to detect sepsis, one of the deadliest infections for hospital patients.

The tool, developed at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), detects sepsis hours faster than doctors. It has already reduced death...

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May 15, 2026
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PCOS Gets a New Name in Landmark Women's Health Shift

FRIDAY, May 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A major women’s health condition is getting a new name—and experts say it could change how millions are diagnosed and treated worldwide.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, will now be known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS.

The condition affects more than ...

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May 15, 2026
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New Wearable Polygraph Tracks Hidden Stress In Babies, Adults

FRIDAY, May 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new wearable polygraph might be able to help infants and adults not by detecting lies, but instead by monitoring their stress levels, researchers say.

Instead of falsehoods, this polygraph is designed to sense underlying stress that’s hidden deep within the body, researchers reported Ma...