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06 May
Edibles + Alcohol: Hidden Driving Risks, Missed by Sobriety Tests
A new study finds combined use of pot edibles and alcohol leads to greater and longer-lasting driving impairment, and the combo could be missed by sobriety checks.
05 May
Newer Migraine Drugs Reduce Headache Days With Fewer Side Effects, Study Finds
A review in Annals of Internal Medicine finds most CGRP-targeted therapies cut migraine days by about two per month. Evidence for older medications was weaker, according to researchers.
04 May
Social Media Videos, Easy Access Raise Risk of Teen Inhalant Use
Two new studies find widespread social media exposure to inhalants is impacting young teens, especially girls.
Edibles + Alcohol Combo Poses Driving Risks Missed by Sobriety Tests
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new study is raising questions about what roadside sobriety tests actually detect — and what they might miss.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, with support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, studied how marijuana edibles and alcohol affect driving performance.
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VR Training Helps Autistic People Navigate Police Encounters
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People with autism find interactions with police officers to be difficult, if not harrowing.
They struggle to read social cues and can behave restlessly, increasing the risk that a police encounter might escalate, researchers say.
But an innovative virtual reality (VR) education program...
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Weight Loss Surgeries Fall More Than 20% As Patients Turn To GLP-1 Meds, Experts Say
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The number of weight-loss surgery procedures in the United States is dropping rapidly in the face of cutting-edge drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound, a new study says.
These procedures dropped by more than 20% between 2022 and 2024, falling below 200,000 for the first time this decade, researche...
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Children Living Near Gas Stations Have Higher Cancer Risk, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Children who live near a gas station are more likely to develop leukemia or other childhood cancers, a new study says.
Living within 250 meters (820 feet) of a gas station raises childhood cancer risk, and the risk increases the closer a child’s home is to the pump, researchers report i...
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First Psych Ward Stay Signals Long-Term Mental Health Struggles For Nearly All Patients
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A first-time psychiatric admission usually marks the beginning of a long-term struggle with mental illness, a new study says.
About 95% of patients return to mental health services in one way or another within two decades of their first admission to a psych ward, researchers found.
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HHS' Healthy Food Agenda Puts Hospitals On Notice About Patients' Meals
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Complaints about hospital food are certainly not new, and Jell-O and fruit juice are often the butt of related jokes. But the Trump administration has recently upped the ante.
It is urging the public to report hospitals and nursing homes that serve sugary drinks, nutrition shakes or meals tha...
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