Fifth Death Reported In NYC Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak

TUESDAY, July 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires' disease outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side, New York City health officials said.

As of July 27, 90 people have been diagnosed in the month since the cluster emerged in the Carnegie Hill and Yorkville neighborhoods, according to the New York City...

Many Young Adults Aren't Ready To Manage Their Own Healthcare, Poll Finds

TUESDAY, July 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many young adults aren’t prepared to manage their own healthcare, a new survey has found.

About 1 in 6 parents (17%) said their 18- to 25-year-old doesn’t handle any basic healthcare responsibilities on their own, including scheduling needed appointments or providing proof of insu...

Can A Daily Multivitamin Help You Stay Active As You Age?

TUESDAY, July 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new study is shifting the conversation about multivitamins.

Instead of asking whether they can prevent heart disease or cancer, researchers are asking whether they can help older adults maintain their independence.

Their study included more than 16,000 adults, 60 and older, who were r...

Family-Based Childhood Obesity Program Helps Kids Cut Weight, Become Healthier

TUESDAY, July 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Childhood obesity can be effectively treated through a family-based program provided through their local pediatrician, a new clinical trial says.

About 42% of kids in the program lost enough weight to improve their heart health and lower their diabetes risk within a year and a half, researche...

Prebiotic Soda Health Claims Questioned In New Nutrition Study

TUESDAY, July 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Prebiotic soda is one of the latest health crazes, promising better gut health while helping slake thirst.

But a new study suggests these drinks aren’t delivering on their promises to customers.

On average, prebiotic sodas contain as much sugar as fiber, and their average fiber le...

Breakfast Can Help Teens Make Better Food Choices Throughout Their Day, Study Says

TUESDAY, July 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Teens who start eating breakfast regularly are more likely to make healthy food choices through the rest of the day, a new study says.

Teenagers who ate breakfast still consumed as many daily calories as those who skipped the morning meal, but were less likely to choose high-sugar or high-fat...

FDA Panel Backs Two Peptides For Compounding, Rejects One

MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A federal advisory panel has recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to make two more unproven peptides while voting to reject a third.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee voted Friday to add epitalon and semax to a list of substances that specialized compounding pharmaci...

How Accurate Are Photo-Based Calorie Apps? 4 Are Put To The Test

MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Snap a photo, get a calorie count. 

It sounds simple — but a new study finds some popular AI-powered food tracking apps may underestimate calories and fat by roughly a third.

"Photo-based calorie tracking apps are very popular, especially for people trying to manage their heal...

Weed-Killing Chemical Linked To Premature Births In Humans, Study Says

MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The active chemical ingredient in professional-grade Roundup weed killer might increase the risk of premature births, a new study says.

Pregnant women with higher urine levels of the chemical glyphosate were 35% more likely to deliver their child earlier than 37 weeks of gestation, researchers...

Popular School Cafeteria Meals Need An Update To Meet Healthy Food Standards, Researchers Say

MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Spicy chicken wings, tacos, pizza, sausage biscuits and breakfast smoothies offered by school cafeterias must be reinvented, lest they vanish from the menu, a new study says.

These items all contain loads of added sugar and salt that won’t fly under new U.S. Department of Agriculture (US...

Ovarian Syndrome Quadruples Heart Disease Risk In Women, Major Study Concludes

MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Young women suffering from an ovary-related hormone condition might be living with a higher risk of heart attack or stroke, a new large-scale study says.

Women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) had more than quadrupled risk of heart disease caused by clogged and hardened art...

'Yo-yo' Weight Loss Linked To Decline In Muscle Mass

MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged folks have a higher risk of muscle loss if their weight “yo-yos” due to inconsistent dieting, a new study says.

People who repeatedly dropped and regained weight wound up losing nearly four times as much thigh muscle during a four-year period compared to others whose we...

FDA Advisers Dismiss Safety Warnings, Back Four Peptide Treatments

FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted Thursday to let specialized pharmacies produce and sell four peptide treatments the agency banned three years ago.

The votes are nonbinding, but they amount to a rebuke of the FDA’s own scientists who said t...

Frequent Marijuana Use Linked To Higher Stress Hormone Levels

FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana may help you unwind — but using it too often could have the opposite effect on your stress response.

Researchers say adults who use pot frequently wake up with higher levels of cortisol, also known as the "stress hormone."

The body releases cortisol when you're under pres...

Money Problems Might Make Your Brain Old Before Its Time, Study Suggests

FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Being cash-strapped certainly frays your nerves, but it might also accelerate brain aging, a new study says.

People who have persistent money struggles or low income as young adults tend to perform less well on cognitive tests by age 53, researchers reported July 23 in the journal Innovati...