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07 Apr
The flu shot reduced kids’ hospitalizations and outpatient visits for seasonal flu by up to 60% from 2021 to 2024, according to new research.
06 Apr
More than 240,000 ER visits highlight the ongoing risks from detergents, bleach, and other daily household cleaners for children under five.
03 Apr
Tears don’t automatically bring relief—and can sometimes make you feel worse, according to a new study. It all depends on why you’re crying.
HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter April 8, 2026
Some baby car seats are being recalled after a safety issue was found during testing.
Graco is voluntarily recalling select SnugRide Turn & Slide car seats due to a structural problem identified during post-production lab testing.
The company said the recall affects a limited number of products sold in the United States between J... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 8, 2026
Allowing a screen to babysit your preschool child could blunt their intellectual and emotional development, a new study says.
Preschool and kindergarten kids with up to a half-hour daily of unsupervised screen time wind up with poorer communication skills and a lower vocabulary, researchers found.
In turn, these language problems con... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 8, 2026
The influenza vaccine can significantly reduce the risk of a flu-related heart attack or stroke, even among folks who become infected after vaccination, a new study reports.
The systemic inflammation caused by a flu infection is known to increase short-term risk of heart problems, and the flu vaccine has been shown to reduce this risk by p... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 8, 2026
Extreme heat waves combined with bone-dry droughts will occur five times more often by century’s end under current climate policies, a new study says.
These dangerous heat wave/drought combos are already more common and will continue to increase as climate change affects the globe, researchers reported April 7 in the journal Geop... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 8, 2026
Poison center calls about the herbal drug kava have surged in the United States in recent years, a new study says.
Calls rose 383% between 2011 and 2025 as kava became more widely known and available in the U.S., researchers reported in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Re... Full Page
Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter April 8, 2026
Folks with long COVID face a higher risk for serious heart problems — even younger adults who were never sick enough to be hospitalized, new research suggests.
Long COVID is the collection of ongoing symptoms some patients endure after recovering from an acute COVID infection, such as fatigue and respiratory symptoms.
It&... Full Page