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FDA Recalls Several Ghirardelli Powdered Beverages Over Potential Contamination

Several powdered beverage mixes by Ghirardelli Chocolate Company are being recalled due to possible concerns of Salmonella contamination. 

Ghirardelli issued the recall out of caution following a previous recall of potentially contaminated milk powder from a third-party supplier, California Dairies, Inc.

That milk powde...

High-Intensity Exercise After Breast Cancer Surgery Helps Speed Recovery

After breast cancer surgery, many women are told to limit how much — and how soon — they exercise.

"Traditional guidelines question how soon women treated for breast cancer can exercise and how much weight they can safely lift, particularly in mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection patients who have had extensive surgery...

Trump Offers Third Candidate For Surgeon General After Pulling Dr. Casey Means' Nomination

The White House has hit the reset button on its search for the next U.S. surgeon general.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is withdrawing the nomination of Dr. Casey Means and tapping Dr. Nicole Saphier to serve as the nation’s top doctor and health educator.

The move follows weeks of debate on Capitol Hill. Wh...

Antibiotics Not Linked To Celiac Disease Risk, Study Argues

Antibiotics don’t appear to increase a person’s risk of developing celiac disease, a new study says.

Patients with celiac disease had a 24% higher odds of antibiotic use compared to healthy siblings or members of the general public, researchers reported recently in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.&...

Senses, Not Muscles, Key to Speech Recovery After Stroke

A stroke victim’s senses might matter as much as their muscles as they work to relearn how to talk, a new study says.

Previously, experts thought that remembering the facial movements involved in speech was primarily the role of the brain’s motor system, which moves muscles in the correct way at the correct time.

But new ...

Confusion Continues Over Age To Start Breast Cancer Screening, Survey Finds

Many women might start breast cancer screening later than recommended because they aren’t up to date on the latest guidelines, a new survey says.

Updated guidelines issued in 2024 lowered the age to start getting mammograms to 40 from 50.

But 44% of women still incorrectly think mammograms should start at age 50, the Ohio State...

Common Knee Surgery Doesn't Help, Might Actually Make Things Worse, Clinical Trial Reports

One of the world’s most common knee surgeries doesn’t help patients, and might even make matters worse, a new study says.

A torn meniscus — the cartilage inside a knee — can cause pain, swelling and difficulty moving the joint.

As a treatment, doctors sometimes remove part of the damaged meniscus, a procedure ...

New Medical Guidelines Urge More Fiber, Less Bathroom Scrolling on Your Phone

On Wednesday, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released updated guidelines aimed at modern bathroom habits and dietary trends that could be making hemorrhoids and constipation worse.

The message from doctors is clear: If you want to protect your posterior, you need to change how you eat and, perhaps more importantly, how ...

Sleep and Anxiety Medications in Pregnancy Appear to Pose Little Harm

Insomnia and anxiety are very common during pregnancy — and for some moms, sedatives are prescribed to help manage the symptoms.

Now, a large new study, published in The BMJ, offers some reassurance regarding the safety of taking sedatives while pregnant.

The researchers tracked nearly 4 million children born in South ...

Trump's Medicaid Work Mandate Debuting in Nebraska to Much Dismay

Schmeeka Simpson of Omaha works as a patient navigator for the American Civil Liberties Union and an administrative assistant at Nebraskans for Peace, plus picks up shifts at a Dunkin’ shop.

Still, even with three jobs, she worries about losing her health coverage when Nebraska, on May 1, becomes the first state to require certain Me...

Prehabilitation Slashes Post-Op Complications By Half, Review Says

THURSDAY, April 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) —  Eating right and exercising prior to surgery dramatically reduces a person’s odds of complications, a new study says.

Such prehabilitation care cut patients’ post-op complications by almost half, researchers reported April 29 in the Journal of the American College of S...