Chatbots Show Signs of Anxiety, Study Finds

Turns out, even artificial intelligence (AI) needs to take a breather sometimes.

A new study suggests that chatbots like ChatGPT may get “stressed” when exposed to upsetting stories about war, crime or accidents -- just like humans. 

But here’s the twist: Mindfulness exercises can actually help calm them down.<...

Hormone Therapy May Protect Transgender Patients From Depression

Gender-affirming hormone therapy may not only help transgender and nonbinary individuals physically -- it could also improve their mental health, new research suggests.

A study published March 17 in JAMA Network Open found that transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse people who were prescribed hormone therapy had a 15% lower ris...

Prompt CPR Saves Lives, Regardless Of Who Performs It

It doesn’t matter if CPR is performed by a doctor, a paramedic or an unskilled, unpracticed passerby -- when performed promptly, it will increase a person’s odds of survival, a new study says.

The speed of CPR initiation is crucial to survival and better outcomes related to cardiac arrest, rather than who performs it, researche...

Glucose Monitors Improve Traffic Safety For Diabetic Drivers

Continuous glucose monitors don’t just help people with diabetes maintain healthy blood sugar levels, a new study says -- the devices also can help them be safer drivers.

Diabetics who use glucose monitors have fewer incidents involving low blood sugar, researchers reported in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.

A...

Chest CT Scans Can Help Diagnose Pneumonia

Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says.

Ultra-low-dose scans can effectively detect pneumonia in patients with compromised immune systems, helping doctors treat the infection before it becomes life-threatening, researchers reported in R...

Babies With Heart Defects Also Prone To Cancer

Newborns with a heart defect may have two strikes against their future health, rather than one.

Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to those without a heart abnormality, researchers report in the journal Circulation.

Childhood cancers are 66% higher in newborn...

Makers Drag Feet Reporting Medical Device Side Effects: Study

Other people could be having problems with the same insulin pump, dental implant or glucose monitor that you use -- and you might not find out in a timely manner.

That’s because medical device manufacturers frequently fail to promptly report side effects caused by their wares to federal regulators, a new study says.

About 3 in ...

Bird Flu Virus May Survive Aging Process in Raw Milk Cheese

MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There's a new reason to steer clear of raw cheese: New research shows it can harbor the infectious bird flu virus for months.

"There is a risk of infection," lead study author Dr. Diego Diel, an associate professor at Cornell University, told CNN. "It obviously depends on the dose, h...

First Patient Cured of Sickle Cell Anemia

For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. 

Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first person in New York to be cured of the disease.

"Sickle cell was like a blockade for me, but now it's just like a wall that I just jumped over," Beauzile said in a report publishe...

FDA Warns of Rising Injuries From Misuse of Laughing Gas

Health officials are warning about a rise in injuries linked to the misuse of nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas.

The gas, which is used medically as a sedative and in whipped cream cans, is now being sold in small, flavored canisters with names such as Cosmic Gas, Galaxy Gas and MassGass.

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio...

1 in 3 Children Now Suffer From Chronic Illness

Nearly 1 in 3 children live with a chronic condition that could significantly affect their health for the rest of their lives, a new study says.

Chronic illnesses affected more than 30% of children ages 5 to 17 by 2018, up from around 23% in 1999, researchers report in the journal Academic Pediatrics.

This adds up to about 1...

No Link Between COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy And Birth Defects, Study Says

Pregnant women can get the COVID-19 vaccine without any fear of causing birth defects in their unborn child, a new study says.

Researchers found no link between COVID vaccination in early pregnancy and birth defects, results show.

There were also no differences in birth defect risk between either the Moderna and the Pfizer/BioNTech v...

Death Risk Higher Among People With Arthritis And COPD

Arthritis sufferers who also have COPD have a significantly higher risk of death than those without the chronic breathing disease, a new study says.

People with arthritis and COPD are 41% more likely to die from any cause compared to patients with arthritis alone, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the COPD Foundation...

Depression, Anxiety Common Among Chronic Pain Patients

The blues and the jitters are very common among people battling chronic pain, a new evidence review says.

About 40% of adults with chronic pain have symptoms of depression or anxiety, researchers report in JAMA Network Open.

Women, younger adults and people suffering from fibromyalgia are particularly vulnerable to mood diso...

Steep Decline In Fertility Among U.S. Women Younger Than 30

Young American women are greeting the prospect of pregnancy with a decided “meh,” driving down U.S. fertility rates, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study says.

The actual number of U.S. births declined by 14% between 1990 and 2023, and the fertility rate went down by 23%, according to a paper in the CDC...