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Mayo Clinic Minute: Are the yips just nerves or something more?
Almost every golfer has experienced it. You're lined up on the green for that perfect putt, when an easy tap-in shot is foiled by a mysterious twitch. Golfers refer to it as " the yips." And researchers at Mayo Clinic believe they've found a neurological cause to explain some instances.
Jason Howland has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute.
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Ask the Pediatrician: Winter blues and seasonal affective disorder
Some of us may experience the "winter blues" – feeling sad from short days, climbing into bed earlier and resenting waking up on dark mornings. That’s different than seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a term used to describe a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern.
The most common form of seasonal affective disorder occurs in ...Read more
Predicting cancer: This AI startup aims to upend cancer treatment
PITTSBURGH — The best shot at curing cancer is catching it early, doctors say, but that doesn't always happen.
Between 80% and 85% of pancreatic cancer cases aren't diagnosed until the aggressive and lethal disease has already reached advanced stages, according to a 2023 study in the open access medical journal Cureus. Lung and liver cancer ...Read more
This hospital, flooded by Hurricane Helene, will be rebuilt for $44 million in a flood plain
A small Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will soon be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face several feet of flooding in a much smaller storm, risking another disaster if the new facility is not built to withstand extreme weather, according to a KFF Health News analysis.
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Bariatric surgery programs face upheaval amid growing GLP-1 use for weight loss
PHILADELPHIA -- At Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, surgeon Piotr Krecioch has his hands full launching a program offering surgical interventions to treat obesity.
One in three Philadelphians are living with obesity, putting them at higher risk of chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, but these days fewer are seeking ...Read more
After stalled health deal, voters want Congress to deliver
WASHINGTON — As Congress spent months arguing over COVID-19-era enhanced premium tax credits that many people on the Affordable Care Act used to subsidize their health insurance, a relatively narrow debate over a single policy grew into a much broader and more complicated discussion about how to lower health care costs.
Concerns about those ...Read more
The intensity and perfectionism that drive Olympic athletes also put them at high risk for eating disorders
Olympians – athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health – are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through rigorous training and diets that are honed to provide the nutrients necessary to excel at their sport.
However, athletes are at ...Read more
Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people, James Van Der Beek’s death reminds – cancer experts explain ways to decrease your risk
An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023, died at age 48 on Feb. 11, 2026, bringing the disease back into the limelight.
The Conversation U.S. asked gastrointestinal oncologist Christopher ...Read more
Editorial: RFK Jr.'s vaccine skepticism is entering a new phase
The stability of the U.S. vaccine market rests on an obscure $4 billion fund known as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., long a critic of the fund, now appears intent on dismantling it.
Vaccine production can be a fickle business. Unlike other pharmaceutical products, ...Read more
How bad is junk food for your heart? A new study has an answer
Junk food like sodas, potato chips, packaged snacks and processed meats has long been linked to higher risks of diabetes and hypertension.
Now, an increasing body of research is also tying ultra-processed foods to cardiovascular disease.
The latest is a study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University, which found those who consumed more ...Read more
Judge blocks Trump administration move to cut $600 million in HIV funding from states
A federal judge on Thursday blocked a Trump administration order slashing $600 million in federal grant funding for HIV programs in California and three other states, finding merit in the states’ argument that the move was politically motivated by disagreements over unrelated state sanctuary policies.
U.S. District Judge Manish Shah, an Obama...Read more
Alert for blood monitor sold by Walmart, Publix, others after injuries and death
After more than 11 years of injuries and a death, the manufacturer of blood glucose monitors has issued a correction to the instructions directing actions when the glucose might be dangerously high.
These True Metrix monitors are sold under the store brands of the nation’s largest pharmacies and grocers, including Walmart, Kroger, CVS, ...Read more
FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law
The Food and Drug Administration has refused to review an application from the biotech company Moderna to approve its mRNA-based flu vaccine.
The agency’s decision, which Moderna announced in a press release on Feb. 10, 2026, is the latest step in efforts by federal health officials under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F...Read more
Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery
Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of 2021, the most recent data available.
Decades of evidence show that addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease of the brain. Nonetheless, ...Read more
Pink noise, a popular sleep aid, could disrupt sleep quality, study suggests
PHILADELPHIA -- Marketed as a ticket to deeper sleep, the soft hum of pink noise has become part of millions’ nightly routines.
However, its use may come at the cost of sleep quality, a University of Pennsylvania study suggests.
Published last week in the medical journal Sleep, the study found that the presence of pink noise at night reduced...Read more
Public health workers are quitting over assignments to Guantánamo
Rebekah Stewart, a nurse at the U.S. Public Health Service, got a call last April that brought her to tears. She had been selected for deployment to the Trump administration’s new immigration detention operation at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
This posting combined Donald Trump’s longtime passion to use the offshore base to move “some bad dudes...Read more
Washington considers requiring AI companies to add mental health safeguards
SEATTLE — As artificial intelligence chatbots become better at mimicking human conversations, the potential for damage has grown, particularly for people who turn to them for mental health advice and to discuss plans to harm themselves.
State lawmakers and Gov. Bob Ferguson are seeking to add mental health safeguards to AI chatbots through ...Read more
Obamacare sign-ups drop, but the extent won't be clear for months
More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were dramatically cut — but it remains to be seen whether they’ll keep the coverage as their costs mount.
It’s all part of a drama that roiled the ACA’s 2026 open enrollment period. Congressional debate over whether...Read more
Colorado sues to block Trump administration from cutting public health grants
DENVER — Colorado filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent the Trump administration from canceling more than $25 million in grants for public health.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notified Congress it wouldn’t pay $600 million worth of grants already awarded in Colorado, California, Illinois and Minnesota — all ...Read more
Illinois sues Trump administration over more than $100 million in planned cuts to health care grants
President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to cut more than $100 million in federal health care grants for Illinois, a step that was quickly met with a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Kwame Raoul and his peers in three other states.
Illinois, California, Colorado and Minnesota sued the Trump administration Wednesday over the Office ...Read more
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