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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Oct 1, 2026
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HOMETOWN HEALTH: Doctors more cautious prescribing anxiety medication, studies show (opens the original)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Prescriptions for the anxiety drug benzodiazepine are declining in the United States. A Rutgers Health study found the drug, a key ingredient in Xanax, Valium, Ativan and Klonopin, saw a 26% drop in prescriptions between 2013 and 2024. The study’s authors said this suggests doctors are more cautious about prescribing the medications, which can play a role in overdose deaths. GLP-1 drugs could have benefits for children with type 2 diabetes, according to a study in Europe. T
HOMETOWN HEALTH: Climate change could be linked to increase in skin diseases (opens the original)
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(WDBJ) - A global study finds climate change may be affecting the health of skin. Research by the International League of Dermatological Societies and L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty found heat rashes and inflammatory skin diseases are increasing worldwide due to climate change. Higher temperatures, greater humidity, air pollution, and an increase in mosquitoes and ticks may all contribute to skin disease, with lower income countries seeing the biggest impact. A study found isometric exercise, whi
Hometown Health: Senate holds first-ever hearing on menopause care gap (opens the original)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A bipartisan Senate committee held the first congressional hearing on menopause on Capitol Hill, focused on what is being called the “menopause care gap.” More than 1 million U.S. women go through menopause every year, according to the hearing. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, said, “Women have carried this alone for generations. Not anymore.” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, said, “There’s simply no excuse for the lack of resources and information.” Dr. Lynne Cosl
HOMETOWN HEALTH: How many hours of exercise a week really lowers your risk of type 2 diabetes?? (opens the original)
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(WDBJ) - Regular exercise can lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the Netherlands. Researchers found that adults who exercised around two hours a week had double the chance of developing diabetes compared to adults who exercised around seven hours a week. The study found regular exercise lowered diabetes risk for both young and older adults. Researchers also found that exercising later in the day had a bigger benefit. Wildfire smoke poses a greater health risk t
HOMETOWN HEALTH: Doctors study common themes in suicide deaths to guide prevention (opens the original)
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(WDBJ) - Doctors are studying patterns among people who died by suicide in an effort to prevent future deaths, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Nearly 49,000 people died by suicide in the United States in 2024, despite prevention efforts. Dr. Paul Nestadt, medical director of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Suicide Prevention, said current approaches have not reduced suicide rates. “It hasn’t really been working. Ou
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