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The Medical Minute: 10 Health Tips for Parents During Cold and Flu Season

As the cold weather approaches, it's important to protect your family from the flu, COVID-19 and RSV. A Penn State Health pediatrician shares some simple tips to help keep everyone healthy.

October 15, 2026

October 15 2026

• Who Gets Alzheimer's Drugs? Race, Vulnerability and Health Status Shape Access
• Ultra-Processed Food Intake Linked to Silent Strokes in Healthy Middle-Aged Adults, Study Finds
• HSS Study Finds Robotic-Assisted Lumbar Fusion Associated with Lower Opioid Use After Surgery
• UCLA Researchers Identify Key Pathway That Drives T-Cell Exhaustion in Cancer Immunotherapy
• Inflammatory breast cancer: Fast-moving form often lacks lump as warning sign
• What's the Latest on 7-OH and Kratom Availability and Addiction Care?
• Clinical Trial to Evaluate Blood Test for Early Detection of Breast Cancer
• Cardiac Surgery Team at Meduni Vienna Finds a Solution to One of the Key Problems in Aortic Valve Treatment
• Skin Has a Sex: Females and Males Do Not Renew Their Skin in the Same Way
• Smoking Alters Reproductive Organs in Both Men and Women, New Study Finds
• Many Older Adults Make Medicare Decisions Quickly & Most Don't Change Plans, Poll Finds
• New Research and Policy Priorities Chart a Broader Role for HEOR
• Pill Shows Promise for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
• Neurobiologists Trigger Learned Movements by Activating Just 20 Brain Cells
• Study Identifies Brain Pathways Linked to Sustained Improvement in Those Receiving Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression
• Two Types of Recurring Brain Cancer--Radically Different Mutations
• First Cosmic Organoid Villages(tm) Launch to Space Station, Advancing Research Toward 'Clinical Trials in a Dish'
• Online Sports Betting Legalization Linked to Increased Use of Depression and Anxiety Treatment
• PANoptosis emerges as a unified cell-death hub and a promising drug target
• Neighborhood Conditions Linked to Childhood Cancer Survivors' Long-Term Health
• The Medical Minute: 10 Health Tips for Parents During Cold and Flu Season
• Parents of Kids Who Need Complex Medical Care at Home Tend to Resolve Frequent Safety Issues on Their Own, Study Finds

October 14 2026

• Epilepsy Associated with Increased Risk of Dementia Before Age 65
• Vaccinating Moms Protects Offspring From Deadly Superbug
• Scientists Capture How Powerful DNA-Engineering Enzymes Control the Direction of Genetic Changes
• Researchers Discover a Commonly Prescribed Blood-Pressure Drug May Stimulate "Healthy" Brown Fat
• Advanced MRI Dataset Maps Adolescent Brain Development
• Neutrophil-Derived THBS1 Signals Through Epithelial CD36-JNK to Disrupt the Intestinal Barrier
• Targeting the Cell Cycle for Cancer Therapy: From the Discovery of CDK9 to Precision Medicine and Beyond
• A New Approach to Kidney Matching Could Save Lives
• Interview Prep and Media Training for Experts - Best Practices Webinar
• Support-Bath Bioprinting Creates Functional 3D Human Fat Cell Models
• Depression in OB-GYN Residents Needs More Attention, Study Suggests
• Clinical Trial Evaluates Investigational Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis
• From 44 Hours to 10: Automation Accelerates Nanoscale X-ray Analysis

October 13 2026

• UCLA Forum to Explore Pressing Issues in Disability Services, Misinformation, Mental Health, and Education
• Safer Nurse Workloads Could Alleviate Emergency Department Crowding
• Breast Cancer Previvor Shares Her Health Journey with Monmouth Medical Center High Risk Breast Cancer Program
• Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture Emphasizes Bioethics in Health Care
• Breast Cancer Previvor Shares Her Health Journey with Monmouth Medical Center High Risk Breast Cancer Program
• Clinical Trial Shows Positive Results of Enhanced CAR T-Cell Therapy for Patients with B-Cell Blood Cancers
• Lung Nodule Found on Routine Heart Scan Leads to Lung Cancer Diagnosis in 44-Year-Old Non-Smoker
• The Brain Gears Up for Processing Faces Well Before Birth
• New Clinical Findings in Gastroenterology Presented at the 91st American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting
• Racing Forward: Paralympic Wheelchair Racer Tatyana McFadden on Living with Blood Clots
• Frequent and Unintentional Daytime Napping Linked to Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adults
• Scientists Identify Clues to Making Immunotherapy More Effective Against Glioblastoma
• New Study Pilots Intervention to Prevent HIV Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women
• Weight Loss Drugs May Protect Against Heart Failure
• PL-5 Spray Improves Healing in Infected Burn Wounds, Phase IIIb Trial Finds
• Scientists Reveal How Pancreatic Cancer Evolves to Evade Treatment
• Treating Life-Threatening Blood Clots in Minutes with Swirling Sound Waves
• PMOS/PCOS May Be Linked to Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
• How Insertion Sequence-Mediated Gene Amplification Helps Acinetobacter baumannii Adapt to the Host
• GLP-1 Treatment Linked to Lower Risk of Hospitalization and Death in Older Adults with Fatty Liver Disease
• RUNX1 drives stress-resistant POSTN+ fibroblasts in skin fibrosis
• New Commentary Challenges Outdated Claims About Imaging Use and the Radiologist Workforce
• AI Platform Allows Real-Time Conversation Between Patients and Their Medical Devices
• Children Are Left Out of Medical AI - A New Method Could Help Close the Gap
• AI Tool Reveals What Attracts Immune Cells to Tumors and What Keeps Them Away
• UCLA-led team receives NIH grant to uncover how Zika virus damages the developing eye and explore potential treatments

October 12 2026

• Targeted Radioactive Therapy May Help Delay Spread of Recurrent Prostate Cancer, UCLA Study Suggests
• New Clinical Trial Combines Histotripsy with Immunotherapy to Treat Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
• Smoking History of Living Kidney Donors Linked to Higher Transplant Complications
• Cedars-Sinai Cancer 'Smart Bomb' to Get Development Boost
• Briefing: Policy Changes Needed to Ensure the Ethical and Effective Use of Healthcare AI
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Identify Promising Biological Marker Linked to Treatment-Resistant Psychosis
• What Do Data Centers Have in Common with Oil and Gas?
• Benzodiazepine Use in First Trimester Not Associated with Higher Risk for Major Birth Defects
• Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program could save patients up to $700 per year
• Oral Semaglutide for Obesity Management Saw Rapid Early Uptake After FDA Approval
• Experts Debate Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies for a Healthy 26-Year-Old Woman
• One Small Incision, Four Procedures: New Robotic Approach Combines Breast Cancer Treatment, Reconstruction, Biopsy, and Nerve Preservation in One Surgery
• Coffee Isn't a Cure: Survey Data Highlight Risks of Drowsy Driving
• Psilocybin Providers Follow Safety Guidelines, Study Finds
• New Policy Could Save More Lives by Prioritizing Heart Transplant Candidates Based on Medical Urgency, Not Treatment Choices
• Raymond Douglas, MD, PhD, Unveils Research on Six-Week Teprotumumab Dosing to Help Protect Hearing
• Protein Puts Brakes on Intestinal Inflammation, UTSW Study Finds
• Study Examines Long-term Mental Health and Alcohol Use Trajectories following Disasters
• Novel Study Explores How Different Types of Genetic Risk Impact the Manifestation of Alcohol Use Disorder
• Changes in Marital Status May Heighten Vulnerability for Alcohol-Related Problems
• Choline Supplementation in Young Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Has Durable Developmental Benefits, with Gains Evident Five Years Later, Study Suggests
• Living With Ringing in Your Ears? Updated Guideline Supports a Personalized, Evidence-Based Approach to Tinnitus
• DNA Changes in Alzheimer's Disease: Expert Explains What They Mean to Patients, Families
• Alternative Signaling Pathway Improves Transplantation of Blood Stem Cells
• Type 2 Diabetes Can Progress Faster in Kids, but the Warning Signs May Be Easy to Miss
• Multitarget Compound Strengthens Tomato Defenses Against TYLCV
• KCC2 Modulation Improves Neuromuscular Function in Dystrophic Mice
• PPPL Data, Simulation Codes and Compute Power Will Be Used in Phase Ii Genesis Mission Project to Build Digital Twin of Fusion Energy System

October 11 2026

• A Tiny Eye Implant Restored Some Lost Sight. Three Years Later, the Gains Are Holding

October 10 2026

• Laser Touch-Up Sharpens Vision for Patients Disappointed by Vision Quality After Cataract Surgery, Study Finds
• A Cataract Lens That Doubles as Glaucoma Medicine? New Study Shows It's Possible

October 9 2026

• Study Reveals Both Liver and Brain Pathways in Differing Symptoms of Inherited Metabolic Disorder
• Is the "Autism Epidemic" Real, or Are We Better at Finding It? A Leading Pediatric Developmental Expert Weighs In on New JAMA Study
• Halloween Scares Should Be Spooky, Not Painful
• New Study Maps Immune Pathways Driving Acute Interstitial Nephritis
• Immune Cell Map Uncovers How Individual Aging Trajectories Diverge
• Pinhole Lens Restores Sight for Patients With Scarred Corneas
• New Genetic Insights Could Help Detect Hearing Loss Earlier
• Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Leads Breakthrough Heart Recovery Method for Pediatric Transplants
• Study Helps Explain Why Changing Your Diet is Hard
• Researchers Transform Old Blood Cells into Young Brain Cells
• Yamo Pharmaceuticals Announces Autism Trial Registry Following Global Surge in Family Interest
• The Importance of Peer Support Following a Termination for Medical Reasons
• Study Finds Automated Breast Ultrasound Is an Effective Alternative to Handheld Ultrasound for Breast Cancer Screening
• Aspirin Rarely Used for Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Fewer than one in ten people with Lynch syndrome take Acetylsalicylic acid to prevent cancer - despite a high level of openness to new preventive
• Blood Proteins May Offer New Clues to Gut Health in Coeliac Disease
• Polymeric Nanomedicines Reprogram the Tumor Microenvironment to Turn Cold Tumors Hot

October 8 2026

• BIDMC Researchers Conduct First Real-World Study of Safety and Quality of Patient-Facing AI in Primary Care
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles' Pioneering Liquid Biopsy Helps Guide Avery's Treatment for Aggressive Brain Cancer
• Menopause is Finally Getting the Spotlight
• New Research Reveals the Remarkable Complexity of Human Milk
• Flu Fighters: Johns Hopkins Medicine Experts Share Strategies to Defeat Common Respiratory Viruses
• Apodex Opens Free AI Computing Services to Accelerate Drug Research
• Everyday Beauty Products Send Thousands to the E.R. With Eye Injuries Each Year
• The Weekly Dose: The Brain and Uncertainty; Learning at Rest; Improving the HPV Vaccine
• Waterproof Device Shows Promising Results for Children With Wrist Fractures
• Keep Kids' Vision in Focus with Screen-Time Balance
• UK Golisano Children's Shares in 5-Year Pediatric Trauma Grant to Support Providers, Families
• Pain, Psychological Factors and Physical Function Closely Linked in People with Systemic Sclerosis
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center Experts Offer Tips to Reduce Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
• Circadian Disruption May Open a Timing Window for Cancer Metastasis
• A Trick From Tardigrades Could Help Human Blood Withstand Freezing
• SPRED2 loss drives liver cancer stemness via p53/miR-506-3p/KLF4
• Mount Sinai Study Finds Safety Prompts Can Help AI Models Make Safer Clinical Choices
• Longer Sleep May Be Linked to a Higher Risk of Kidney Disease in People with Type 2 Diabetes
• Does a Bone Tumor Always Mean Cancer? Mayo Clinic Expert Explains
• Psilera Greenlit to Initiate Phase 2 of NIH Grant for Alcohol Use Disorder
• New Study of Diets Suggests Which May Offer Cognitive and Executive Function Gains
• Distinct Malaria Parasites "Hidden in Plain Sight" May Contribute to Human Disease Protection

October 7 2026

• Electrical Ablation Boosts CAR-NK Cell Therapy Against Liver Cancer
• Media Update: Australian Cancer Research Returns From Space
• For-Profit Hospitals Linked to Worse Patient Outcomes and Nurse Staffing Shortfalls, New Penn Nursing Study Finds
• Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for Sept. and Oct., 2026
• New Study: Brain Surgery in First 8 Years Can Protect Memory in Certain Parkinson's Patients
• An Extremely Old Giant Tortoise Named Jonathan May Hold the Secret to a Long, Healthy Life: Study
• Ohio State Spine Surgery Uses Smaller Incisions to Help Patients Recover Faster
• At 90, Art Ulene, MD, Is Still Climbing Toward His Peak
• What Happens When a Key Cancer Defense Fails?
• She Scours Genes to Find What's Behind a Rare Eye Cancer
• Ohio State Offers New Implant for Painful Thumb Arthritis
• ACG 2026: Cedars-Sinai Experts Share Digestive Disease Advances
• Making WAVEs: How UWF Is Shaping the Future of Maritime Engineering
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Publish Clinical Data for Rapid Diagnostic Urine Test to Detect Invasive Aspergillosis
• Could Your Epilepsy Medication Affect Your Birth Control?
• Greater physical activity associated with slower progression in Parkinson's
• Tip Sheet: A New Assay for Ovarian and Breast Cancers, RSV Treatment Effectiveness -- and the Impact of Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancers
• Statins May Protect People from Developing Glaucoma
• Key Driver of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Identified, Suggesting New Way to Reverse Drug Resistance
• New Emergency Department Screening Helps UK HealthCare Identify Sepsis Sooner
• Early Warning Signs of Chronic Pelvic Pain May Appear in Adolescence, McMaster Study Finds
• 'Fall Back' Should Be the Last Clock Change, Sleep Experts Tell Lawmakers
• Quantum Study Offers New Insights Into Lithium's Effects in the Brain
• Scientists Identify Gene Signatures in Children with Severe COVID-19 Infection
• Fewer Unnecessary Tasks - Still Exhausted?
• Phthalates affected several cell types in the ovary
• MimiVax and Roswell Park Announce Results from Phase 2b SURVIVE Trial of SurVaxM in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
• Developing Novel Cancer Therapy That Disrupts Communication Between Cancer Cells and Cancer-associated fibroblasts
• SKKU Research Team Recreates Viral Transmission and Herd Immunity on a Chip
• SKKU Identifies New Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism in Superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Obesity-Related Inflammation Driven by Fat Cells, Iron, and Free Radicals

October 6 2026

• AI-Powered Phone App Detects Cataracts with Impressive Accuracy, New Study Shows
• GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Faster Vision Loss in the Second Eye, New Study Finds
• For People With Diabetes, GLP-1 Drugs May Be Linked to Lower Odds of a Leading Cause of Blindness
• A Single Photo of the Eye May Reveal Which Children Are Headed for Severe Nearsightedness
• Study of Sickle Cell Pain Finds Unexpected Biological Differences
• How a Viral Trend Sent a New Jersey Teenager to the Hospital
• Contrary to Fears, Psilocybin Users with Depression Continue to Seek Treatment
• CSUF and Fullerton College Clear a Pathway for Transfer Students
• Women Over 50 Should Never Ignore These Alzheimer's Signs
• UCLA Researchers Build Community to Advance Organoid Research
• What the Neuroscience of Motivation Has to Say About GLP-1 Drugs
• Antimalarial Drugs Can Persist in Mosquitoes, Potentially Exposing Malaria Parasites, Study Finds
• A Gene Therapy Aims to Do What Dry Macular Degeneration Drugs Cannot: Restore Sight
• Newly Identified Prostate Cell Type May Help Explain Why Enlarged Prostate Develops in One Region of Gland
• Many Hospitals Still Don't Do Enough to Prevent UTIs From Catheters
• New Preventive Care in Cirrhosis Guideline and the October Issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology
• New Insights Into Why the Sun Makes Lupus Patients Sick
• New Sensor System Tracks Coughs in a Room -- Without Knowing Who's Coughing
• Shining a Light on Autistic Girls and Women
• Hidden Part of the Brain Controls How We Prepare for Uncertainties
• Candy-Coated Lollylab Checks Saliva for Medication
• Manganese-Doped Carbon Nanodots Could Rival Existing MRI Contrast Agents
• Early-Onset Menopause Linked to Increased Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
• AI Tool Designed and Integrated Into Hospital Workflows to Classify Skin Lesions
• Patch Brings Light to Wound Care

October 5 2026

• Future Physicians Practice Healing, Humanism and How to Help their Neighbors
• UC San Diego Researchers Discover Why Chronic Low Back Pain Feels "Personal"
• New Editorial Calls for Investing in Hospital Nursing Workforce to Address Health Impacts of Extreme Heat
• Antimalarial Drugs Can Persist in Mosquitoes, Exposing Malaria Parasites, Study Finds
• How Your Brain Keeps Learning While You Rest
• Sudden, Unexpected Deaths on Rise Among Infants Born to Black Mothers
• E-Bikes Causing Far More Severe Injuries Than E-Scooters
• New HF Stats 2026 Report Finds Heart Failure Mortality Rising as Disease Increasingly Affects Younger Americans
• Teaching Teachers: Rowan Researcher Explores How AI Could Help Educators Understand Student Thinking
• Cigarette Smoke May Prime Lung Stem Cells for Different Types of Lung Cancer
• Human Trial: Popular Diabetes Drug Shown to Lower Inflammation, Which May Protect the Heart
• ACP Recommends Hormonal Therapy as a First-Line Treatment for Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms
• Study Finds Sharp Increase in Advanced Nurse Practitioners Trained at for-Profit Schools
• Keeping Kids Moving Beyond the School Bell
• Nearly Twice as Many People Quit Smoking When Offered Cash Rewards
• Digital Alerts Support Timely Treatment Decisions of Critically Ill Cardiac Patients
• Managing Misfolded Proteins to Prevent Parkinson's Disease
• Immune Cells Support Early Placental Development
• Regular Walking Is Good for People with COPD, Even if They Live in Areas with Higher Air Pollution
• Smart Gene Circuits Could Future-Proof Horticultural Crops

October 2 2026

• Research Tip Sheet: Radiation, Stroke Tied to Heart Dangers
• Chemo as a Booster of Cancer Vaccines
• New Insights Into Fetal DNA Could Improve Prenatal Testing
• JMIR News: PMOS Care, Smart Textiles, Online Research Ethics, and the TEMPO Pilot
• Hackensack Meridian Health Kicks Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Pink Event At Several Campuses
• Large Scandinavian Trial Finds No Benefit of Aspirin After Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
• Colouring on Devices Can Improve Student Wellbeing, Study Finds
• KAIST Identifies a "Hidden Amplification Switch" in Lymphangiogenic Signaling, with Implications for Lymphedema and Cancer Metastasis
• Kennesaw State Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Study Sleep Apnea
• Stem Cell-Derived Brain Models Offer a New Window Into How Anesthesia Works

October 1 2026

• Inflammation and the heart: A new approach to cardiovascular disease prevention
• Cellular Recycling Changes with Age, but Not How We Expected
• Less Can Be More: How Breast Cancer Surgery is Becoming Less Invasive
• Less Can Be More: How Breast Cancer Surgery is Becoming Less Invasive
• American Joint Replacement Registry becomes first registry to accept patient data through Epic's cloud-based Community Registries
• Busier People Tend to Be Less Depressed, Perform Better, Study Shows
• Before the First Bite: A Missing Gut Protein May Set the Stage for Peanut Allergy
• Young RWJBarnabas Health Patients Celebrate Disease-Free Milestone Following Advanced Sickle Cell Treatments
• UTSW Research Briefs: Heart Failure, Diet's Impact on Aging, and MS Drugs
• How Robotic Surgery Helped Tackle a Rare Pediatric Lung Tumor
• Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's Experts Available for Interviews at AAP 2026
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Report Early Results From Therapy Designed for a Single Patient with Rare Genetic Form of ALS
• Novel Treatment Combination Improves Progression-Free Survival in Most Common Form of Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Mount Sinai Study Uncovers How Loss of the Critical Tumor Suppressor p53 Enables Mutant Cells to Expand Through Normal Tissue
• Research Uncovers How Bacteria Fight Viruses, Opening the Door to Better Virus-Based Antibiotics
• Young RWJBarnabas Health Patients Celebrate Disease-Free Milestone Following Advanced Sickle Cell Treatments
• Targeted Cancer Therapy Gets a Sharper Focus
• How Gut Bacteria Can Shape the Brain's Response to Stroke
• How the Biological Clock Regulates Phases of Wakefulness
• Mount Sinai Researchers Identify a Brain Circuit That Remembers Stresses to Help Shape Reaction to Them
• Sudden Back Pain: It Can Develop for Several Reasons, Expert Explains
• Cultivating HPV to Improve Vaccine Development
• Initiative Standardizes Evaluation of ICU Discharge Readiness
• Children with Common Genetic Variant May Have More Inflammation in Response to Asthma Drug
• After 20 Miscarriages, Mom Prepares to Celebrate Healthy Baby's First Birthday