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New VA/DoD Guideline Recommends Varenicline and Combination Nicotine Replacement Therapy as Preferred Treatments for Tobacco Use

A new clinical practice guideline from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) provides recommendations for tobacco use treatment, as tobacco and nicotine use among veterans and members of the military causes physical and mental health effects, and reduces force readiness.

September 21, 2026

September 21 2026

• GLP-1s Linked to Nutritional Deficiencies in Children
• Stomach Flu vs. Foodborne Illness in Kids: How to Tell the Difference
• Cleveland Clinic Children's Expands Newborn Screening to Identify Virus that Can Lead to Hearing Loss and Developmental Delays
• During Falls Prevention Awareness Week, AAOS Orthopaedic Experts Share Practical Ways to Reduce Fall Risks at Home
• Scientists Discover Why High Levels of the Amino Acid Cysteine Are Toxic to Cells
• U.S. Alcohol Use Falls for First Time Since the COVID-19 Pandemic, but Remains Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
• Gen Z and Millennials Drove Recent Drop in Alcohol Use, Study Shows
• New VA/DoD Guideline Recommends Varenicline and Combination Nicotine Replacement Therapy as Preferred Treatments for Tobacco Use
• Wildfire Smoke Might Be More Toxic Than Other Air Pollution, Studies Say
• Vitamin D Levels May Raise Preterm Birth Risk
• JMIR News: Deepfake Physician Scams and Nursing Robotics
• Beyond Raw Brainpower: New Study Reveals Best Ways to Train AI for Clinical Care
• Social Media Posts Mislead About Blood Tests For Alzheimer's
• Most Sports Parents Say There's More Good Than Harm In Youth Sports, Survey Finds
• Engineered Nanoparticles Sensitize Gliomas to Radiotherapy
• Lupus Patients Can Lower Their Heart Disease Risk By Sticking To One Common Treatment, Study Says
• 3 Common Drugs Older Adults Might Be Overusing
• Efficacy of Commercial Disinfectants Virkon(r)S and Microchem Plus Against Poliovirus

September 18 2026

• Cancer Care Uses Biological Tests to Guide Treatment. Why Doesn't Psychiatry?
• Medstar Health Performs First Endoscopic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Maryland
• Large Study Finds No Added Risk of Rare Artery Tear Following Chiropractic Neck Care
• Salt-Purified Seaweed Fucoidan Shows Promising Anti-Allergic Activity
• Rural Evaluation and Analytics for Community Health: AI Platform Helps Identify Solutions
• Q&A: How Does UVA Health Treat Addiction Without Judgment?
• AI Tool Aims to Catch Critically Ill Children
• Can Total Joint Replacement Particles Reach the Brain?
• Common Eye Disease Can Cause Hallucinations, But Few People Know It
• Healthy Food, Not One Diet, Linked To Slower Aging, Study Claims
• More REM Sleep Tied To Lower Risk For 83 Diseases
• B Cells May Help Predict Risk of Colitis From Immunotherapy
• New Anesthetic Method Might Better Manage Pain Of IUD Insertion
• Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Raises Blood Transfusion Reaction Risk
• New ACG Guideline on Adenomatous Colorectal Polyposis Syndromes in the The American Journal of Gastroenterology
• Rejection, Bullying Drive Higher LGBTQ+ Youth Vaping Rates
• 11 Comparative Physiology Findings on Climate Change, Stress and More
• States Bet Big On Rural Health Startups, With A Silicon Valley Twist
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Researcher Advances Safer, More Personalized Treatment for Bleeding Disorders
• AI Framework Identifies Cannabidiol as a Potential Ischemic Stroke Therapy
• Diamond Magnetometers Can Open a New Window Into Heart Activity
• ADHD Diagnosis Gap for Girls From Immigrant Backgrounds
• Brain Adapts to Give Deaf People a Better Visual 'Danger Radar'
• A Tiny Bacterium with a Huge Impact

September 17 2026

• Individual IR focus and Evaluation and Management Services Facilitate Higher Complexity IR Practice
• Study Shows Reprogramming Thyroid Tumors May Improve CAR-T Cell Therapy
• Does Birth Order Shape Our Health?
• Feature Interference: Why Your Brain Struggles with Uncertain Tasks
• Teaching the Immune System to Control HIV
• Suki and MedStar Health's National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare Partner to Pioneer the Science of Ambient AI Adoption
• Most of What Doctors Write Down About Patients Has Been Invisible to Research. A New Study Shows AI Can Read It Accurately
• Virtual Cells Built from 4D AI Models and "Digital Twins" Could Speed Up Drug Discovery
• Making Invisible Cancers Visible: Study Suggests a New Route to Turn 'Cold' Tumors 'Hot'
• Popular Dairy-Free Dessert Pulled A Second Time In Nationwide Recall
• ER Visits For Gambling Disorders Double After Online Betting Markets Legalized
• Whole Grains: 4-6 Servings A Day Bring Major Heart Benefits
• Blood Test Could Spot Deadly Pancreatic Cancer Sooner
• Combat Blasts Tied To Higher Risk Of Brain Disorders In Veterans
• Wearable Foot Sensors Match Motion Capture For Knee Arthritis Gait
• Outcome Of Suit Against Labor Department Could Boost Skimpy Employer Health Plans
• Reporter Boot Camps, In-Person Visits, and Science Comms Training Programs: A Newswise Best Practices Webinar
• Wildfire Smoke May Be More Harmful Than Other Air Pollution, Two Mount Sinai Studies Find
• An Earlier Asthma Diagnosis Could Bring Relief
• U.S. Paralympic Medalist Isaac Jean-Paul Rebounds From Knee Surgery With the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sight

September 16 2026

• Study: AI-Powered App Lowers High Blood Pressure When Part of Doctor's Care Plan
• Neighborhood by Neighborhood: Mapping What Shapes Healthy Aging
• RWJBarnabas Health Shares 10 Facts Everyone Should Know about Addiction and Recovery
• UTHealth Houston-Developed AI Tool Nears Psychiatrist-Level Accuracy
• 10 Years, 10 Milestones: A Decade of Peer Recovery at RWJBarnabas Health
• Scientists Discover Metabolite Fueling Aggressive Brain Tumor Growth
• Temperature Measurement Error May Cause Climate-Impact Studies to Understate Impacts by 15% or More
• Two Young New Jersey Women--A Marathon Runner and an Entrepreneur--in the Fight of Their Lives Against Blood Cancer
• The "Shoulder-Sparing" Secret: How Moving Muscles Instead of Cutting Them Are Getting Patients Back in Action
• CHLA Research Programs Encourage High School and College Students to Explore Careers in Science and Medicine
• Treating Childhood Cancer with the Future in Mind
• The Medical Minute: More Than a Bet: Know the Signs of Online Gambling Addiction
• New Trial Aims to Halt Parkinson's Disease Before Its Onset
• ASTRO Issues Its First Clinical Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Bladder Cancer
• New Clues Link Long COVID and POTS
• Blast Exposure in Military Associated with Conditions Like Seizures, Stroke Years Later
• Rare Brain Complication Kills Pennsylvania Teen In Fourth Measles Death
• Does Exercise Improve Cancer Survival?
• Banning Junk Food At Checkouts Leads To Drop In Sugar-Laden Sales, Study Finds
• Study supports effectiveness of RSV preventive antibody treatments for infants and provides new way to monitor viral resistance
• Largest Neuroimaging Study of Bulimia Nervosa Finds Structural Brain Differences Linked to Diagnosis and Binge-Eating Severity
• Gut Microbiome Features Predict Devastating Disease Affecting Preemies
• Mayo Clinic First to Study Minibeam Radiotherapy in Patients with Difficult-to-Treat Cancers
• New Shoulder Replacement Robot Helps Personalize Treatment
• Hop To! Your Crying Baby Expects You To Comfort Them, Study Shows
• Air Pollution Could Be Interfering With Healthy Sleep, App Data Shows
• More Than Half Of Americans Have Been Victims Of Violence, Study Finds
• Study Finds Why Young Adults May Develop Early Fatty Liver Disease
• A Cancer Survivor Hoped To Work — Then She Lost Her Medicaid Disability Coverage
• FAU Study Finds Time of Day May Be Key in Speech Therapy for Youth
• UNC Research Finds Hot, Dry Weather Can Make You Cough More; Salty Air Might Help
• First-of-Its-Kind Preventative Phage Therapy Provides Promising Results
• ADLM Calls for CLIA Updates to Help Ensure Safe and Reliable Use of AI in Laboratory Medicine
• New Book Examines Why Calling 911 Can Do More Harm Than Good
• UCLA Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Launch Trial for Immunotherapy-Related Diabetes

September 15 2026

• More Americans Are Getting Rabies Shots This Year As Exposures Rise
• ADHD Could Raise Odds For Gut Problems
• Acetaminophen During Pregnancy Tied To Reproductive Differences In Girls
• Study Reveals the Work & Health Insurance Roller Coaster Millions of Americans Ride
• Strength Training 101: A Guide To Building Muscle Safely At Any Age
• Medicaid Expansion Linked to Improved Cancer Outcomes Among Older Adults Living in Low-Income Communities, Study Finds
• Researchers Discover DNA Organization Is Key To Tissue Regeneration
• Prostate Cancer: Specialised Imaging Could Prevent Unnecessary Biopsies
• Reducing Infections After Heart Surgery Could Save Medicare $441 Million Per Year
• Learning Reshapes The Brain's Map Of Smell
• A Cell-Motility Pathway Helps Set The Pace Of Embryo Development
• Hormone Therapy Can Ease Menopause Mood Swings
• Less Overdiagnosis In Breast Cancer Screening Than Thought, Study Finds
• Pets Can Carry Antibiotic-Resistant Germs
• A Generation Of Kids Suffer As Trump Destabilizes Immigrant Families
• FAU Study Pinpoints Non-Fatal Overdose Hotspots in Palm Beach County
• AI Helps Radiologists Detect 39% More Brain Aneurysm Cases in Real-World Study
• Blood Protein Linked to Lower Risk of Depression and PTSD After Traumatic Brain Injury
• SKKU Research Team Presents a Comprehensive Review of Charge Carrier Dynamics in Next-Generation Organic Photovoltaic Devices
• Nearly One Third of College-Age 'BORG' Drinkers Report Blacking Out: New Study

September 14 2026

• Fecal Microbiota Transplantation May Improve Immunotherapy-Related Colitis
• Sepsis: RWJBarnabas Health Experts Share the Warning Signs You Should Know
• Nationwide Safety Program Associated With 65% Reduction in Hospital-onset MRSA Bloodstream Infections
• Surgeons Perform Cedars-Sinai's First HIV-to-HIV Organ Transplants
• Patients Report Severe Withdrawal and Treatment Challenges as Powerful Veterinary Tranquilizer Spreads Through Illicit Opioid Supply
• Updated KDIGO Guideline Recommends More Personalized Treatment for Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
• Updated VA/DoD Lipid Management Guideline Calls for Broader Risk Assessment and More Intensive Treatment for High-Risk Patients
• Third Measles Death In Pennsylvania Comes As State Case Count Tops 670
• Air Pollution Linked To Higher Odds Of Glaucoma And Cataracts
• Current Emergency Blood Pressure Guidelines In Kids Don't Account For Traumatic Injuries, Study Says
• Wearable Sensors Accurately Track Knee Osteoarthritis Mobility
• Small Fees On Your Phone Bill Could Help Prevent Suicides
• Psychiatrists Disagree On Diagnosis Nearly As Often As They Agree
• Most Appendix Cancer Patients Can Skip Chemo, Study Says
• AI Tool Successfully Predicts Outcomes of Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer
• When A Friend Becomes A Caregiver
• New Findings On Information Processing In The Brain - International Research Team Discovers Narrowings In The Tube-Shaped Extensions Of Nerve Cells
• The Most Complex Traits Keep Their Heritability Furthest From Genes
• A Window into the Hidden World of Immunity Inside Human Bone Marrow
• NUS Scientists Harness Magnetic Pulses to Reprogram Immune Cells to Fight Breast Cancer
• Rootstock Messages Help Poplar Scions Grow Faster

September 11 2026

• UNC Study Develops Data-Driven Tool to Help Oncologists Identify High-Risk Periods for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
• Researchers Discover Rare Cortical Neurons That Can Help Put the Brain to Sleep
• New Disease Found That Causes Night Blindness and Loss of Peripheral Vision
• Obesity May Remove a Natural Defense Against Breast Cancer
• New 'Smart' Nanoparticles Help the Immune System Better Attack Tumours
• Cancer Is Now The Leading Health Threat For 9/11 Survivors 25 Years On
• Nerve Stimulation Eases Diabetic Nerve Pain, Study Says
• Most Women Who Regularly Use Eyelash Extensions May Get Skin Mites
• JMIR News: Shadow AI, Vocal Biomarker Tech, Griefbots, and a Prescription Video Game
• Protein Clues in the Blood May Help Children Avoid Diseases Later in Life
• Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Can Be Identified in Kids as Young as 8
• 25 Years Later: Sept. 11 Pentagon Burn Survivors Reunite with Care Teams Who Helped Save Their Lives
• Probiotic Use Spikes In US, But No Improvement In Gut-Healthy Diet Habits
• Weight-Loss Surgery Might Boost Female Fertility
• What's Living On Baby's Skin Might Predict Childhood Eczema Risk
• First-of-its-Kind X-ray Imaging Tool for Studying Nuclear Materials
• Nonprofits Are Helping Musicians Pay For Insurance in Austin, Texas, And Beyond
• Chemotherapy Also Damages Healthy Cells In Children
• Remote Work Increases Sleep And Reduces Physical Activity--Sedentary Behaviour Can Increase By 45 Minutes
• Uma Scientists Develop A New Technology That Improves The Diagnosis Of Allergy To Antibiotics Such As Amoxicillin And Other Penicillins
• Researchers Uncover Mechanism Behind Dangerous Blood-Clotting Disorder
• 25 Years After 9/11, Study Finds Neighborhood Environment May Influence Frailty, PTSD, and Depression Risk Among World Trade Center Responders
• Cancer Research Heads to Space in Adelaide-Led Microgravity Mission
• Kazakhstan Researchers Strengthen National Defenses Against Diseases That Spread from Animals to Humans

September 10 2026

• AI Helps Find Hidden Human Proteins and Reveals What They Do
• Researchers Lead Statewide Effort to Reduce Cancer Risk for Firefighters
• Brain Aging May Be Detected Decades Before Symptoms Appear, with Links to Gut Health
• Register Now to Cover the 2026 ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting in Phoenix!
• First-in-Human Study at UCI Health Attacks Pancreatic Cancer with Laser Light
• Discovery Fills a Gap in Understanding, Diagnosing Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
• Public Health Leaders and 161 Scholars File Amicus Brief Challenging CMS Medicaid Work Requirement Rule
• UW, WA Department of Health Show It's Possible to Test Wastewater for STIs
• Do Infants Expect Caregivers to Comfort Crying Babies?
• Blocking a Protein May Reduce Buildup of Harmful Aging Cells
• Scientists Uncover How Cells Surrounding Primary Liver Tumors May Help Fuel Cancer
• Cleveland Research Team Identifies Biological Mechanism That May Explain Obesity Relapse
• Johns Hopkins Researchers Break Neuroimaging Time Barrier to Reveal New Clues About Brain Disease
• Three Siblings Face One of the World's Rarest Diseases
• Neiman HPI Study: COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated Adoption of Shorter, Lower-Burden (Lower Cost) Breast Radiation Therapy
• Thousands Stitched Grief Into 9/11 Memorial Now Housed at Quilt Museum
• Pancreatic Cancer Uses Blood-Clotting System to Evade Immune Attack; Targeting May Improve Immunotherapy
• Strength Training Not Linked to Heart Problems for People with Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
• Coroner Confirms Measles Killed Pennsylvania Infant As Federal Count Still Lags
• Hormone Therapy For Menopause Might Have Heart Health Benefits
• Too Much Light At Night May Change Your Heart's Structure And Function
• Educational Campaigns Could Shift Views on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigar Bans
• AI-Enabled Analysis of Pathology Slides May Help Assess Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence
• Breast, Cervical and Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Significantly Lower for Millions of U.S. Adults With Disabilities, Research Shows
• UAlbany Researchers Partner with NASA to Build AI Tool for Predicting Power Outages
• Disposable Vapes Pose Hidden Environmental Threat, Researchers Warn
• Pre-Surgery Therapy Might Boost Seniors’ Recovery, Study Finds
• Voice Changes Might Be A Warning Sign Of Impending Brain Decline, Study Finds
• Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Collection of Patients' ER Records
• Ancient Walnut Genomes Reveal New Routes to Better Breeding
• Social Media and Screen Time Impacts on Your Teen
• Surrey And NVIDIA Training Fix Could Let AI-Generated Scenes Respond Properly To Your Controls
• Widespread Covid Death Underreporting Around the World Raises Broader Questions About the Reliability of Official Information
• AI-Assisted SERS Microfluidic Chip Enables High-Precision Label-Free Cell Sorting

September 9 2026

• How AI Is Changing Construction From Classroom to Job Site
• UTHealth Houston Team Reverses Nerve Pain in Diabetic Mice
• Keeping Elite Women's Basketball Players Healthy During International Competition
• New Interactive Map Helps States Navigate Wildfire-Energy Policy Activity
• 'Power Naps' May Improve Clinical Performance for Sleep-Deprived Anesthesiology Residents
• RNA Creates a Self-Destruct Switch for Cellular Machinery Linked to Leukemia
• New Tools Predict Which Tumors Will Respond to Treatment by Comparing Their Internal "Floor Plans"
• ASTRO to Showcase Advances in Radiation Medicine and Cancer Research in 2026 Annual Meeting Press Program
• Early MS treatments differ most in relapses and MRI lesions, not disability
• Cardiologists Expected This New Drug To Prevent Heart Attacks — So Why Did It Fail?
• Suicide-Related ER Visits In Children Rise, But Many Hospitals Lack Specialized Mental Health Care
• Semaglutide Linked To 40% Fewer Asthma Attacks
• Lied Center Celebrates Milestone in Expansion, Renovation
• Ribbon Cutting to Mark Mesonet Progress, Salute Stakeholders
• Virginia Tech Researchers Seek to Reduce Chronic Pain for Rural Adults
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find a Way to Reprogram Immune Cells and Boost Chemotherapy Response in Glioblastoma
• A Road Paved by Research: A Johns Hopkins Medicine Patient's Experience with the Evolution of Sickle Cell Treatment
• Current Blood Pressure Thresholds May Miss Critically Injured Children
• Beyond the Prescription: How GLP-1 Companion Digital Programs Address Persistence to Medication and Postcessation Weight Regain
• Fake Doctor Reviews Look More Trustworthy Than Real Ones, Study Finds
• Psychedelics and Anesthetics Create Mirror Image Patterns in the Brain
• Pig Kidney Kept Man Alive For A Year While Awaiting A Human Organ Donation
• Students Hungry, Anxious, Distracted After End Of Universal Free School Meal Policy, Study Says
• The Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands To Patient Bills
• Study Finds Social, Financial, and Healthcare Factors Shape Resilience in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
• Gut, Airway and Tumor Microbes Emerge as Promising Predictors of Immunotherapy Response in Lung Cancer
• Spinal Cord Stimulation Eases Pain and Improves Sensation in People with Diabetic Nerve Damage
• Healthy lifestyle in middle age adds happiness alongside longevity to old age
• Vitamin A Metabolite Preserves T Cells' Function as KAIST Points to a New Strategy for Treating Intractable Brain Tumors
• Surgery-Centered Framework Reshapes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Care
• Alzheimer's: a Nasal Spray Protects Neurons and Memory

September 8 2026

• Blood Test Could Monitor Bone Metastasis in Medullary Thyroid Cancer
• Experimental Study Points to Systemic Sclerosis Treatment
• Study Identifies Stress-Response Cells, Points to New Treatment Target
• Uniformed Services University Experts Lead National Effort to Standardize Cardiac Care for Tactical Athletes
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Reduce Biological Aging Among Older Adults with Insomnia
• Groundbreaking ARUP Research Clarifies Clinical Value of Atypical Cell-Free DNA Screening Results
• Different daily step count and stepping pace combos may all lower risk of early death
• When Standard Glioblastoma Therapy Is Not Enough: Second Opinion Pathways in Germany With Booking Health
• Women With Cerebral Palsy Miss Vital Gynecologic Care
• Researchers Identify New Therapeutic Target for Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
• FDA Approves New Pill For Advanced Breast Cancer Guided By Blood Test
• Laughter Could Be Great Medicine For COPD, Study Says
• A Doctor's Take: Expert-Backed Tips to Protect Kids From Germs For The School Year
• Bacteria In Classroom Dust Linked To Reduced Lung Function In Kids
• No Evidence That Sugar Substitutes Harm Weight, Health, or Sweet Taste Preferences
• Do I Have Asthma? All You Need To Know About Symptoms, Diagnosis And Treatments
• Vaccine Protects Against Multiple Fungal Infections Without Hurting the Gut
• Walking Might Be As Beneficial As Aerobics For Asthma Patients
• More Kids Using GLP-1 Drugs To Fight Obesity
• Inhaled Microplastics Linked To Lung Cancer, Study Finds
• As Probiotic Use Surges, Microbiome-Supportive Food Consumption Stagnates
• Research Explores Why Strep Throat Can Linger, Even After Treatment with Antibiotics
• Grooming-Related Messages Reach Almost Two-Thirds of Children