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New Clues Link Long COVID and POTS

Dizziness, fatigue, brain fog and a racing heart. They're commonly associated with Long COVID, but new Adelaide University research suggests that for some people, these symptoms may also be indications of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a debilitating and difficult-to-diagnose condition.

September 16, 2026

September 18 2026

• 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

September 7 2026

• National Programme Linked to More Equal Access to Drug That Prevents Cerebral Palsy in Premature Babies
• Autoimmune Diseases Share Genetic Patterns
• A Missing Link in Medicinal Plant Hormone Signaling
• Borderline Low Hemoglobin Levels, Usually Considered Normal, Are Linked to a Higher Risk of Death
• Review Finds Limited Evidence on Interventions to Improve Follow-Up Care After Hospitalization for Alcohol Use Disorder
• Artificial Intelligence Helps Clarify the Complex Array and Interaction of Risk Factors Contributing to Alcohol Use Disorder
• Caregivers for People with FASD Report Increased Stress and Relational Strengths
• Study Finds Markers of Chronic Disease in Young, Healthy Drinkers
• Kazakh Researchers Identify Antiviral and Anti-Inflammatory Compounds in Native Medicinal Plants
• Precise Machining of Refractory High Entropy Alloy by Water-Jet Guided Laser

September 5 2026

• Research Tip Sheet: Cancer, Brain and Microbiome Studies
• Johns Hopkins Study Identifies Key Driver of Inflammation, Opening Door to Potential New Treatments

September 4 2026

• Can Warning Labels On Social Media Protect Teenagers?
• Check Your Freezer: Frozen Triple Berry Blend Recalled In 16 States
• Aerobics Key To Staying Sharp After Menopause
• Your Smartwatch May Be Overestimating Your Calorie Burn
• JMIR News: Looking Towards the Future of Health Tech
• One Factor Boosts Survival Among Seniors After A Broken Hip — And It's Not Money
• Cancer Deaths Linked To Booze Have Doubled, Study Finds
• Children's Suicide-Related Emergency Visits Spiked by 74% in U.S.
• A Camp For Children With Brain Injuries Zips Ahead, Despite Federal Uncertainty
• Adhering to Common Lupus Treatment Lowers Risk of Heart Issues