Health & Wellness

Emmaus – September 07, 2026 -- Parents juggling unpredictable work and childcare schedules can maintain breastfeeding routines by choosing pumps built for flexibility rather than fixed routines, according to Patty Gatter, Breast Pump Expert and CEO of The Breastfeeding Shop in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Her insights appear in a new HelloNation feature on selecting breast pumps for busy lifestyles.

Wearable pumps let parents multitask during sessions

Gatter explains that wearable breast pumps fit inside a nursing bra, freeing parents from sitting near an outlet during each session. This design allows parents to answer emails, handle household tasks, or care for their baby while pumping, rather than pausing their day entirely.

Franklin, Tenn. – September 07, 2026 -- Adults struggling with dizziness, unsteadiness, or unexplained falls can get answers through a vestibular evaluation, a noninvasive test that usually takes less than an hour to complete. Dr. Elizabeth Welch, an audiologist based in Franklin, Tennessee, breaks down what the process involves in a new HelloNation feature aimed at easing patient anxiety before testing.

The vestibular system sits in the inner ear and helps the brain interpret movement and body position. When it malfunctions, people can experience dizziness, imbalance, or nausea. Testing is designed to pinpoint exactly where that breakdown is happening.

The evaluation starts with a medical history and hearing check.

Clinicians first review past injuries, medications, and existing conditions that might explain dizziness. A hearing assessment often follows, since hearing loss and balance issues frequently overlap in the same patients.

Madison – September 07, 2026 -- Family grief counselor Matt Wallace of Nevaeh's Rae of Hope says structured getaways can give grieving families rare, uninterrupted time to reconnect after the loss of a child.

Losing a child upends every part of family life

Parents and siblings often keep managing work, school, and household duties while carrying overwhelming grief, Wallace notes. Stepping away from that routine, even briefly, can create space that ongoing counseling and family support alone don't provide.

Getaways are not a substitute for counseling

Wallace is clear that these trips don't erase grief or replace professional therapy. Instead, they offer a peaceful setting where families can remember their child, support each other, and move at their own pace, since every family's grief looks different.

Bad Homburg – September 07, 2026 -- Lilly Germany has launched a nationwide awareness campaign arguing that obesity is a chronic, treatable disease rather than a personal failing, rolling out across TV, social media, outdoor advertising and pharmacy displays starting September 1.

A father's apology anchors the campaign film

The centerpiece is a short film depicting a father calling his adult daughter, who lives with obesity, to apologize. He admits that for years he withheld the support she needed because he believed weight loss was simply a matter of discipline. Lindsay Zeckel, Vice President of Cardiometabolic Health at Lilly Deutschland, said the apology scene is meant to invite viewers to reconsider their own assumptions about obesity, adding that genuine support is only possible once the condition is recognized as a chronic disease.

Paris – September 07, 2026 -- Dyson has unveiled the CameraJet, a toothbrush with a built-in camera designed to locate gaps between teeth and clean them with a targeted jet of mouthwash. The company says it is the first brush of its kind to combine camera-guided detection with precision fluid dynamics, and it goes on sale September 1, 2026, priced at 479 euros.

A tiny camera tracks gaps between teeth in real time

A 100,000-pixel macro lens camera scans the mouth during brushing, using a machine-learning system Dyson calls Gap Optical Targeting. The algorithm processes 28 live images per second to detect, track, and predict interdental gaps, then fires a cone-shaped mouthwash jet at the identified spot within 100 milliseconds. Dyson says the system runs on 16 million lines of code and was trained on 470,000 images of teeth.

Washington – September 07, 2026 -- A new analysis published in Blood Advances finds that treatment advances for leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood cancers have saved an estimated 25.8 million life-years in the United States since 1949. The study, led by Blood Cancer United, introduces a first-of-its-kind "life-years saved" methodology built on data from the National Cancer Institute's SEER Program, tracking cancer incidence, mortality and U.S. life expectancy from the era of the first chemotherapies through 2024.

Blood cancers now account for nearly 10% of all U.S. cancer diagnoses, with more than 192,000 new cases expected this year. Unlike many solid tumors, where screening and prevention drive survival gains, progress against blood cancers depends almost entirely on new therapies and access to them.

Frankfurt – September 07, 2026 -- Youth clubs, associations, and groups across Germany are reporting break-ins, threats, and physical attacks linked to far-right extremists, according to a new study cited exclusively by the Frankfurter Rundschau.

The findings come from the "Bedrohungsstudie 2026" (Threat Study 2026), compiled by education researcher Benno Hafeneger, education expert Jana Sämann, and Deutscher Bundesjugendring (DBJR) staff members Maximilian Lorenz and Lars Reisner. The study is set to be published in the November issue of the trade journal "deutsche jugend," though the Frankfurter Rundschau has already obtained a copy.

WASHINGTON – September 04, 2026 -- A new survey from U.S. News & World Report finds that health experts overwhelmingly favor basic lifestyle habits over trendy biohacks, supplements or wearable tech when it comes to healthy aging.

Physical activity and diet top the list of proven longevity factors

The second annual 2026 U.S. News Healthy Aging Survey polled 63 health experts -- including longevity researchers, dietitians, doctors and pharmacists -- from July through August 2026. Physical activity and a nutrient-dense diet each earned support from 89% of respondents as critical factors for healthy aging, followed by restorative sleep at 30%.

LOS ANGELES – September 04, 2026 -- Hallmark actors Ashley Williams and Nikki DeLoach will host the eighth annual Dance Party to End ALZ on Sunday, Sept. 13, at AVALON Hollywood, raising funds for the Alzheimer's Association's research grant program.

The fundraiser, founded by Kimberly Williams-Paisley in honor of her mother, has raised more than $2 million since its inception to accelerate Alzheimer's research and support scientific discoveries.

This year's event carries a Pajama Party theme with celebrity performers

Guests are encouraged to arrive in pajamas, slippers and sleep masks. Jonathan Bennett and Melissa Peterman will emcee the evening, which includes live musical performances, celebrity appearances, dancing and auctions.

Orlando, Florida – September 04, 2026 -- A new Public Television segment of "All Access hosted by Andy Garcia," filmed July 29, 2026, in Orlando, spotlights how nonprofit 26Health is reshaping chronic care access for underserved communities.

The segment shows how 26Health blends primary medicine with mobile testing units

The organization combines primary medicine, mental health services, and mobile testing to lower barriers to care for populations historically excluded from mainstream healthcare access.

26Health builds its programs on data from demographics often missing from major studies

By intentionally collecting wellness data from groups like Black women, the organization says it can identify clinical blind spots and tailor prevention strategies to the actual epidemiology of the communities it serves.