Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcecQ3WxFqE/ These mini-fridges have electrical switches that short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards. Affected: Cooluli 10-liter and 15-liter minifridges with batch numbers 1535 through 1545 and 1200000 through 1202080. About 250,000 minifridges were sold online at Amazon.com and Cooluli.com from January 2019 through October 2024. Sop using these recalled...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcebC7rh5Y4/ The small, powerful magnets inside the cubes can become loose if the cubes break or open, creating a serious magnet-ingestion hazard. If multiple magnets are swallowed, they can attract each other inside the body and cause intestinal blockage or perforation, blood poisoning and death. Affected: Goody King magnetic building sets including Unicorn,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DceaaRrtlDR/ These baby jumpers, baby swings, and 2-in-1 baby jumper & swings are inherently unstable, posing fall and impact hazards. Also, the hanging restraint straps and seat openings can also pose strangulation hazards. Affected: Baby Jumper model jumper-01; Baby Swing model swing-1; 2-in-1 Jumper & Swing-A model jumper-01; and 2-in-1 Jumper &...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DceZU9Rhwke/ The fan blades separate from the fan motor flywheel, posing impact and injury hazards. Affected models: AK396H-MBK and model AK396H-BN. About 9,460 fans were sold exclusively at The Home Depot stores nationwide and online from January 2023 through October 2025. Stop running these recalled ceiling fans immediately and return the fan to a Home Depot...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DceYl2_BUFt/ The use of these fire pits can cause uncontrolled fires, where flames burn across pooled or spilled alcohol, as well as flame jetting from fuel containers, creating a risk of serious burn injury or death. Affected: model BSFIREPIT01 (UPC 680079015930), BSFIREPIT02 (UPC 680079015947), and BSFIREPIT03 (UPC 680079015954). About 48,700 fire pits were...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DceX6b-O7gn/ These visors crack upon impact creating a risk of injury from laceration or impact hazards. Affected: CCM FMHVR Hybrid Visors marked “HVR” above the red “CCM” on the metal plate and have serial numbers beginning with “M/L” or “S/M”; recalled ACCHVR accessories have serial numbers beginning with “SR.” About 12,957 FMHVR Hybrid Visors and ACCHVR Rep...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DceXKBphyxU/ The circuit board can overheat, posing a serious risk of fire and burn injuries. Affected: Goal Zero YETI 3000X portable power stations sold from May 2020 through August 2025. About 46,200 YETI 3000X portable power stations were sold at REI stores nationwide and online at Costco.com, Backcountry.com, Goalzero.com and other online retailers.  Stop...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DceWPIQOS5d/ The rear brake caliper can crack or break reducing braking effectiveness and creating a risk of a serious injury or death in a crash. Affected: specific 2021–2024 GASGAS and Husqvarna off-road motorcycle models listed in the recall, with the VIN located on the right side of the steering head. About 21,040 motorcycles were sold in the United States...

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Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWvLmFtfre/ When the resident bacteria in your gut run out of fiber they begin to feed on the tissues of your intestinal linings. This the discovery of the Princeton University Ludwig Institute’s molecular biologists publishing their findings in the P roceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Their studies show that gastrointestinal tract microbes brea...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWuazhvODJ/ The same material that creates lovely sweaters can help repair damaged bone. Prosthodontic specialists at King’s College London have developed a bone-repair scaffold  from keratin, the structural protein found in sheep’s wool.  The researchers first demonstrated that this material can facilitate the formation of human bone from individual bone cel...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWtvcxwJty/ A new research review from Victoria University suggests that exercise helps your aging brain take out the trash. Keeping your body in motion supports the brain’s glymphatic system, a waste-clearance network that goes into overdrive during sleep. The review, published in Trends in Neurosciences , examines evidence from both human and animal studies...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWtB_Euen9/ A child who chooses to sit alone at recess isn't necessarily lonely or unhappy.  A new University of Georgia study suggests that some children genuinely prefer solitude and can be perfectly content, provided that they still feel that they belong. Researchers studied 473 fourth- and fifth-graders from Georgia elementary schools. Children who ar...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWsUl8J3v5/ A new automated MRI system developed by researchers at the USC-Keck School of Medicine makes experimental stroke treatments easier to evaluate. It potentially helps prevent promising therapies from being discarded due to inconsistent laboratory data. The open-source system was tested on 2,442 mice and rats across six research centers as part of th...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWreyUvRbn/ A large new Danish study , published in JAMA Network, suggests that body weight during childhood impacts when a woman later has her first child. The investigators analyzed health records for more than 60,000 women born in Copenhagen between 1950 and 1989, tracking body weight patterns from ages 6 through 15 and reproductive outcomes for as long as...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWqiJwuoyQ/ More than two decades ago, women with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer received an experimental vaccine. Researchers later found that the patients who survived more than 18 years still had immune cells capable of recognizing their cancer. Their long-lasting capable killer cells all bore CD27, a marker associated with long-lasting immune memory...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWprVQxM2m/ That soothing pink noise playing beside your bed may not be helping your sleep after all. A University of Pennsylvania study published in the journal Sleep tested 25 healthy adults in a sleep laboratory for seven nights. Researchers compared aircraft noise, continuous pink noise, the two together, and earplugs. The results are surprising. Aircraft...

Vids https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWoqwXsnDI/ The the fall and winter ahead, CoVid will be on the rise. With that in mind, know that there is a new COVID antiviral available to Americans. It is unique in that it can prevent a CoVid infection following a definite exposure to the virus Xocova, or ensitrelvir, was FDA-approved in May 2026 specifically for post-exposure prevention of symptomatic COVID...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWoDOruRGR/ Could eating full-fat cheese actually be associated with a lower risk of dementia? A study of 27,670 adults finds that consuming full-fat cheese is associated with a lower risk of dementia. The Swedish epidemiologists followed study participants for a median of nearly 25 years, during which 3,208 developed dementia. People eating at least 50 grams...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWm9zAvw31/ Melanoma is a cancer uniquely sensitive to the human immune system. Use of immune-booster checkpoint inhibitors has already extended the lives of countless melanoma patients with advanced, metastatic disease. Now, from the immunologic wizards at Boston’s Moderna, the company that crash-engineered one of the highly effective CoVid vaccines, comes a...

Webcast - Medical and Healthcare News - 3rd Week of August 2026 Vidcast:  https://www.facebook.com/reel/1422131509978799 Personalized mRNA Melanoma Cancer Vaccine Saves Lives Your Favorite Cheese Could Sharpen Your Thinking We Now Have TWO Antivirals ?To Battle CoVid Sound Machines Might Be Making Your Sleep Worse A Decades Old Cancer Vaccine Suggests A Strategy For Improving Today’s Cancer Therap...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcF1-CAM8-N/ This strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli can cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and, in some people, a serious kidney complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome. Affected: GreenWise Organic Whole Blueberries and GreenWise Organic Whole Mixed Berries. All lots are included in the recall. These recalled frozen berries w...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcF1OYyPFdu/ Some of these cookies were sold in foreign-language packaging that did not include English ingredient lists, nutrition facts, or required allergen declarations. People with allergies to wheat, soy, milk, egg, or tree nut (coconut) could experience a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Affected: cookies wit...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcF0sgaNzHK/ These products contain small aluminum slivers from baking pans used during production. Affected: baked products produced July 1 through July 30, 2026, with Best By dates ranging from July 6, 2026 through August 5, 2026. The recalled products were distributed to retail locations that have now been notified to remove the affected products from store...