Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHyfhqDWL-/ Their lithium-ion batteries overheat while charging creating both burn and fire hazards. Affected: model numbers WY3312MAX, WY100MAX, and WY200 with specific serial numbers. About 5,000 pool vacuums were sold in the US at Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, and wybotpool.com between April 2023 and November 2024. Stop using these robotic pool vacuums and cont...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHx4AEmuob/ The loose magnets in these charms can be readily swallowed creating risks of serious internal injury or death When the magnets in the gut attract one another, these can cause erosions and/or bowel obstruction. About 16,400 drinkware charmswere sold in the US at Amazon.com between October 2022 and January 2026. Stop using these drinkware charms and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHxLnxj4i6/ These power banks’ lithium-ion batteries overheat and ignite creating fire and burn hazards. Affected: model VT103 power banks without a serial number on the bottom right corner. About 8,000 were sold in the US at Amazon.com between January 2024 and September 2024. Stop using these power banks and contact the company via the email recall@veektomx....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHwei5DbEK/ The garments fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and create serious burn hazards for your kids. Affected products: all Silks-branded two-piece loungewear sets in sizes 2T through 13/14. About 7,900 of these sleepwear sets were sold in the US online at silksdesign.com from January 2024 through September 2025. Stop a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHuotFDtBL/ Breez 2-in-1 Smart Bedroom Fan and White Noise Machine has the power connector that can corrode and trigger overheating creating fire and burn hazards. Affected products have serial numbers beginning with BZ10 or BZ02. About 11,900 of these fans and noise machines were sold in the US and an additional 140 were sold in Canada online through Amazon,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHu7k3AN8b/ Users can become entrapped between the rail and mattress posing a risk of asphyxiation and death. About 19,000 of these bedrails  were sold in the US online at Amazon.com from August 2023 through February 2026. Stop using these bedrails and destroy them by cutting their storage bag and safety strap, mark the bag “Recalled,” and upload a photo to e...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHuFQljEur/ These steam cleaners have attachments that can suddenly detach and release hot water or steam. Affected: Models: 4155, 4155L, 4155W, 4155G, 4155D, 4155J, 4155Y, 4155P, 4171, 4171L, 4171W, 4171F About 1.7 million were sold in the US and an additional 96,000 were sold in Canada at Target, Walmart, Amazon.com, HSN, BISSELL.com, and other retailers fr...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHtI6_DySN/ Multiply-branded iron-containing supplements lack child-resistant packaging, violating federal safety standards. If young children swallow these iron supplements, they can serious poisoning or death. Affected: Arey Not Today; Bari Life Complete Bariatric Vitamin – Watermelon; Bird&Be prenatal and fertility packets (multiple variations); Biote...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4k7LQkQlT/ University of Pittsburgh ophthalmologists now announce the first human implantations of wireless retinal devices that restore vision for those with advanced age-related macular degeneration. And the implant is the size of a grain of rice. The researchers report that 81% of patients regain meaningful central vision. More than 80% can read letters a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4kRHtCTQ9/ Medical teams might one day diagnose serious brain diseases without a brain scan or spinal tap. Scientists have developed a new test that analyzes tiny structural changes in brain-related proteins found in saliva. This according to Korean study published in the journal Advanced Materials. Using special nanomaterials made of gold and copper oxide,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4joMAlrUw/ Cardiologists at Texas A&M are developing a one-shot therapy that could help your heart recover during the weeks following a heart attack. The treatment uses self-amplifying RNA (saRNA), a technology similar to that used in some modern vaccines. After a simple injection into your arm muscle, your cells temporarily receive instructions to produ...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4hROxj-EJ/ Aggressive ovarian cancers are deadly in part because they block a patient’s immune system from recognizing the tumor. This is why immunotherapy frequently fails. A new study suggests scientists may have found a way to remove that shield. UC-San Diego oncologists discover that many ovarian tumors produce high levels of a protein called FAK, focal...

A New Way to Starve Lung Cancers Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4ggtMjiwu/ We may soon be able to beat some lung cancers by targeting how tumors fuel themselves. Ohio State University oncologists found that certain non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) can survive treatment by activating a metabolic “backup system.” When one growth pathway is blocked, tumors increase glucose and fat metabol...

A  “Bone Blueprint” Helps Your Body Regrow Bone Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4ft88jG9C/ A novel ready-made scaffold can guide your body as it rebuilds damaged bone. Molecular biologists at Sweden’s Lund University created a cell-free cartilage structure that acts like a blueprint for bone repair. When placed at an injury site, the material generates growth signals that guide your body’s...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4etibjnOs/ Think you consciously choose everything you do each day? Science says most of your actions occur automatically. Behavioral psychologists at the UK’s University of Surrey found about 65% of daily behaviors are triggered by habits, not deliberate decisions. Your brain links certain situations, places, or times of day with specific actions, so when t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4d9BGjCEq/ Millions are turning to AI chatbots for therapy-style advice. New research says these systems may break basic mental-health ethics rules. Computer science and clinical psychologists at Brown University tested AI chatbots asked to act like therapists and found 15 different ethical risks. In simulated counseling sessions, the systems sometimes reinf...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4dSS3lOUk/ A gene-editing system, switched on by the caffeine in coffee, chocolate, or cola soda, could one day activate powerful therapies against cancer or diabetes. Cancer and translational medicine biologists at Texas A&M engineered cells so that about 20 mg of caffeine, roughly that in a small sip of coffee, triggers a molecular “on switch.” When ca...

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4bJYnGHpz/ A targeted mRNA treatment restores sperm production in genetically infertile mice and allows them to father healthy offspring.  This according to molecular biologists at Japan’s Kyoto University. Messenger RNA, injected into the testes of male mice that carry a genetic defect which usually prevents sperm production, remains active for about two day...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4P70ijd9M/ A new artificial-intelligence blood test, a higher tech liquid biopsy, may be able to detect silent liver disease years before symptoms appear. Oncologists at Johns Hopkins find that tiny fragments of DNA circulating in the bloodstream may contain hidden clues about early liver damage long before patients and their medical teams realize anything i...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4MM3DmoAT/ Wait—this isn’t just about feeling tired the next day.  A new peer-reviewed study by sleep researchers at Yale School of Medicine, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that veterans with both insomnia and sleep apnea face dramatically higher cardiovascular risks. Researchers followed nearly 1 million U.S. veterans recei...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DWq-tZtDPao/ Some bags of this product contain potato chips with undeclared milk creating a serious allergy risk for those sensitive to dairy. Affected: Miss Vickie’s Spicy Dill Pickle Potato Chips, 8-ounce bag with a“Guaranteed Fresh” date of April 21, 2026 and manufacturing codes 38U301414 or 48U101514. These chips were sold at grocery, convenience, drug sto...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DWq-D7vDbru/ This dietary supplement contains sildenafil, the agent in the prescription drug Viagra used to treat erectile dysfunction. Those taking nitrate-containing medications such as nitroglycerin can experience a dangerous drop in their blood pressures. Affected: Primal Herbs Volume dietary supplement sold in 8.5-ounce containers. Orders placed between J...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DWq9Xr8kbx5/ This chocolate candy contains undeclared hazelnuts that can trigger dangerous allergic reactions. This candy was sold at Lidl stores in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia between January 28, 2026 and March 11, 2026. Do not eat this recalled candy a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DWq8EZhjj0E/ These honey-containing dietary supplements contain undeclared sildenafil and tadalafil that are the active ingredients in the FDA-approved prescription drugs Viagra and Cialis that are used to treat erectile dysfunction. Affected: Boner Bear Honey – Lot BBH0128, Expiration 01/28; Red Bull Extreme – B/N ORB524 MGG, Expiration May 2029; Blue Bull Ex...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DWpVZx4jsjX/ These snacks contain undeclared wheat and soy serious allergy risks. Affected: Gorditas de Azucar and Doraditas de Azucar with all expiration dates. These products were sold at retail and wholesale locations in Texas from February 2, 2026 through March 5, 2026 so check your food pantries. Do not eat these products if you have a wheat or soy allerg...