THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is finalizing the termination of at least 600 employees this week, including some working in violence prevention programs. The cuts come less than two weeks after a man opened fire outside the agency’s AtlantaContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health experts across the country are issuing warnings about a surge in infections from a “flesh-eating” bacterium known as Vibrio vulnificus. Typically found in the warm, salty waters of the Gulf Coast, the bacteria are now appearing in new areas, with experts pointingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to have a variety of potential health benefits, including a lower risk of heart disease, dementia and some forms of cancer. Now, new findings indicate omega-3s might help ward off the development of nearsightedness (myopia) in children,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Vaping appears to act as a gateway to cigarette smoking among young people, a new evidence review says. E-cigarettes also were significantly linked to risk of asthma and substance use, researchers reported Aug. 19 in the journal Tobacco Control. “The consistency in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks with metabolic syndrome have up to a 40% higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of health problems that include excess belly fat, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and abnormal cholesterol levels. It’sContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Climate change-driven weather disasters like hurricanes, wildfires and floods pose an immediate threat to the United States drug supply chain, a new study says. Nearly two-thirds of all U.S. pharmaceutical production plants are located in a county that has experienced at least oneContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The brains of newborns have a surprising trait in common with adults who’ve developed Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study says. Both have elevated blood levels of a well-known biomarker for Alzheimer’s – a protein called phosphorylated tau, researchers reported recently in the journalContinue Reading
Tonmya is the first FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of fibromyalgia in more than 15 yearsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued vaccine recommendations that differ from U.S. government guidelines. In new guidance released Tuesday, the AAP strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children between 6 months and 2 years ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novo Nordisk’s popular weight-loss drug Wegovy to treat a serious form of fatty liver disease. The approval makes Wegovy the only GLP-1 therapy cleared to treat adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and moderateContinue Reading