FDA Makes Access to Clozapine Easier for Patients With Schizophrenia
2025-02-28
Patients will no longer have to provide blood test results before filling their prescriptionContinue Reading
U.S. Cancels Ebola Aid in Uganda Despite Elon Musk’s Claims
2025-02-28
THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president’s Cabinet that the U.S. had quickly restored canceled aid to fight Ebola in Uganda, the Trump administration officially ended at least four of five U.S.-funded Ebola contracts in the country. The contracts were just aContinue Reading
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Severe Flu Season Raises Concerns About Brain Complications in Kids
2025-02-28
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As this year’s severe flu season rages across the country, federal health officials are investigating a rise in rare but life-threatening brain complications in children. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says at least 19,000 people have died from theContinue Reading
U.S. Ends Funding for Thousands of Global Health Programs
2025-02-28
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government has ended funding for some 5,800 global health programs, cutting off critical support for projects that provide vaccines, life-saving medications and emergency health care to millions of people globally. The move came in a wave of emails from the U.S.Continue Reading
Poor Sleep Endangering The Health of Two-Thirds of Americans
2025-02-28
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About two-thirds of Americans are getting too little or too much sleep, risking their health, a new study suggests. In fact, people not getting the right amount of sleep – seven to nine hours a night – had a 29% increased risk ofContinue Reading
‘Telelactation’ Support Promotes Breastfeeding
2025-02-28
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Need help figuring out breastfeeding? There’s an app for that, researchers say. “Telelactation” support is effective in promoting breastfeeding among new mothers, according to a new report published Feb. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Moms who received virtual support through a free appContinue Reading
COVID Hospital Patients Face Increased Risk Of Death For 2+ Years Afterward
2025-02-28
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) People hospitalized for a severe bout of COVID-19 are far from in the clear after they’ve recovered enough to return home, a new study says. COVID hospital patients have an increased risk of death from any cause for at least two and a halfContinue Reading
Physical Activity Linked to Better Mental, Brain Health
2025-02-28
FRIDAY. Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests. Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego and online. Moderate toContinue Reading
No Suicide Risk Associated With GLP-1 Drugs
2025-02-28
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy don’t increase a person’s risk of suicidal actions or thoughts, a new study has concluded. Earlier research had potentially linked these drugs — which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity — with suicidal thoughts and self-harm,Continue Reading
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Worthy Of Public Concern, Expert Says
2025-02-27
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Average people are right to be worried about PFAS “forever chemicals” being found in the food and water supply, an internationally renowned leader in children’s environmental health says. “We’re not overreacting, and we need to take it even more seriously in the formContinue Reading