TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reiterated Tuesday that the agency is applying a more skeptical approach to this year’s round of COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Companies applying for approval of COVID boosters are being encouraged to use “gold standardContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration has canceled more than $800 million in research focused on LGBTQ health, cutting hundreds of studies on cancer, HIV and other diseases that affect sexual and gender minority groups. Experts say the move could harm public health and reverse progressContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay news) — It’s natural to feel a wave of anxiety following a diagnosis of breast cancer. But women shouldn’t let worries about delaying treatment deter them from seeking a second opinion on their diagnosis and treatment, researchers say. Patients who got a second opinion followingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Newborns can be effectively protected against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection through the use of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment, researchers report. Babies treated with nirsevimab had an 83% reduced risk of hospitalization due to RSV infection, researchers reported May 1 in TheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A test commonly used to confirm a condition linked to high blood pressure is often inaccurate, causing doctors to skip treatment that might improve patients’ heart health, a new study says. The test checks for primary aldosteronism, a condition that affects up toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Next time you see your family physician or a hospital doctor, be extra kind and patient — they could be on the verge of burning out, a new study warns. About 10% of internal medicine doctors in the U.S. report a high levelContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients with diverticulitis often try to control the digestive condition by cutting nuts, seeds and popcorn out of their daily diet. But that’s not necessary, a new study has found. Nuts and seeds do not increase the risk of diverticulitis, according to findingsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tiffiney Beard expected a rough road ahead after her April 2024 diagnosis with a rare cancer of the salivary glands. Tumors from adenoid cystic carcinoma target the body’s nerves, so fighting the cancer typically comes with a range of side effects — fatigue,Continue Reading
Approval is first for transcatheter aortic valve replacement therapy in asymptomatic patientsContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites — on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the world’s most dangerous snakes sink their fangs into his arms, all for science. Now, his bold experiment could potentially help save thousands of lives.Continue Reading