American Academy of Pediatrics Sues HHS Over Vaccine Policy
2025-07-08
AAP maintains RFK Jr. violated federal law by unilaterally changing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations without scientific evidenceContinue Reading
These Items Sold at Costco Have Been Recalled — Check Your Home
2025-07-08
TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you shop at Costco, you may want to check your home for items that have recently been recalled. In the past few months, the retailer has flagged nearly a dozen products due to safety or health risks. Some were sold directly inContinue Reading
U.S. Measles Cases Hit Highest Level Since Disease Was Eliminated in 2000
2025-07-08
TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest level in 25 years, with more than 1,270 confirmed cases this year. That number surpasses the last record of 1,274 cases set in 2019, according to new data from Johns Hopkins University. ExpertsContinue Reading
Kids’ Health in U.S. Has Gotten Worse Over the Past 17 Years, Study Finds
2025-07-08
TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The health of American kids has worsened over the past 17 years, with more now struggling with obesity, mental health problems and chronic illness, a new study shows. Researchers used electronic health records, surveys and international data to look at nearly 170 healthContinue Reading
Common Meds Aren’t Linked To Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Study Says
2025-07-08
TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s no evidence that common medications can trigger a chronic inflammatory bowel disease called microscopic colitis, a new study says. Microscopic colitis is responsible for more than 30% of all chronic diarrhea cases in seniors, and cases are rising worldwide, researchers said inContinue Reading
Three-Quarters of Stomach Cancers Could Be Prevented By Targeting One Type of Bacteria
2025-07-08
TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Three-quarters of stomach cancer cases could be prevented if doctors eradicate infection by a common type of bacteria, a new study says. The bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, is linked to 76% of future stomach cancer cases, researchers reported July 7 in the journal Nature Medicine.Continue Reading
Clash Of Drugs Impedes Lung Cancer Treatment, Lowers Survival
2025-07-08
TUESDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two drugs used in lung cancer treatment appear to be tripping over each other, reducing patients’ chances for a cure, a new study says. Corticosteroids are commonly prescribed to alleviate cancer-related symptoms in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, researchers said. But theseContinue Reading
More Florida Teens Strapping Up, Study Says
2025-07-08
TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More Florida teens are roaming the streets packing heat, a new study says. Handgun carrying among Florida middle and high school students increased by 65% between 2002 and 2022, researchers reported July 7 in the journal Pediatrics. Teenage girls, middle school students andContinue Reading
A Single Disorder Upended Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program
2025-07-08
TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A single mood disorder might have driven a rapid increase in Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program, a new study says. Enrollment dramatically spiked after officials added anxiety to the list of conditions that could be treated with medical weed, researchers reported July 7 inContinue Reading
U.S. Hospitals Face Shortages in Essential Staff Due to Foreign Residency Visa Delays
2025-07-07
Trump administration’s denial of visas for citizens of certain countries preventing medical residents from filling critical positions in U.S. hospitalsContinue Reading