FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Real-world data show that a shot that protects babies against RSV is 90% effective in keeping them out of the hospital. Those numbers outstrip what had been expected of Beyfortus (nirsevimab), which in clinical trials had prevented the need for medical care forContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 virus can linger in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after they’ve shaken their initial infection, new findings show. Researchers found pieces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID, lingering in the blood for up to 14Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A cancer drug duo more than doubled the survival of people battling the most common form of advanced bladder cancer, trial results show. Patients who took a combo of meds called EV+P — enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab (Keytruda) — had an average 31.5Continue Reading
SATURDAY, March 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Endometriosis causes crippling pain in women, with some spending up to a month of every year debilitated by it. “We’re talking about pain that’s beyond ‘I took two ibuprofen and went to work,’” said Dr. Kristin Riley, chief of minimally invasive gynecologic surgeryContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Wegovy (semaglutide), the weight-loss version of blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic, was approved on Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help prevent heart attack, stroke and heart death. “Wegovy is now the first weight-loss medication to also be approved to helpContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When the clocks spring forward or fall back, many folks will find themselves struggling to adjust. The transition to Daylight Saving Time each Spring is the toughest on people, both mentally and physically. Research has found that people “springing forward” have an increasedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Instead of approving the new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require the experimental medication be scrutinized more closely by an expert panel, the drug’s maker said Friday. “The FDA has informed LillyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More Americans exposed to radiation caused by the government would be compensated under a bill that passed the U.S. Senate Thursday. The bipartisan legislation, which would cost an estimated $50 billion, would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include more peopleContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Lots of seniors are regularly taking low-dose aspirin in hopes of preventing heart attacks and strokes, even though updated guidelines often advise against it. About one in four older adults take aspirin at least three times a week, according to results from theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks worried about becoming flabby in middle age should check out what their parents looked like when they were that age, a new study says. People are six times more likely to become obese in middle age if both their parents were chubbyContinue Reading