FDA Approves Topical Foam for Plaque Psoriasis of the Scalp and Body
2025-05-27
Approval is for once-daily 0.3 percent roflumilast topical foam for patients 12 years and olderContinue Reading
Former Surgeon General Warns Social Media Is Harming Children’s Health
2025-05-27
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging lawmakers to take stronger steps to protect children from the potential dangers of social media. In a recent interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Murthy said Congress has failed to act on whatContinue Reading
NIH Director’s COVID Comments Spark Staff Walkout
2025-05-27
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of staff at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) walked out of a recent town hall meeting after Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya suggested the agency may have helped fund research that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The protest happened roughly 27 minutesContinue Reading
Billy Joel Cancels Tour After Brain Condition Diagnosis
2025-05-27
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Music legend Billy Joel has canceled tour dates through July 2026 after being diagnosed with a brain condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). The 76-year-old singer announced Friday that his condition had worsened with recent performances, affecting his hearing, vision and balance, CBSContinue Reading
Knee Pain Relief Through The Ear? New Study Says It’s Possible
2025-05-27
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “It’s easier to put your elbow in your ear” is a time-tested way to describe the impossibility of any given task. But the route to easing knee pain might indeed wend through the ear, a new study says. Stimulating the vagus nerve throughContinue Reading
U.S. Had 1.5 Million Excess Deaths Following Pandemic
2025-05-27
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Excess deaths in the United States have continued to mount following the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an early demise for hundreds of thousands, a new study says. More than 1.5 million “missing Americans” died in 2022 and 2023, deaths that would have beenContinue Reading
Exercise Improves Odds Against Cancer
2025-05-27
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The last thing a cancer patient might like to do is hit the treadmill or hop on an exercise bike, given how much the disease and its treatments drain a person’s energy. But toughing through regular workouts can boost their odds of beatingContinue Reading
Vitamin D Might Fend Off Biological Aging
2025-05-27
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D supplements might be a veritable Fountain of Youth, capable of slowing down a person’s biological aging, a new study says. People taking daily vitamin D3 experienced less wear-and-tear on their telomeres, the protective caps of DNA code at the ends ofContinue Reading
Fentanyl Fueling OD Deaths Among Teens, Young Adults
2025-05-27
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl is involved in most fatal drug overdoses (OD) among teens and young adults, a new study says. Worse, fentanyl taken alone – not in combination with other drugs – is responsible for many of these deaths, researchers found.Continue Reading
Quieter Classrooms May Help Calm Kids, Study Shows
2025-05-25
SUNDAY, May 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The first day of preschool can be tough — lots of new faces, unfamiliar sounds and the sudden goodbye to Mom or Dad can be overwhelming. But what if something as simple as the ceiling could make it a little easier? New researchContinue Reading