TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Moderna’s new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major trial, the company announced Monday. The vaccine, called mRNA-1010, was tested in a Phase 3 study in adults aged 50 and older.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new AI tool can help doctors hone in on a patient’s particular type of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. The AI tool, StateViewer, helped researchers identify a person’s dementia type in 88% of cases, according to results newly publishedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opioid addicts covered by Medicare and Medicaid are less likely to receive the mental health and substance use treatment that they need, a new study says. Addicts with public insurance receive more than twice as many sessions if their therapy is also coveredContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on Americans’ guts, researchers report. Gut disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says. Rates of IBS nearly doubled among U.S. adults, rising from around 6% in May 2020Continue Reading
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Get a grip” might be a truer saying for holding onto sanity than previously thought, a new study says. A loss of grip strength might be an early sign of psychosis, researchers report in the American Journal of Psychiatry. People recently diagnosed withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) —Exposure to wildfire smoke might make some people more likely to fall ill by altering their immune systems, a new study says. Fire smoke appears to affect the immune system on a cellular level, researchers report in the journal Nature Medicine. People exposed toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cookouts on the Fourth of July aren’t just a tradition – they’re expected as part of a day of outdoor games, fireworks and fun. But a good cookout can turn bad if the potato salad or hamburgers carry a foodborne pathogen that makesContinue Reading
Benlysta is the first and only approved autoinjector biologic for both systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritisContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Gaiser’s European Style Provisions Inc. is recalling almost 150,000 pounds of ready-to-eat bologna due to mislabeling. The recalled lunch meats contain meat or poultry source materials that are not listed on the product labels, CBS News reports. The bologna was sold under various names andContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With early summer temperatures already setting triple-digit records across the East Coast, safety experts are sounding the alarm about the risks of leaving young children inside hot cars. Nine children have died so far this year after being left alone in vehicles in California,Continue Reading