WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The diabetes drug metformin has been a mystery for more than six decades. The most prescribed diabetes med in the world, metformin is very effective in lowering blood sugar levels. But no one knows exactly how it works. But a new study shedsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A drug commonly prescribed to heart attack survivors may not benefit many of them, a new clinical trial has found. Beta-blockers do not appear to reduce the risk of death, a second heart attack or heart failure in people’s whose hearts weren’t damagedContinue Reading
Leqembi Iqlik allows for at-home maintenance dosing after initial 18 months of intravenous dosingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is entering a transition period as Jim O’Neill, deputy secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), steps in as acting director. The announcement came in a letter to CDC employees fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — CVS and Walgreens are changing where and how they offer COVID-19 vaccines this season as they work to comply with state laws and current U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Both pharmacy chains say vaccine access will now vary byContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Celebrity chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay revealed he had surgery to remove basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, from his jawline. The 58-year-old announced the news on social media during the Labor Day weekend, sharing photos of stitches and bandagesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Disparities in education and access to insurance mean that heart failure hits Black American adults nearly 14 years earlier than it does white Americans, new research shows. Among Black patients, heart failure typically sets in at about 60 years of age, compared toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For years, everyday Americans found themselves blindsided by surprise medical bills that could devastate family finances. But the bipartisan No Surprises Act passed by Congress in 2022 has slashed both the number of surprise bills and out-of-pocket costs borne by patients, a newContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Too often, American men and their loved ones mistakenly believe that prostate cancers must always present with symptoms, a new poll shows. Of the people polled, 4 out of 5 people (80%) did not know that the early-stage prostate cancer often arises inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Expert consensus on the treatment of preschoolers diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is clear: Try behavioral therapies for six months before prescribing medications. However, a new study found this guideline was followed in only 14.1% of U.S. cases involving children agesContinue Reading