MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday asked its vaccine advisory panel to weigh a proposal to turn COVID vaccines into an annual shot for most Americans. Such a move would simplify future vaccination efforts, a critical point given the fact thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Actor Michael J. Fox details his experiences with Parkinson’s disease, including turning to alcohol and pills in an attempt to cope, in a new documentary. Fox, 61, has had the degenerative brain disorder since 1991, but didn’t disclose it publicly until 1998. TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A surgeon’s skill has a direct impact on whether a patient will survive early-stage lung cancer. Unfortunately, many surgeons are failing to follow a playbook that increase the odds of a successful outcome, a new study argues. The quality of surgery for lungContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people undergo a stool test to screen for colon cancer but a new study finds too few follow up with a colonoscopy when that test warns of a possible cancer. Not following up undermines the point of screening, said study-co-author Jeff Mohl,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Several years ago, researchers published in JAMA a promising discovery: intensively lowering blood pressure appeared to reduce the risk for cognitive decline in people 50 and older with high blood pressure. But questions remained about whether the strategy was safe orContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Intravenous (IV) lines are generally associated with medical centers — picture a patient in a hospital bed, an IV drip-dropping needed fluids, nutrients and medicines into their arm. But millions now are receiving IV treatments at home, and a new study warns thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When kids suffer a concussion, an extended period of rest at home is always the best course, right? Perhaps not. In fact, a new study suggests that — despite what many people may presume — getting kids back to school quickly is theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Trouble continues for Abbott Laboratories, which shut down an infant formula plant last year amid reported illnesses. The U.S. Department of Justice is now investigating the company, though Abbott did not say specifically what the investigation is covering, NBC News reported. “DOJ hasContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 Omicron variant caused fewer cases of a rare but sometimes deadly complication for children than the earlier Delta variant did, new research shows. “Our study is one of the first to show that during the change to Omicron, MIS-C has becomeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) – “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli may have violated a judge’s order banning him from being involved in the pharmaceutical industry, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Friday. Shkreli, who was convicted for an illegal scheme to maintain a monopoly on the lifesaving toxoplasmosis drugContinue Reading