MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new drug may help protect millions of people from heart attacks and strokes by lowering a little-known risk factor in the blood. The drug, made by Eli Lilly and called lepodisiran, lowered levels of a tiny particle called Lp(a) by 94% withContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A top vaccine official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is stepping down, warning that vaccine misinformation is coloring the country’s top health decisions. Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said he will resignContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wearing a smartwatch might do more than track steps (or your texts) — it could be a powerful tool for helping people with type 2 diabetes stay active, a new study says. Participants were more likely to start and maintain an exercise regimenContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Certain stages of sleep – deep sleep and dream sleep – appear to contribute to brain health in ways that affect risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. People who get less deep sleep or dream sleep have smaller volumes in criticalContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Use of cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound has increased dramatically among people with type 1 diabetes, raising safety concerns among experts, a new study says. Both adults and children with type 1 diabetes are taking the drugs more often to manageContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer might not conserve as much as previously thought, a new study suggests. Women’s breasts can shrink considerably after they’ve undergone radiation therapy and lumpectomy for their early-stage breast cancer, researchers reported March 27 in the journal Plastic andContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Surgery might not be needed to treat as many as 60% of early-stage breast cancers, a new study says. Breast cancers that have been completely wiped out by chemotherapy and radiation treatment are not likely to come back, according to a small-scale clinicalContinue Reading
SATURDAY, March 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new formula made with natural citrus oil could help cancer patients find relief from dry mouth, a common and painful side effect of radiation treatments. The formula was created by researchers at the University of South Australia and Stanford University. It mixesContinue Reading
Experts say move could negatively impact oral health, especially among children and low-income communitiesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As a measles outbreak spreads across the United States, doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: Children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A. At Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, several unvaccinated children showed signs of liver problems afterContinue Reading