TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A decades-old cancer drug may soon be approved to help kids with certain autism-related symptoms linked to folate deficiency. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to clear leucovorin — a generic drug also known as folinic acid — for useContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism to acetaminophen use in pregnancy and vaccines — claims that scientists say are not supported by evidence. Trump said women should avoid Tylenol “during the entire pregnancy.” He added that the U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Costco has recalled more than 3,000 pounds of its Kirkland Signature Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke after testing found a risk of listeria contamination. The recalled product, supplied by Annasea Foods Group, was sold in the deli section of Costco stores in the followingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s back-to-school time, and young athletes are preparing to hit the field once more for their school or college. However, participation in contact sports could be costing these athletes valuable brain power, according to a new study. Repetitive head impact-related brain injuries canContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often simply called lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system malfunctions and mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues and organs. Lupus can involve almost every organ system, but it most commonly affects the skin,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Remote monitoring of cancer patients can improve their recovery after surgery, a new study says. People whose health team tracked their symptoms remotely wound up recovering more quickly from surgery, researchers reported in the journal npj Digital Medicine. “The first two weeks afterContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A pill typically prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis and alopecia might help slow the progression of type 1 diabetes, a new study says. Baricitinib safely preserved the body’s own insulin production in people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, researchers reported Friday at theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Los Angeles-area dad is surviving leukemia thanks to his 10-year-old son, who earlier this year became the youngest-ever stem cell donor at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Stephen Mondek’s donation provided a brand-new immune system for his father, Dr. Nick Mondek, who has beenContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new federal vaccine panel appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recommended tighter restrictions on COVID-19 shots. The committee voted unanimously Friday to advise that adults 65 and older receive COVID vaccines only after discussing the risks and benefitsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For 30 years, Americans have relied on a yearly government report to understand how many families go without enough food. That report is now ending. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Saturday it will no longer publish Household Food Security reports, whichContinue Reading