FDA Urges Restrictions, Education on Illegal 7-OH Opioid Products
2025-07-29
Agency hopes education, legal action will help prevent a second opioid crisis
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Federal Judge Halts Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood Through Medicaid
2025-07-29
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Planned Parenthood clinics across the country will continue to receive Medicaid funding, at least for now. On Monday, a federal judge blocked a new federal rule that could have shut many of them down. The ruling, issued Monday by U.S. District Judge IndiraContinue Reading
The Gut-Healthy Secret Weapon Hiding in Your Sauerkraut
2025-07-29
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A small scoop of sauerkraut every day may do more than add crunch to your meal. It could also protect your gut. In a new study from the University of California- Davis, researchers found that fermented cabbage, also known as sauerkraut, may helpContinue Reading
Cowboys Guard Rob Jones Breaks Neck Bone, Out Up to 3 Months
2025-07-29
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dallas Cowboys guard Rob Jones will miss about two to three months after breaking a bone in his neck during the team’s first padded practice of training camp, a new report from the team shows. Jones, 26, told the team’s website Monday thatContinue Reading
Dementia Diagnosis Typically Comes 3.5 Years After Symptoms
2025-07-29
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It takes an average of three-and-a-half years for typical dementia symptoms to lead to a diagnosis, a new report finds. Diagnosis often comes even later for early-onset dementias. Speeding up the process is important, because “timely diagnosis can improve access to treatments andContinue Reading
Is It Chronic Fatigue? Listen to Your Gut, Research Suggests
2025-07-29
TUESDAY, July 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) may be guiding doctors towards a gut-focused means of accurately diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), new research shows. The illness appears to disrupt relationships between a person’s gut microbiome, immune system and metabolism, explained a team led by Julia Oh.Continue Reading
Most Liver Cancers Are Preventable, Study Says
2025-07-29
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Liver cancer: In most cases, it doesn’t have to happen, a new global study finds. Research suggests that 60% of cases of this often deadly disease are preventable by avoiding or treating big risk factors. Those risk factors include viral hepatitis infection, alcoholContinue Reading
Walking for Health? A Faster Pace Boosts Benefits
2025-07-29
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to cut your odds of an early death by almost 20%? Take just 15 minutes out of your day for a brisk walk, researchers advise. While it’s known that regular walking is healthy, the new study suggests maintaining a peppy pace isContinue Reading
Patients With Diabetes More Likely to Experience Adverse Financial Outcomes
2025-07-28
Authors say holistic treatment approaches may ease financial vulnerability for people with diabetesContinue Reading
RFK Jr. May Remove Top Panel on Preventive Services Task Force
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of an advisory group that helps decide which preventive services, like cancer screenings and HIV medications, should be fully covered by insurance. The group, known as the U.S. Preventive ServicesContinue Reading