TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A recently approved leukemia pill also might help some patients diagnosed with a deadly bone marrow disorder, a new pilot study says. About 3 in 5 patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) responded to treatment with olutasidenib (Rezlidhia), which the U.S. Food and DrugContinue Reading
TUESDAY, August 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea linked to antibiotic use, particularly in hospitals and health care facilities.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT is likely to be hit-or-miss when it comes to figuring out symptoms for a particular illness, a new study says. The AI program has 49% to 61% accuracy when it comes to identifying symptoms associated with specific diseases, researchers reported recently inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients might have a higher risk of relapse if their health insurance is stingy with prescriptions, a new study reports. Patients with insurance plans that exclude coverage of some MS treatments have a significantly higher risk of developing new orContinue Reading
Updated opioid safety labeling is based on new data from two large postmarketing observational studiesContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Popular freeze-dried fruit snacks sold at Sam’s Club are being recalled because of possible listeria contamination. Doehler Dry Ingredient Solutions, LLC is recalling some 15-count boxes of “Member’s Mark Freeze Dried Fruit Variety Pack” after internal testing found the presence of Listeria monocytogenes,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Presidential Fitness Test is returning to U.S. schools after more than a decade. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to bring back the program, which aims to improve physical fitness among students. The test was launched in 1956 and endedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An Ohio couple has welcomed a healthy baby boy from an embryo frozen for more than three decades, setting what doctors believe is a new world record. Lindsey and Tim Pierce’s son was born last Saturday after developing from an embryo frozen inContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a small new study, a handheld saliva-sampling device successfully detected breast cancer 100% of the time, researchers said. The study only involved 29 saliva samples, and more research is needed. However, the results remain “very exciting because this device could improve accessContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with multiple sclerosis (MS) begin experiencing new health issues up to 15 years before the classic signs of the illness appear, Canadian research shows. “MS can be difficult to recognize as many of the earliest signs — like fatigue, headache, pain andContinue Reading