TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose aspirin is no longer universally recommended to prevent heart health emergencies, but it might help people with type 2 diabetes, a new study says. People with type 2 diabetes who took low-dose aspirin were less likely to have a heart attack orContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled over half a million bottles of a widely prescribed blood pressure medication, prazosin hydrochloride, because of concerns about a potentially cancer-causing chemical. New Jersey-based Teva Pharmaceuticals and drug distributor Amerisource Health Services initiated theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit accusing Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, and its former parent company, Johnson & Johnson, of misleading consumers about the safety of the popular pain reliever during pregnancy. Filed Tuesday in Texas state court, theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Antidepressants are widely used to treat depression and anxiety, but a new study finds that some of these medications can cause noticeable changes in weight, heart rate and cholesterol levels. The study, published Tuesday in The Lancet, analyzed data from more than 58,000Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You may have seen recent news stories reporting that a national data investigation found that routine childhood vaccination is slipping across much of the United States, leaving classrooms and daycares with growing gaps in protection against highly contagious diseases like measles and whoopingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The maker of Tylenol is urging U.S. health regulators not to add an autism warning label to it and other pain-relievers containing acetaminophen, calling the request “unsupported by the scientific evidence and legally and procedurally improper.” Kenvue’s response, dated Oct. 17, came afterContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Babies can be safely administered antibody protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) after birth even if their moms had RSV vaccination while pregnant, a new study says. An antibody shot called nirsevimab (Beyfortus) is available after delivery to provide babies with protection againstContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new analysis reveals how deeply the U.S. drug supply chain depends on China, and experts warn that a trade war could leave American patients at risk. Nearly 700 medicines used in the U.S. contain at least one chemical sourced only in China,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients placed on mechanical ventilation are commonly put under deep sedation, to ease the stress and discomfort of having a machine breathe for them. But that short-term comfort might come at the cost of their long-term health. People put under deep sedation duringContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dangerous infections that no longer respond to antibiotics are spreading quickly around the world, increasing by as much as 15% a year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). The report found that 1 in 6 infections worldwide inContinue Reading