FDA Now Providing Daily Updates on Adverse Events
2025-08-29
To increase transparency, the agency is publishing data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System daily rather than quarterlyContinue Reading
Shingles Vaccine Might Protect Against Heart Attack, Stroke
2025-08-29
FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The shingles vaccine not only protects against the painful skin infection, but also might provide heart health benefits, a new study says. Shingles vaccination also appears to lower a person’s risk of heart attack and stroke, according to an evidence review presented ThursdayContinue Reading
Plant-Based Diet Protects Against Multiple Chronic Illnesses
2025-08-29
FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Shifting to a plant-based diet can help keep people from being plagued by multiple health problems as they age, a new study says. People whose diets included more veggies, fruits, whole grains, legumes and plant-based foods had 32% lower odds of developing twoContinue Reading
FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines, But Fewer People Will Be Eligible
2025-08-28
THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the fall season but has restricted who can receive them. This marks the most limited federal policy since the shots first became available. The updated vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer andContinue Reading
Heart Patients Urged To Seek Vaccination For Common Infectious Diseases
2025-08-27
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It is vital that people with heart disease get vaccinated against common infectious diseases like COVID-19, influenza and RSV, a new clinical guideline says. Vaccination can protect the heart health of people who’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, says the new guidance fromContinue Reading
FDA Suspends U.S. License of Chikungunya Vaccine
2025-08-25
Ixchiq has been linked to more than 20 serious adverse events resembling chikungunya illnessContinue Reading
Roll Up Your Sleeve: Flu Shot Season is At Hand
2025-08-23
SATURDAY, Aug. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With a longtime vaccine critic leading the nation’s health departments, you might be wondering whether there’s a new flu shot this fall. There is — and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says most Americans should get it. He’s basingContinue Reading
FDA Approves Papzimeos for Adults With Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
2025-08-21
Papzimeos is the first and only FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosisContinue Reading
FDA Approves Sublingual, Nonopioid Daily Treatment for Fibromyalgia
2025-08-20
Tonmya is the first FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of fibromyalgia in more than 15 yearsContinue Reading
AAP Issues New Vaccine Guidelines That Differ From U.S. Government Advice
2025-08-20
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued vaccine recommendations that differ from U.S. government guidelines. In new guidance released Tuesday, the AAP strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children between 6 months and 2 years ofContinue Reading