Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices February Meeting Postponed
2025-02-26
President of the American College of Physicians calls for prompt rescheduling of the meetingContinue Reading
Antidepressants Might Accelerate Dementia Decline
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay news) — Antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people with dementia for symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleeplessness. But a specific class of antidepressant medications — selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — actually might speed up brain decline among some dementia patients, a new SwedishContinue Reading
More ER Docs Prescribing Meds To Fight Opioid Addiction
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More emergency room doctors in California are prescribing the anti-addiction medication buprenorphine, contributing to the state’s battle against the U.S. opioid epidemic, a new study suggests. About 16% of scrips written for buprenorphine in California came from an ER doctor in 2022, upContinue Reading
Lost Your Vaccine Records? Here’s How to Track Them Down
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With measles cases on the rise and flu season straining the nation’s hospitals, health experts urge adults to check their vaccination status and get any missing shots. Health experts agree that vaccines are the best defense against many infections, but keeping track ofContinue Reading
Vaccine Shows Promise for Pancreatic Cancer, Study Finds
2025-02-21
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Adding a personalized mRNA vaccine to standard treatment could offer new hope for pancreatic cancer patients, a small yet promising study from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The study followed 16 patients, including Barbara Brigham, who joined the trial after a routine scanContinue Reading
This Flu Season Is Worst In A Decade
2025-02-21
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The current flu season is shaping up to be the worst in a decade. So far, there have been at least 29 million illnesses and 370,000 hospitalizations related to the flu — the most since the 2015-2016 season, according to the U.S. CentersContinue Reading
FDA Approves First Rapid-Acting Insulin Biosimilar for Patients With Diabetes
2025-02-19
Merilog administered subcutaneously five to 10 minutes before mealtime helps improve glycemic controlContinue Reading
FDA Approves More Broadly Protective Meningococcal Vaccine
2025-02-18
Vaccine helps protect against the A, B, C, W, and Y serogroups of Neisseria meningitidisContinue Reading
U.S. Gambling Addiction Searches Soar With Legal Sports Betting
2025-02-17
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans have sought help for gambling addiction in the wake of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed states to legalize sports betting. That’s among the key findings in a new study published Feb. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine. “Sportsbooks haveContinue Reading
Experts Warn Marijuana Ads Are Reaching Kids Through Social Media
2025-02-13
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A legal loophole is allowing marijuana ads to slip past regulations and land right in front of kids on social media, a new report shows. Although the federal Controlled Substances Act prohibits advertising the sale or use of marijuana through federal airwaves orContinue Reading