FDA Approves Opzelura for Atopic Dermatitis in Children
2025-09-29
It is the first topical JAK inhibitor approved in the U.S. for pediatric atopic dermatitisContinue Reading
Drug-Resistant ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Infections Soar 70% in U.S.
2025-09-24
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Infections caused by bacteria that no longer respond to many antibiotics are climbing at an alarming pace in the U.S., new federal data shows. Between 2019 and 2023, these hard-to-treat infections rose nearly 70%, fueled largely by strains carrying the NDM gene, accordingContinue Reading
New Vaccine Panel Recommends Doctor Consults Before COVID Shots
2025-09-22
MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new federal vaccine panel appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recommended tighter restrictions on COVID-19 shots. The committee voted unanimously Friday to advise that adults 65 and older receive COVID vaccines only after discussing the risks and benefitsContinue Reading
CDC Advisers Limit MMRV Combo Vaccine, Delay Hepatitis B Vote
2025-09-19
FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Top vaccine advisers hand-selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to limit the use of a combination shot that protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. By an 8 to 3 vote, with one person abstaining, the Advisory Committee onContinue Reading
West Coast States Issue Their Own COVID, Flu, RSV Vaccine Rules
2025-09-19
FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Four Western states are taking a different approach from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccines for COVID-19, flu and RSV. California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington — now working together as the West Coast Health Alliance — issued jointContinue Reading
Daily Aspirin Cuts Colon Cancer Recurrence Risk By Half
2025-09-18
THURSDAY, Sept. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Aspirin can cut by more than half the risk that colon cancer will come back following initial treatment, a new clinical trial has found. Daily aspirin reduced by 55% the risk of cancer recurrence in patients whose colorectal cancer is driven by aContinue Reading
Ebola Vaccinations Begin in Congo After Deadly Outbreak
2025-09-15
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health workers in southern Kasai province have started giving Ebola vaccines as officials race to contain the latest outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. So far, at least 68 suspected cases and 16 deaths have been reported since the outbreak was declaredContinue Reading
Inmates Less Likely To OD After Release If Provided Opioid Addiction Meds In Jail
2025-09-12
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — County jail inmates who receive medication to treat their opioid addiction have a lower risk of overdose after their release, a new study reports. They’re also significantly more likely to continue their addiction treatment, researchers reported Sept. 10 in The New England JournalContinue Reading
Even Healthy Babies At Risk For Severe RSV Infection
2025-09-12
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — RSV can make even healthy, full-term babies sick enough to land in the hospital or require intensive care, a new study says. In fact, more than half of RSV-infected infants and children who required intensive care or prolonged hospitalization were born at termContinue Reading
FDA Approves Inlexzo for Bladder Cancer
2025-09-11
First and only drug releasing system is indicated for patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer seeking bladder preservationContinue Reading