MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Global vaccination efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, including 101 million infants, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows. Immunization has contributed more to the health and survival of newborns than any other medical advance, researchers concluded.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Each year, thousands of Americans head home after a surgery clutching prescription opioids to help ease post-surgical pain. Trouble is, most won’t use all those pills, and that could lead to a lot of misuse and addiction, one study found. And with NationalContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a leading cause of illness and death, especially for frail and hospitalized Americans. Now, a new study suggests that the leading antibiotic used to fight it, vancomycin, may be losing potency against this killer. “It’s an alarming developmentContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Warning letters sent by Medicare officials can prompt a decline in antipsychotic prescriptions for seniors with dementia, a new study finds. Letters sent to heavy prescribers of quetiapine (Seroquel), the most popular antipsychotic in the United States, led to a significant decline inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As many patients already know, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can recur despite the use of antibiotics. So, it’s welcome news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pivya (pivmecillinam) to fight bacterial UTIs. “UTIs are a very common condition impactingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it will start requiring testing of the animals if they are moved across state lines. The “USDA has identified [bird flu] spread betweenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most ex-cons are unlikely to receive substance use treatment following their release from prison, even though odds are high they are struggling with addiction, a new study finds. National estimates suggest as many as 85% of inmates leave prison with some form ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Long-term daily use of aspirin has been known to prevent colon cancer, but up to now it’s been unclear why that is. Now, researchers think they understand how aspirin acts against colon cancer, a new study says. Aspirin appears to boost aspects ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Want to prevent a respiratory infection? A fingerful of Neosporin antibiotic swabbed inside your nose might help you fight off a range of invading respiratory viruses, a new study claims. Lab animals whose noses were treated using neomycin — the main ingredient inContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone. Many who took the survey “reported high willingness to intervene duringContinue Reading