FDA Approves Ketamine Product, KETARx, for Surgical Pain Management
2025-08-18
Drugmaker aims to pursue other applications in mental health, neurological, and pain disordersContinue Reading
Nike Co-Founder And Wife Donate $2B to Cancer Research at OHSU, Largest U.S. University Gift
2025-08-18
MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, will donate $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to expand cancer research and patient care. The school called it the largest single donation ever made to a U.S. university. The gift willContinue Reading
Automatic Health Stations Easy Way To Check For Heart Health Risks
2025-08-18
MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Everyone’s seen the automatic blood pressure reader wedged unobtrusively into a corner of their local pharmacy. These sit-down machines can pay huge dividends when it comes to helping people learn their heart health risks, a new study says. Setting up these health stationsContinue Reading
Staying Active Might Slow Parkinson’s Progression
2025-08-08
FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Staying active might slow the brain changes associated with Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. Parkinson’s patients who kept active by walking, doing household chores and participating in recreational activities experienced slower brain changes in areas tied to memory, mood and attention, researchersContinue Reading
RFK Jr. Cancels $500M in mRNA Vaccine Research Projects
2025-08-07
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has canceled nearly $500 million in grants and contracts meant to support mRNA vaccine development, the agency announced Tuesday. The funding had been awarded to 22 research projects managed byContinue Reading
FDA Warns About Safety Issues With Boston Scientific Heart Devices
2025-08-07
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are warning patients and physicians about safety issues associated with two Boston Scientific heart implants, which have been linked to injuries and deaths. On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two alerts about these devices: One isContinue Reading
Gates Foundation to Spend $2.5 Billion on Women’s Health by 2030
2025-08-06
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday it will invest $2.5 billion in women’s health over the next five years — one of its largest commitments to date. Bill Gates said too many health conditions that affect women, including preeclampsia, endometriosis andContinue Reading
Lowered Screening Age Leads To More Colon Cancers Detected Earlier
2025-08-06
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a steep increase in colon cancer cases among adults 45 to 49 in recent years, and that’s a good thing, experts say. This upsurge means that more colon cancers are being caught at an earlier, more treatable stage, thanks to aContinue Reading
U.K. Begins Major Research Effort Into Trans Youth Health
2025-08-05
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A large new study will follow the health and well-being of thousands of transgender and gender nonconforming young people in the U.K., researchers at King’s College London announced Thursday. The $14 million study will track up to 3,000 children and teens who haveContinue Reading
Organized Scientific Fraud Is Growing at Alarming Rate
2025-08-05
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The rise of “fake” science poses a serious threat to the integrity of academic research, a new study warns. A widespread underground network of fraudsters is pumping out fake scientific results at an ever-increasing pace, researchers reported in the Proceedings of the NationalContinue Reading