THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Use of head CT scans in U.S. emergency departments has more than doubled over the past 15 years, a new study says. Nearly 16 million head CT scans were ordered by ERs in 2022, up from under 8 million in 2007, researchers reportedContinue Reading
Firefighters support better protection but say equipment must be safe and practicalContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tightening restrictions on a gene therapy used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy after two teenagers died from liver failure linked to the medication. The FDA decision limits the use of Elevidys, made by Sarepta Therapeutics,Continue Reading
Immigration experts warn the policy could make it easier for officers to deny visas based on their own judgmentContinue Reading
The division lost about 1,000 staff this year amid turnover and morale concernsContinue Reading
The pricing applies to Medicare, Medicaid and a program launching later this year called TrumpRxContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks who’ve had a recent concussion might not want to get behind the wheel anytime soon. Concussion victims are more likely to wind up in a traffic crash and that increased risk is highest during the first four weeks after their brain injury,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug division has resigned while under internal investigation, saying he was pushed out after raising concerns about how the agency planned to fast-track some new drugs. Dr. George Tidmarsh, who joined the FDAContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A recent hike in U.S. visa fees could cause a medical brain drain in America’s rural regions. Rural areas have nearly twice the percentage of medical professionals working under H-1B visas as urban counties, researchers reported Oct. 29 in the Journal of theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Casey Means’ confirmation hearing to become the next U.S. surgeon general was postponed Thursday after she went into labor with her first child, officials confirmed. Means, who was nominated in May by President Donald Trump, had been scheduled to appear before theContinue Reading