WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An invasive species of tick has been confirmed in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast detection of the pest in the United States. The tick was collected in southern Maine in July and identified by the University of Maine ExtensionContinue Reading
PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapies for several metastatic cancers also made the list of essential drugsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have withdrawn a government report warning that even small amounts of alcohol could raise the risk of cancer and other serious health problems. The move has sparked tons of debate among researchers, advocacy groups and industry leaders just before newContinue Reading
Governors of California, Oregon, and Washington announced the alliance in response to recent leadership changes and other actions they say have ‘undermined’ the CDCContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Parents of college students headed back to campus might have some fundamental misunderstandings regarding their young adult’s mental health challenges, a new report said. About 1 in 5 college students reported that their mental health had declined since high school, according to theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Disparities in education and access to insurance mean that heart failure hits Black American adults nearly 14 years earlier than it does white Americans, new research shows. Among Black patients, heart failure typically sets in at about 60 years of age, compared toContinue Reading
To increase transparency, the agency is publishing data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System daily rather than quarterlyContinue Reading
Medical education organizations have until Sept. 10 to submit plans detailing their nutrition education commitmentsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Justice Department has demanded numerous health care providers hand over sensitive records on care provided for young transgender patients, a court filing revealed last week. Twenty-seven states ban most or all gender treatment for minors. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld aContinue Reading
Ixchiq has been linked to more than 20 serious adverse events resembling chikungunya illnessContinue Reading