TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations for firearm injuries sharply increased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic after years of steady decline, a new study says. Overall, 34% more people landed in the hospital for a gunshot injury in 2020 and 2021 than would have been predictedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has taken down multiple health-related websites and datasets, including those on HIV, LGBTQ health and more, following executive orders from the Trump administration. The orders require federal agencies to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusionContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A simple acronym — F.A.S.T. — can help bystanders recognize the first signs of stroke and call 911 right away, a new study says. Both F.A.S.T and another acronym, BE-FAST, helped people remember the symptoms of stroke, according to findings to be presentedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks of addiction or overdose linked to drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin. The new pill, developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, is intended for short-term pain relief following surgeryContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a plethora of tough questions on vaccines, abortion and public health policy during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Lawmakers pressed Kennedy, a longtime vaccine critic and formerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most community crisis services did not expand following the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, potentially blunting the effectiveness of the hotline, a new study says. Walk-in psychiatric services, mobile crisis response units and suicide prevention programs all declined following theContinue Reading
However, the waiver does not address resumption of other PEPFAR servicesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to stop communication with the World Health Organization (WHO), in the wake of President Donald Trump’s order withdrawing from the health agency. The memo was sent late Sunday fromContinue Reading
PEPFAR could face a funding delay of as long as 180 daysContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Time is of the essence during a medical emergency, and helicopter transport often is essential to saving a patient teetering near death. Unfortunately, Black, Asian and Hispanic people with life-threatening injuries are significantly less likely than white patients to be airlifted to aContinue Reading