THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday finalized the elimination of certain restrictions that prevented healthy gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Instead of requiring men who have sex with men or the women who have sex with them to abstainContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The first U.S. cases of drug-resistant ringworm infection have been reported in New York City. The cases of two women with highly contagious skin infections caused by Trichophyton indotineae are reported in the May 12 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ControlContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A medication to treat agitation in Alzheimer’s patients now has approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA gave supplemental approval to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., and Lundbeck Inc. for Rexulti (brexpiprazole) oral tablets on Thursday. Rexulti is the first FDA-approvedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There’s a glimmer of good news when it comes to the mental health of America’s adolescents: Visits to U.S. emergency departments for psychiatric troubles declined among kids aged 12 to 17 by the fall of 2022, compared to a year prior. Overall, meanContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who use a Peloton exercise bike at home should check their model number immediately. A recall of 2 million bikes with the model number PL01 was issued Thursday. People should stop using them immediately because of fall and injury hazards, the U.S.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you or someone you know experiences allergies, you’ve probably heard of the life-threatening reaction called anaphylactic shock. To help you better understand exactly what this condition is and how to manage it, experts offer a guide on what anaphylactic shock is, itsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the mpox outbreak has been waning since last summer, it hasn’t disappeared yet. Howard Brown Health, a LGBTQ-focused health clinic in Chicago, recently reported seeing an increase in mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases, with eight diagnosed since April 17, compared toContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. federal government has committed $5 million to study three existing and planned safe drug injection sites to see if they help prevent overdoses and whether they may offer savings in the health and criminal justice systems. At these overdose prevention centersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced Friday that she will resign on June 30. Her departure comes after a little more than two years on the job. “The end of the COVID-19 public health emergencyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than three years after the coronavirus began ravaging the planet, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday that the pandemic is no longer a public emergency. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-GeneralContinue Reading