WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The federal government is clawing back $11.4 billion in COVID funding, a move that could affect local and state public health efforts across the country. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said the money is no longer needed. “The COVID-19Continue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of research projects focused on LGBTQ health have been canceled by the U.S. government, alarming scientists who say the move will harm public health and slow scientific progress. At least 68 grants to 46 institutions were terminated last week, according to aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump has chosen Susan Monarez to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) permanently. She has served as acting director since January. If approved by the Senate, Monarez would become the first person without a medical degree toContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The best evidence yet that cutting-edge Alzheimer’s disease drugs might indeed ward off the degenerative brain disease has emerged from a small-scale study. An experimental drug that clears amyloid beta from the brain cut the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by 50% among aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Across California, kids are digging into lunches packed with chips, cookies and other ultra-processed snacks — but a new bill could soon change what’s on their trays. California lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would ban certain ultra-processed foods from school mealsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is stepping up testing for heavy metals in infant formula and reviewing key nutrients required in these products, federal health officials said. “The FDA will use all resources and authorities at its disposal to make sureContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is weighing elimination of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division on HIV Prevention, sparking concerns among public health experts. If implemented, the move could shift HIV prevention efforts to another agency within the U.S. Department ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website. A link to the document now displays a “Page Not Found” message. “HHS and the Office of the Surgeon General areContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People often say they own a gun to protect themselves and their families. But firearms owners rarely use their weapon in self-defense, a new study says. An overwhelming majority of gun owners — 92% — say they’ve never used their weapons to defendContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Turns out, even artificial intelligence (AI) needs to take a breather sometimes. A new study suggests that chatbots like ChatGPT may get “stressed” when exposed to upsetting stories about war, crime or accidents — just like humans. But here’s the twist: Mindfulness exercisesContinue Reading