THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Bad news for folks hoping to become a centenarian: Average life expectancy isn’t expected to exceed 100 years anytime soon, a new study says. Life expectancy gains made by wealthy countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial sweeteners like Equal and Sweet’N Low might help you cut calories, but it might be at the cost of future brain power, according to a new study. People who consume high amounts of low- and no-calorie sugar substitutes appear to experience fasterContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — One of the most effective medications for treating opioid addiction is still hard to find at U.S. pharmacies, according to a new study. Only 2 in 5 retail pharmacies carried buprenorphine in 2023, researchers reported Sept. 2 in the journal Health Affairs. AndContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is entering a transition period as Jim O’Neill, deputy secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), steps in as acting director. The announcement came in a letter to CDC employees fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For years, everyday Americans found themselves blindsided by surprise medical bills that could devastate family finances. But the bipartisan No Surprises Act passed by Congress in 2022 has slashed both the number of surprise bills and out-of-pocket costs borne by patients, a newContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have cut back a long-running program that tracks foodborne illnesses in the United States. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet, will now require state health departments to track only two pathogens — salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two people have died after eating raw oysters infected with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, Louisiana health officials confirmed. The oysters were harvested in Louisiana and served at two restaurants — one in Louisiana and another in Florida. In addition to the twoContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Susan Monarez is out as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — less than one month after taking the role. The White House fired her after she refused to quit amid pressure to change vaccine policy, according toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Children living in poor neighborhoods are up to 20 times more likely to be hospitalized for a gunshot wound, a new study says. These hospitalizations most often are the result of unintentional shootings, caused by mishandling or accidental discharge of a firearm, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest infant death rate in more than a decade. In 2024, the state had 9.7 infant deaths for every 1,000 births, health officials said. That’s more than 60% higher than the national averageContinue Reading