MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) – President Joe Biden has been freshly vaccinated for three major respiratory viruses that could spread widely this fall and winter. Biden got both the updated COVID booster and his annual flu shot on Friday, White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in a WhiteContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Sept. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A conversation with a family member or loved one struggling with addiction can be the catalyst for getting help. But it’s important to choose your words carefully when discussing possible addiction to controlled substances with your loved one, said Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska, aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women may soon have a vaccine they can take during a pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Following approval one month ago by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on FridayContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans seeking out the new COVID boosters are finding themselves held back by insurance entanglements and supply delays. Some insurers have balked at covering the vaccines, with people arriving at shot appointments only to be told that they’ll have to pay $100 orContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say. Many people with COVID-19 now are presenting with upper respiratory symptoms like runny nose, watery eyes and a soreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Substance abuse and pregnancy may be a dangerous combination. New research finds that pregnant women with a history of substance abuse had a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke during childbirth compared to women with no drug history. “ThisContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Another diabetes drug maker is taking legal action against businesses in several states, alleging that they’re “fraudulently claiming” that their compounded products are the same as its medication. This time, it’s Eli Lilly suing certain medical spas, wellness centers and compounding pharmacies overContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The first over-the-counter birth control pill is slated to hit drug stores in early 2024, but questions about cost and insurance coverage loom. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill (norgestrel) for preventing pregnancy without a prescription in July, but pill makerContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over 3 million American children now take medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but new research shows medication errors have spiked nearly 300% in the past two decades for these kids. The increase in ADHD medication errors parallels the increase in ADHD diagnoses, saidContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A clinical trial designed to test repurposed medications for their impact on fighting COVID-19 has found no benefit to taking the antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) to ease coronavirus symptoms. The study, led by Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) in partnership with Vanderbilt University, foundContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Sept. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cannabinoid products may interfere with some prescription medications, so people who use them should add these to the list of supplements they tell their doctors about. This interference could have serious health consequences, according to Penn State Health, which offered some additional adviceContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Kids are back in school and it’s time to think about viruses, for both yourself and them. It could be an early flu season in the United States, if what happened in the Southern Hemisphere offers any insight, according to Cedars-Sinai in LosContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study is adding to evidence that the party drug “ecstasy” can boost the benefits of talk therapy for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In a clinical trial, researchers found that three months of talk therapy, assisted by carefully monitoredContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An oral vaccine for COVID-19 appears to produce the sort of immune response that could quickly stamp out a developing infection, according to results from a small-scale primate study. Some monkeys given an experimental COVID vaccine tablet under their tongue developed the typeContinue Reading