HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics
2025-05-02
The new initiative will focus on research using the beta-propiolactone vaccine platformContinue Reading
Head Injuries Are a Growing Risk for Anesthesiologists, Experts Warn
2025-04-27
SUNDAY, April 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — One moment, Dr. Cornelius Sullivan was standing over a patient during surgery. The next, he woke up in an ambulance on the way to the emergency room. The anesthesiologist had hit his head on a monitor that had been moved behind him atContinue Reading
HHS Announces Plans to Pay Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Flu Vaccine
2025-04-25
Government hopes to be prepared for possible bird flu pandemic or outbreak of other flu variationsContinue Reading
California Gives $25 Gift Cards To Boost Bird Flu Testing
2025-04-25
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage folks near farms to get tested for bird flu. The project is a partnership between the state and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to CBS News. ClinicsContinue Reading
Psilocybin Use Dramatically Increasing In U.S.
2025-04-23
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Recreational use of “magic mushroom” psilocybin skyrocketed in the U.S. during the early 2020s, as states began toying with legalization of the psychedelic drug, a new study says. The number of adults 30 and older who had used psilocybin in the past yearContinue Reading
Experts Warn Bird Flu Could Pose Growing Risk to Human Health
2025-04-05
SATURDAY, April 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Bird flu is changing fast and could become more dangerous to humans, new research from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte suggests. A team of scientists found that the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, is becoming more adept at infectingContinue Reading
More Americans Can’t Afford Health Care, Prescriptions
2025-04-02
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The inability to pay for health care has reached a new high in the United States, a new study says. More than one-third of Americans — an estimated 91 million people — say they couldn’t afford to access quality health care if theyContinue Reading
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RFK Jr. Suggests Letting Bird Flu Spread
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A controversial proposal from U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists — who say the move could be inhumane and dangerous. Kennedy recently suggested thatContinue Reading
Sarepta’s Gene Therapy Under Scrutiny After Patient Death
2025-03-19
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A patient has died while receiving Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, marking the first known death linked to the treatment. The company behind the drug, Sarepta Therapeutics, said that the patient suffered acute liver injury, a known side effect, TheContinue Reading
Bird Flu Virus May Survive Aging Process in Raw Milk Cheese
2025-03-17
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s a new reason to steer clear of raw cheese: New research shows it can harbor the infectious bird flu virus for months. “There is a risk of infection,” lead study author Dr. Diego Diel, an associate professor at Cornell University, told CNN.Continue Reading
Scientists Develop Rapid Bird Flu Detector for Airborne Test
2025-03-15
SATURDAY, March 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have created a handheld sensor that can quickly detect bird flu (H5N1) in the air, potentially stopping outbreaks before they spread. Research published recently in the journal ACS Sensors noted the sensor is low-cost, highly sensitive and works within minutes. Bird fluContinue Reading
Parents Feel They Are Lacking Information About Bird Flu
2025-03-14
41 percent of parents wish the government was doing more to address bird fluContinue Reading
AI-Written Doctor’s Notes? Patients Don’t Mind, Study Says
2025-03-14
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients generally don’t mind getting AI-written notes from their doctor’s office, unless they know the note came from a computer program, a new study says. Patients shown messages written by either AI, otherwise known as artificial intelligence, or a human doc tended toContinue Reading
NIH Cuts Funding for Studies on Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance
2025-03-11
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is cutting or canceling more than 40 grants focused on vaccine hesitancy and ways to increase vaccine acceptance, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post. The message — sent Monday by Michelle Bulls, director ofContinue Reading