WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The market for at-home gut microbiome tests is booming, with companies promising insights into health, chronic illness and even longevity through intestinal bacteria. But many gastroenterologists are urging consumers to be cautious, according to The Associated Press, as the science backing these direct-to-consumerContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — ByHeart Inc. has announced a full recall of all its Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products due to concerns about potential contamination leading to infant botulism. To date, the outbreak has affected 15 babies in 12 states. The decision to expand the recall wasContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Mayo Clinic team has developed a new way to repair damaged hearts without open-heart surgery, and early results suggest it could one day help people with severe heart failure. The team created a thin patch of lab-grown heart tissue using reprogrammed adultContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2025 (Health News) — Federal health officials have announced a recall for ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism. Although botulism can be fatal, no deaths have been reported in the 10-state outbreak, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health care has been revolutionized by devices that can remotely monitor people’s vital signs, allowing doctors to keep tabs on things like blood pressure between office visits. Such monitoring might also help people more easily see a family doctor, a new study says.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Intermittent fasting shouldn’t dull an adult’s ability to think, remember and problem-solve, a new evidence review says. Mental abilities like memory recall, decision making and responsiveness aren’t hampered by skipping a meal or fasting for a half-day, according to an analysis published Nov.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A comforting voice from home might be enough to soothe ICU patients on ventilation, a new study says. As many as 4 in 5 ICU patients on mechanical ventilation develop delirium, or sudden confusion, panic, upset and anger. But playing recorded messages fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) can use smartwatch data to detect heart disease, a new study says. AI fed heart sensor data from an Apple Watch accurately detected heart problems like weakened pumping ability, damaged valves or thickened heart muscle, according to findings that willContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The bright lights of the big city might seem dazzling, but they can be hard on your heart health, a new study says. People exposed to high levels of artificial light have an increasingly higher risk of heart disease, researchers are scheduled toContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Nov. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say. The study, recently published in the journal Nature, found that these tweaks changed how a key hip bone developed. This allowed early humansContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it will relax certain rules for approving low-cost versions of some high-priced medications, in an effort to speed up access to cheaper alternatives. The decision affects biosimilars — medicines that are near-identical copiesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged adults and seniors would age more gracefully — and save a few bucks – if they lay off prescription sleep medications, a new study says. Avoiding sleep drugs would reduce older Americans’ lifetime rate of falls by nearly 9% and brain declineContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance could soon face steep premium increases, as temporary federal subsidies that helped lower costs for Obamacare plans are set to expire at year’s end. Rates for plans sold through federal Obamacare marketplaces will rise,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The eyes are the windows to the soul, the old saying goes. They also might serve as a window into a person’s heart health, a new study adds. The tiny blood vessels in a person’s eyes can be used to predict their riskContinue Reading