TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order withholding funding from schools and universities that require students to be vaccinated against COVID. The move is part of Trump’s larger efforts to roll back vaccine mandates, despite studies showing that they help increase vaccination ratesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal funding for medical research has dropped by roughly $1 billion this year, raising alarm among universities, medical centers and lawmakers who warn the shortfall could slow progress in cancer, diabetes and heart disease research. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grant reviewContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, was confirmed Thursday as the nation’s new health secretary. The Senate voted largely along party lines to put Kennedy at the helm of the $1.7 trillion U.S. Health and Human Services Agency.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. The recipient of the genetically modified pig organ was a 66-year-old man with kidney failure, surgeons said. The transplant, performed in late January, came shortly after aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Learning a second language may seem like an unusual approach to treating autism, but research points to surprising benefits of becoming bilingual. “If you have to juggle two languages, you have to suppress one in order to use the other,” said researcher LucinaContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The head of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) is warning that a major spike in HIV infections and deaths could occur if the U.S. follows through on freezing foreign aid for HIV programs. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima told the Associated PressContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Feb. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Valentine’s Day isn’t just about gifts — it’s about showing your special someone you truly care. But if your Valentine has allergies or asthma, certain classic gestures — like a bouquet of flowers or a fancy dinner outside — might not be theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new strain of bird flu has infected dairy cows in Nevada, marking the second time the virus has jumped from birds to cattle. This latest infection — reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wednesday — involves a strain of H5N1,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Getting enough vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin,” during early pregnancy could be important for infant health, new research suggests. Researchers at Penn State found that infants born to women deficient in the nutrient were more likely to be delivered prematurely. Those newborns wereContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids and teens can also get migraines, but Black and Hispanic children seen in ERs are more likely to have their condition go undiagnosed, new research shows. That’s concerning, because “without a proper diagnosis, medications that can help reduce migraine may be delayed,”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants in people with kidney failure, marking a major step forward in cross-species transplantation. Two biotechnology companies, United Therapeutics Corporation and eGenesis, have been cleared to beginContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — They’re small, colorful and marketed as safe sensory toys but water beads have sent thousands of kids to the emergency room — and now, experts and parents want their sale to be banned. Water beads can expand up to 100 times their sizeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you have a bag of Wegmans breaded chicken breast nuggets in your freezer, you may want to check the label before your next meal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert overContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A popular diabetes drug just got a major new approval — and it could be a game-changer for millions of Americans at risk for kidney failure. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially approved Ozempic to help reduce the risk ofContinue Reading