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FDA Launches Postmarket Chemical Review Program to Ensure Food Safety

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 -- Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a move to improve transparency and strengthen the safety of chemicals used...

New Models Help Docs Distinguish Severe Pneumonia In Children

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — New predictive models can accurately distinguish mild, moderate and severe pneumonia in children, helping determine which kids...

Former President Joe Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced...

Doctors Perform First-Ever Human Bladder Transplant in U.S.

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Doctors in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, offering new hope to people with serious bladder...

FDA Gives Full OK to Novavax COVID Shot for High-Risk Groups

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, but only for certain...

Black Patients, Women Face Worse Outcomes, Death In Heart & Blood Vessel Procedures

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Women and Black patients are more likely to suffer life-changing complications from advanced heart and blood vessel procedures, a...

AI Can Help Track MS Progression

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Artificial intelligence (AI) can help detect when a person’s multiple sclerosis (MS) has reached an advanced state, a new...

GLP-1 Drugs Appear To Lower Cancer Risk

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Cutting-edge GLP-1 weight-loss drugs appear to help lower cancer risk even beyond the benefits from dropping excess pounds, a new...

Song Lyrics Matter When Managing Your Mood, Study Says

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay New) — Looking for a little uplift from Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” or “Happy” by...

Couch Potatoes Have Greater Risk Of Brain Decline, Even If They Exercise

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Couch potatoes are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, even if they set aside time to work out each day, a new study...

Got Pruney Fingers? Here's The Scientific Skinny To Explain It

SUNDAY, May 18, 2025 — As swimming season heats up, you might notice your fingers wrinkle after spending time in the water — turns out, those...

Chimpanzees' Drumming May Be Ancient Form of Communication

SATURDAY, May 17, 2025 — When a chimp pounds rhythmically on a towering tree root deep in the jungle, it may be doing more than just making noise. A...

FDA Gives Marketing Nod to Blood Test for Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 -- The first in vitro diagnostic device that uses blood samples to detect Alzheimer disease has been granted marketing clearance by the...

Novo Nordisk, U.S. Biotech Company Team Up to Create Obesity Pills

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is teaming up with California-based biotech Septerna to develop new pills to treat obesity, type 2...

Toxic Metals Found in All Rice Samples in New Study

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — A new report says rice sold in U.S. stores contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. The report...

Custom Gene Editing Helps Baby With Rare Condition

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — A baby born with a rare and deadly genetic disease is the world's first known patient to receive an experimental gene editing...

Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Cause Rural Hospital Closures, CEOs Warn HealthDay TV

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to America’s rural hospitals, health care CEOs are warning in interviews with...

Testosterone Therapy Doesn't Increase Cancer Risk For Transmasculine People

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Transmasculine and gender diverse people who use testosterone are not at an increased risk for cervical, ovarian or other...

Adults Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes Face Heart Health Issues, Risk Of Early Death

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — People who develop type 1 diabetes in adulthood have a higher risk of heart disease and death, a new study says. However, these...

Houston Wastewater Foretold Texas Measles Outbreak

FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Measles virus popped up in Houston wastewater weeks before a notorious Texas outbreak of the highly infectious disease started in...

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