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Personal vaccine may reduce risk of pancreatic cancer returning after surgery, small study finds
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A personalized mRNA vaccine may reduce the risks of pancreatic cancer returning after surgery, according to a preliminary study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Pancreatic cancer is [Read More…]

States with abortion bans see more births but also more infant deaths, studies show
Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New research shows the far-reaching effects of the abortion bans that have proliferated the United States since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022. Three [Read More…]

RFK Jr. has questioned rising autism rates. Here’s what experts say he gets wrong about the disorder
(ATU Images/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — During his confirmation hearings two weeks ago to lead the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated several unfounded claims about autism. Kennedy, an environmental [Read More…]

Weight loss drug Semaglutide may reduce alcohol cravings, heavy drinking and smoking, new study finds
Photo by Roberto Pfeil/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit — it could help people drink less alcohol. A [Read More…]

Measles cases are rising in the US, mainly among those who are unvaccinated: Health officials
Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Measles cases are rising in the U.S. with infections confirmed in at least five states so far this year. Cases have been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York City, [Read More…]

Billions of NIH scientific research dollars set to be cut by federal government
Scott J. Ferrell/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government has drastically lowered some of the funding that universities and research institutions receive from medical and scientific grants. News of the cuts [Read More…]

Cancer research group calls on Trump administration to restore data access
In this undated stock photo, signage for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is shown. (STOCK PHOTO/Adobe Stock) (WASHINGTON) — Medical groups are expressing deep concern about the sudden removal or alteration of government [Read More…]

Doctors’ visits for flu highest in 15 years, most since swine flu pandemic: CDC
Guido Meith/Getty (NEW YORK) — Outpatient health care visits for flu illnesses are at their highest levels in 15 years, according to data updated Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 8% [Read More…]

Dairy cows infected with 2nd form of bird flu for the 1st time: USDA
Herd of cows eating hay in a dairy farm. (STOCK PHOTO/Adobe Stock) (NEW YORK) — A second type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of [Read More…]

Percentage of emergency visits related to fire, smoke inhalation rose eightfold after LA wildfires: Report
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The percentage of emergency department (ED) visits related to fire and smoke inhalation rose dramatically in the days immediately after the Los Angeles wildfires last month, new data published [Read More…]

Long COVID impacting more than 1 million children: CDC study suggests
Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 1 million children may have been affected by long COVID in 2023, new federal data published Monday suggests. Long COVID, a condition that occurs when patients still have symptoms [Read More…]

Multiple health agency websites on HIV, contraception taken down to comply with executive orders
Jessica McGowan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Government agency webpages about HIV, LGBTQ+ people and multiple other public health topics were down as of Friday evening due to President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at gender ideology [Read More…]

5 years since COVID declared public health emergency in US, still killing thousands
UIG via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Friday marks five years since the COVID-19 virus was declared a public health emergency by the United States. But five years later, the virus is still killing thousands, according [Read More…]

Patients who allegedly got fake Botox or Botox from unlicensed injectors speak out
Henry Callander says his forehead blew up like “a giant bee sting” after a Botox treatment. Via ABC News. (NEW YORK) — JGL Aesthetics’ Instagram profile promised its clients radiant skin, friendly service and a [Read More…]

FDA approves new type of non-opioid pain medication, 1st of its kind in more than 20 years
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a new type of prescription pain medication for adults to treat moderate to severe acute pain. The drug, called [Read More…]

Trump and Medicaid: Everything to know about the low-income health insurance program
Vladimir Vladimirov/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When the White House budget office released a memo this week that instructed all federal agencies to cease spending on any financial assistance programs pending internal review, the fate of [Read More…]

Kansas faces largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history: Health officials
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials. As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of [Read More…]

Heart disease remains leading cause of death in US, new report finds
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report. The American Heart Association (AHA) report, published Monday in the journal Circulation, found that 941,652 [Read More…]

Young people are fleeing fillers and opting for face-lifts
Beauty influencer Ashley Stobart discusses how she got a facelift after removing fillers from her face/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Celebrities are increasingly opening up about reversing cosmetic procedures and swearing off dermal fillers, but [Read More…]

Purdue Pharma, Sackler families boost contribution in opioid settlement to $7.4 billion
Purdue Pharma headquarters; Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The company and once-prominent family behind the drug OxyContin agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to resolve mass opioid litigation. The Sacklers [Read More…]