FDA Panel Backs Second RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following hours of discussion over safety concerns, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended approval of a second respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, this one made b…
Learn MoreTwo Bird Flu Cases in Cambodia Did Not Spread Person to Person
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two cases of bird flu in Cambodia, in a girl and her father, were not spread from one to the other. Both got the virus from poultry, according to health officials, easing concerns about a potential public he…
Learn MoreAlmost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — America’s health care workforce is under unprecedented strain, and leaders of the medical profession are scrambling to shore up doctors and nurses who are burning out in record numbers.Nearly two-thirds (63…
Learn MoreEli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More Americans will soon be paying less for their insulin. Eli Lilly, one of the three insulin manufacturers, plans to cut its list prices of the drug by 70 percent and cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 a mont…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Backs Pfizer RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a tight vote, U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers on Tuesday recommended the approval of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine that could be used in Americans ages 60 years and older.The vac…
Learn MoreFDA Offers Guidance on Safe Use of Bed Rails
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While adult bed rails are marketed with safety in mind, they need to be used with caution, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises.”Many death and injury reports related to entrapment and falls for ad…
Learn MoreFDA Takes Action Against Animal Tranquilizer Tied to Fatal ODs
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it has taken action to restrict imports of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine to prevent illicit use of the drug.While veterinarians use products cont…
Learn MoreTexas Judge Set to Rule on Abortion Pill
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether women will continue to be able to get a medication abortion using the drug mifepristone in the United States hinges on the impending ruling of a federal judge in Texas. The case will soon be decided b…
Learn MoreSchool-Based Intervention Cuts Psychotic Experiences in Teens
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A school-based screening and referral intervention can reduce and prevent psychotic experiences in adolescents, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in BMC Public Health.Lorna Staines, from the Royal …
Learn MoreNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Improved With Exercise
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exercise is associated with a tripled likelihood of achieving a clinically meaningful treatment response for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis publis…
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