FDA Food Safety Program Needs a Revamp: Panel
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration foods program is in “constant turmoil” and needs stronger leadership, a panel said Thursday.The Reagan-Udall Foundation, a group with close ties to the FDA, released a 5…
Learn MorePaxlovid Soon Will Not Be Free for Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral Paxlovid has kept patients from becoming severely ill and dying from COVID-19 since it became available — at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subs…
Learn MoreAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 10-14
The annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology was held from Nov. 10 to 14 in Louisville, Kentucky, and attracted approximately 3,500 participants from around the world, including allergy and immunology specialists as well…
Learn MoreMore States Are Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pharmacists can now prescribe hormonal contraceptives in 20 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., giving women easier access to birth control, a new report says. Another 10 states have legislation in the works, …
Learn MoreHealthier Diets Cut ASCVD Risk by 10 Percent in Eight Weeks
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and fruit and vegetable (F/V) diets reduce 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk scores by about 10 percent over eight weeks, according to a…
Learn MoreMinority Children Less Likely to Have Surgery Than White Children
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Minority children are significantly less likely to have had surgery in the prior 12 months than White children, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.Ethan L….
Learn MoreThree-Year Interval Feasible for Stool-Based CRC Screening in Low-Risk People
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A three-year interval for multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) colorectal cancer (CRC) screening for those at average risk appears clinically appropriate, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in Cancer Prev…
Learn MoreFewer Postpartum Visits Occurred During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic saw declines in postpartum visit attendance, particularly among disadvantaged groups of people, according to a study published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.Meghan Bellerose and…
Learn MoreOnline Heart Transplant Resources Overly Complex
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Online resources from the nation’s heart transplant center websites are not easily readable or understandable for most Americans, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in the Journal of Cardiac Failure…
Learn MoreFeds Urge Vaccination as ‘Tripledemic’ Hits More Americans
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 are creating a perfect storm of respiratory disease that is overwhelming the nation’s health care systems.Vaccination will be key to patients getting through…
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