2011 to 2020 Saw Steady Improvement in Childhood Vaccine Adherence
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adherence to national guidelines for childhood vaccination had been steadily improving before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, hel…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Pill to Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn Disease
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with Crohn disease have a new treatment option, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Rinvoq (upadacitinib).Rinvoq is meant to treat adults with moderately to severely active Crohn di…
Learn MoreNew ‘National Sports Brain Bank’ Will Boost Head Injury Research
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new brain bank is accepting future donations from living athletes in an effort to perform long-term research into the effects of sports-related concussion. The National Sports Brain Bank (NSBB) at the Univers…
Learn MoreCouples Age 55 or Older Can Soon Contribute $10,000 a Year to Health Savings Accounts
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New IRS guidance will allow older couples in the United States to contribute more than $10,000 to tax-free health savings accounts (HSA) next year.Under the new guidelines announced this week, for those younger…
Learn MorePostpartum Women Face High Burden of Medical Debt
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Postpartum women experience higher levels of medical debt than other women, according to a study published online May 18 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.Jordan Cahn, M.D., from the Cambridge Health …
Learn MorePoor Verbal Memory Tied to Psychiatric Hospitalization With Affective Disorders
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poor verbal memory increases the risk for psychiatric hospitalization among individuals with affective disorders, according to a study published in the April issue of eClinicalMedicine.Anjali Sankar, Ph.D., fro…
Learn MoreDigestive Disease Week, May 6-9
Digestive Disease Week, the annual meeting sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tra…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Recommends Approval of First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine designed to protect infants.The independent committee of experts vo…
Learn MoreFree Fertility App Shared Info With Third Parties, FTC Says
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Owners of the free fertility app Premom have settled with users after sharing health data without consent to other companies, including Google and marketing firms in China. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (…
Learn MoreWHO Says No to Artificial Sweeteners for Weight Loss
WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sugar substitutes are not effective for weight loss and may also cause harm, warns the World Health Organization.Long-term use of sugar substitutes may cause “potential undesirable effects,” according to new…
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