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FDA experts meet to consider first over-the-counter birth control product. If approved, Opill, a daily progestin-only birth control pill, would become the first pill sold without a prescription in the United States. Opill was approved by the FDA in 1…

TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What puts kids at risk for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and what could help prevent it? A review of 36 observational studies that included 6.4 million kids offers some key clues.Taking antibiotics…

TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The influence of Neanderthals is evident right in the center of the faces of modern humans.New research finds that genetic material inherited from Neanderthals affects nose shape. A particular gene made the nos…

TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About 4.5 million adults in the United States have liver disease. If they’re looking for information about their condition, they’d be wise to look beyond TikTok, new research suggests.About 40% of posts about l…

MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Surveillance data sources and indicators will support monitoring the impact of COVID-19 after expiration of the U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11, according to two articles published in…

MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fentanyl is the main agent implicated in fatal pediatric opioid poisonings, according to a study published online May 8 in JAMA Pediatrics.Julie R. Gaither, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., from the Yale School of Medicine …

MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cranberry products reduce the risk for symptomatic, culture-verified urinary tract infections (UTIs), especially in specific populations, according to a review published online April 17 in the Cochrane Library.G…