Shortly after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for a team to study the use of antidepressants, antipsychotics and obesity medications in children, claiming these medications may cause a “threat” to adolescents. As ABC News reports, the […]
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, amid an outbreak ravaging poultry flocks, contributing to the sky-high price of eggs. Zoetis, the manufacturer behind the vaccine, announced the conditional approval Friday, saying in a news release its scientists had begun updating its existing avian […]
The current measles outbreak in Texas has doubled to 48 cases in just one week — marking the state’s greatest outbreak of the virus in nearly 30 years — after children and teens in a “close-knit, undervaccinated” community became infected. As The New York Post reports, at least 13 people have been hospitalized in the Lone Star […]
The blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on drinking, new research published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests. As NBC News reports, in a study of around 228,000 people in Sweden who had alcohol use disorder, researchers found that people who were taking a GLP-1 drug like semaglutide were less likely to be hospitalized for alcohol-related […]
The cholesterol that’s good for your heart health might be bad for your eye health, and vice versa, a new study says. As reported by U.S. News & World Report, “Good” HDL cholesterol appears to increase risk of glaucoma in people older than 55, researchers stated Feb. 4 in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Conversely, “bad” LDL cholesterol […]
In the midst of a flurry of ongoing food recalls, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its initial recall of a handful of Cal Yee Farms’ chocolate products to the highest risk level. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, this couldn’t have come at a worse time. As Delish reports, originally, the FDA announced a recall of numerous […]
February 4 is World Cancer Day, and 2025 marks the first year of the new “United by Unique” campaign, which focuses on a people-centered approach to cancer care. Organized by UICC (Union for International Cancer Control) since 2000, this global initiative has become one of the most significant health awareness days worldwide to raise awareness and improve knowledge […]
The American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative, Go Red for Women, is a comprehensive platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women globally. And, on the first Friday of every February (which is the 7th in 2025), which is designated as American […]
In spite of government assurances to the contrary, U.S. egg prices, which have been soaring since the H5N1 bird flu started impacting domestic poultry farmers, will continue to skyrocket in 2025. As the Associated Press (AP News) reports, the H5N1 avian flu that first started spreading in 2022, continues to force farmers to slaughter millions […]
The number of tuberculosis cases linked to an outbreak in the Kansas City area continues to swell, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. As NBC News reports the outbreak that began just a year ago was responsible for the deaths of two people in 2024 and as of Friday, at least 67 […]