As The New York Times reports, when the antiviral treatment Paxlovid came into wider use for COVID-19 infections earlier this year, doctors who prescribed it and patients who took it noticed that symptoms sometimes flared up again a few days after having gone away. Some people even tested negative before they experienced the rebound. But […]
A new study published in the journal of the American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Care, analyzed data from 1,654 women from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation, a multi-site, long-term study designed to examine the health of women during their middle years. The study found one surprising contributor to weight, as far as women are concerned: […]
Allergy medications like antihistamines can provide relief during autumn, but a new study suggests they may be lethal to victims of the opioid epidemic. As USA Today reports, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified approximately 92,000 drug overdose deaths in 43 states and Washington, D.C., between 2019 and 2020, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Nestle Toll House has recalled one of its chocolate chip cookie products due to plastic contamination. The Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Fudge Filling products were voluntarily recalled due to the “potential presence of white plastic pieces.” The cookie dough was produced between June […]
Respiratory illnesses in children are overwhelming hospitals across the United States right now. As Axios reports, physicians across the country have been reporting unseasonably high numbers of the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in children in recent weeks, putting a strain on hospitals that are already preparing for the typical wintertime surge of patients ill […]
As NBC News reports, a new study by the National Institutes of Health has found that women using chemical hair-straightening products are at a higher risk of uterine cancer than women who don’t. And, researchers noted that Black women may have a higher risk because they are more likely to use such products more frequently. […]
As of this week, consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as a 2017 federal law finally takes effect. Where for decades it cost thousands of dollars to get a device that could be purchased only with a prescription from an audiologist or other hearing […]
As The 19th reports, over 40 medical and advocacy groups submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for miscarriage management to be added as a use case for mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medical abortions, and ease the restrictions around who can prescribe it. Groups including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists(ACOG), SisterReach, Physicians […]
Breakfast may be known as the “most important meal of the day,” but from piles of bacon to boxes of donuts, it’s often not necessarily the healthiest one, and frankly, many cereal brands aren’t any better. But as Food & Wine reports, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently looking to change its official definition of “healthy,” and […]
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. About 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer during her life. And although breast cancer mostly occurs among women over the age of 45, in some cases breast cancer is diagnosed in women in their 20’s and 30’s. Currently, about 9% of […]