A more recent prostatectomy was associated with lower likelihood of pGG1 prostatectomy in two cohorts

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are telling travelers aged 60 and older to avoid a chikungunya vaccine while they investigate possible side effects.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the warning …

Early, universal screening recommended; those not screened early should be screened at first opportunity

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A first-of-its-kind surgery has gone through a young woman’s eye socket to remove a cancerous tumor wrapped around her spine.Surgeons threaded a thin lighted tube called an endoscope down through the 19-year-old woman’s eye socket to remove a rare, …

Most patients want to address survivorship topics in one long visit and prefer in-person visits

Reduction in 2024-2025 RSV-associated hospitalization rates seen among infants aged 0 to 7 months with maternal vaccination or nirsevimab

Newly developed patient-centered measure reveals distress among patients

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, May 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women now have a new way to check their risk for cervical cancer — from the comfort of their own home.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Teal Wand, an at-home test that screens for human …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, May 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Cornell University project to save babies born with serious heart defects has lost key funding just days after it was approved.The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded $6.7 million on March 30 to support production and development of …

Order expected to affect specific medications covered under Medicare that are administered in a health care setting