By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A senior government health researcher has announced his retirement, accusing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of censoring his latest findings on ultra-processed food.Kevin Hall made the announcement Wednesday on X, ending 21 years at NIH.Given the Trump …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new pill designed to help with weight loss and blood sugar control is showing promise in early studies.Eli Lilly said its experimental drug, orforglipron, helped people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and lose weight. The …

Most pronounced increases seen in nonmetropolitan areas; proportion of deaths at home has increased

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is weighing a plan to cut nearly a third of the federal health budget and eliminate or consolidate dozens of programs.An internal memo was sent from White House budget officials to the U.S. Department of Health …

Authors say this finding may suggest twins' smallness as an early adaptive mechanism

Women with preeclampsia, gestational hypertension have higher risk than those without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Lower odds of receiving key components of quality care seen for those with high overall social vulnerability index

Yoga noninferior to strengthening exercises for improvement in pain, function, and stiffness

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fewer Americans traveled out of state for an abortion in 2024, according to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute, a group that supports abortion rights.The report found that about 155,000 people crossed state lines for abortion care last …

Traditional risk factors contribute most to young-onset CIS without patent foramen ovale; nontraditional risk factors more important in CIS with PFO