Higher prevalence rates of cognitive, mobility, self-care, and independent living disability seen for coastal counties with very high versus low MMLs

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Francis Collins, the famed geneticist who led the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 12 years and helped guide the U.S. through the COVID pandemic, has stepped down.Collins, who’s 74, announced his retirement over the weekend, praising the …

Based on preliminary data for 2024 to 2025, 13 percent of pediatric deaths had influenza-associated encephalopathy, encephalitis

Significant reduction seen in median headache days per month in both intractable and nonintractable migraine groups

Newly appointed health secretary believes processing the comments under the Richardson Waiver puts too heavy a burden on the department

Findings seen for physical and mental health, as well as health care-seeking behaviors for people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, March, 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, saving the lives of three young girls across North Carolina.The procedure became possible after 11-year-old Journi Kelly, from Wilson, …

Ultra-rapid digital droplet PCR can measure the levels of tumor cells in a tissue sample in about 15 minutes

Sotagliflozin can also significantly reduce the rate of myocardial infarction and stroke compared with placebo

Most patients include dietary consumption of allergy-triggering foods after gaining tolerance