By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal funding for medical research has dropped by roughly $1 billion this year, raising alarm among universities, medical centers and lawmakers who warn the shortfall could slow progress in cancer, diabetes and heart disease research.The National Institutes of Health’s …

Three-step strategy composed of examination of infant eye color, stool color, and prior laboratory results

Largest reduction seen in laser peripheral iridotomy, while eye drug injections had smallest decrease

Tablet shows same established efficacy and safety as the Evrysdi oral solution

Improved likelihood of excellent outcome seen with intra-arterial tenecteplase after successful endovascular recanalization

Significantly more patients with acute ischemic stroke achieved primary outcome of 0 or 1 on modified Rankin scale at 90 days

127 patients underwent prostate biopsy, with 94 prostate cancers diagnosed; 86.2 percent had clinically significant disease

Vaccine helps protect against the A, B, C, W, and Y serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis

Risk for death significantly lower for patients with return of serum testosterone to normal range value

By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order withholding funding from schools and universities that require students to be vaccinated against COVID.The move is part of Trump’s larger efforts to roll back vaccine mandates, despite studies showing that they help …