Exposure to vaginal estradiol not linked to increased rate of recurrent ischemic stroke when adjusted for comorbidity, medications, income, education

By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is finalizing the termination of at least 600 employees this week, including some working in violence prevention programs.The cuts come less than two weeks after a man opened fire outside …

Sharp decline seen in work-related income, with relative decrease of 6.6 and 1.6 percent for mothers and fathers, respectively, in year after diagnosis

By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health experts across the country are issuing warnings about a surge in infections from a “flesh-eating” bacterium known as Vibrio vulnificus.Typically found in the warm, salty waters of the Gulf Coast, the bacteria are now appearing in new areas, …

Moderate level of helping, both formal volunteering and informal helping, consistently linked to robust cognitive benefits

Improvement seen in average systolic BP coefficient of variance and in other variability metrics

OTC access linked to 31.8 percentage point increase in individuals moving from no contraceptive method to an effective method

For patients with inflammatory bowel disease and obesity, surgery linked to reduction in IBD-related outcomes

Papzimeos is the first and only FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

Highest risk for Parkinson disease seen for participants with metabolic syndrome and high PD-related polygenic risk score