By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a pivotal move, the United States Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will review South Carolina’s controversial decision to cut off state funding for Planned Parenthood clinics, which provide critical health services to low-income residents.A media report published …

Compared with children in individual sports, team sports participants exhibited better overall executive function

By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss medication tirzepatide is over.Tirzepatide includes blockbuster injected GLP-1 medications Mounjaro (for diabetes) and Zepbound (for weight loss).The …

Findings seen for 240 counties in Texas when accounting for demographic, socioeconomic factors and cancer risk factors

Moderate natural juice consumption tied to lower risk

Findings based on objective urinary biomarker used to measure consumption in older Mediterranean population

By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as bird flu continues to spread among the state’s dairy cattle.“This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have the resources and flexibility they need to …

High accuracy seen for cartilage oligomeric matrix protein concentration and the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein to interleukin‐8 ratio

By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil complaint against CVS Pharmacy Inc., accusing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain of unlawfully filling prescriptions for highly addictive opioids and violating federal health care laws.According to a news release …

Findings seen for both all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions