By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, July 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine official is stepping down after just three months in a role that upset drug companies, patient groups and some political leaders.Dr. Vinay Prasad will leave the agency to “spend more …

Only a weak association seen for infection risk

Changes in law to include screening from age 40 led to increase in screening for Medicaid patients, increased odds of DBT

While no difference in mortality observed, benefits seen for atrial fibrillation symptom severity, frequency

Increased risk of long COVID seen with financial hardship, food insecurity, less than a college education, lack of social support

Children with higher polygenic scores showed accelerated BMI gain from age 2.5 years to adolescence in ALSPAC study

No significant heterogeneity seen across ethnic groups, nor evidence of small-study bias

Elevated standard uptake values were seen for 11 brain regions, including regions that support cognition

Increase in theta-beta ratio seen after treatment, correlating with improved cognitive inhibition

Features associated with interval cancers detected by AI included larger size at surgical pathology, axillary lymph node positivity