While complications are low, they increase significantly with BMI ≥50

By Beth Gilbert HealthDay ReporterThe annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held this year from June 20 to 23 in Chicago, drawing more than 15,000 participants, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in diabetes. The conference highlighted the latest advances in diabetes research and improving patient care, …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Moderna’s new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major trial, the company announced Monday.The vaccine, called mRNA-1010, was tested in a Phase 3 study in adults aged …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration may cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-related treatments to children and teens.Nine major children’s hospitals recently received letters from federal officials seeking information about procedures such as hormone therapy, puberty blockers and sex-reassignment …

Variance in trends seen even among older women (aged 85 years and older versus 65 to 74 years), particularly by race and ethnicity and stage at diagnosis

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will not hear a case brought by a group once led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that claimed Facebook censored its vaccine-related content.The Children’s Health Defense sued Meta …

Benefits for cancer- and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality vanish with more than low levels of added sugar and saturated fat

Decreases seen in mortality for acute MI, ischemic heart disease, while increases seen for mortality from other heart disease subtypes

Neither weighted vest use nor resistance training mitigates weight loss-linked bone loss in older adults with obesity

Lowest tertile of dietary index associated with high-risk plaque features, with waist circumference, triglycerides, hypertension as possible mediators