Authors say there is an opportunity for providers to create educational content

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some nasal and baby teething swabs from Zicam and Orajel are being recalled across the country because they may be contaminated with fungus, U.S. health officials said.The recall was announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after …

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Days after ousting all 17 members of the panel that makes U.S. vaccine recommendations, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun remaking it.On Wednesday, he named eight appointees, three of whom are critics of mRNA coronavirus vaccines, …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A longtime vaccine critic hired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reviewing safety data in an effort to revisit debunked claims that vaccines may cause autism.Orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Geier, a well-known antivaccine activist, hopes to uncover …

In an average-risk colorectal cancer screening population, a blood-based circulating tumor DNA test is feasible

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly approved shot could soon help protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the top cause of hospitalization in U.S. infants.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a monoclonal antibody called Enflonsia, the drugmaker Merck announced …

Findings show uninterrupted sleep deficit persists longer than lower sleep duration

Statin use in adults linked to lower 28-day all-cause mortality and with reduced ICU mortality

Shorter leukocyte telomere length linked to higher incidence rates of stroke, dementia, late-life depression as composite and individually

In real-world cohort, percentage weight reduction at one year was 3.6, 6.8, and 11.9 percent with early and late discontinuation and nondiscontinuation, respectively