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Physicians should counsel patients considering whether to start treatment for chronic noncancer pain about benefits and harms of cannabis or cannabinoids
Read More »ACP: Guidance Provided for Use of Cannabis in Chronic Noncancer Pain Management
ACP: AI Recommendations More Often Better Quality for Virtual Care Visits
AI recommendations more often rated as optimal compared with treating physician decisions
Read More »Rates of Dissatisfaction High for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Care
74 percent of respondents unaware of FDA-approved treatments; 56 percent said these options had not been discussed by clinician
Read More »Older Adults Have Low Knowledge of RSV Disease and Vaccine Eligibility
78.5 percent of unvaccinated adults are unsure if they were eligible for vaccination or thought they were not
Read More »Link Between Screen Time, Depression in Teens Mediated by Poor Sleep
Depressive effect among girls mediated through sleep quality, duration, and chronotype
Read More »Health Secretary Says Some Cuts to CDC Will Be Reversed
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some recent cuts at U.S. government health agencies may be reversed, including a key program that tracks lead exposure in children, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week.The lead poisoning prevention and surveillance …
Read More »CDC Cuts Key Smoking Programs Despite Success in Curbing Smoking Rates
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government has shut down or paused several major anti-smoking efforts.Public health leaders say the cuts could reverse decades of progress that have smoking rates in the country at all-time lows.Last week, the Department of Health and Human …
Read More »RFK Jr. Touts Vaccine While at Funeral of Texas Girl Who Died of Measles
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The death of a second child in a fast-growing U.S. measles outbreak brought the nation’s top health official to Texas this weekend.U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral of an 8-year-old girl …
Read More »FDA Delays Final Approval of Novavax COVID Vaccine
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, April 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed the full approval of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine.The decision had been expected by April 1, but the agency now says it needs more information before moving forward.The Novavax shot is already …
Read More »Judge Blocks Cuts to $11 Billion in Public Health Funding
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, April 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from cutting $11 billion in public health funding — at least for now.U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, said Thursday that she would …
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