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Remibrutinib results in significant improvement in composite measure of itching and hives at week 12 after second-generation H1-antihistamine treatment

Maintaining optimal sleep time of approximately seven hours per day doubles likelihood of symptom resolution

Review shows no evidence of long-term effects from music-based therapeutic interventions

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a sweeping effort to downsize the federal workforce, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has offered buyouts of up to $25,000 to many of its 80,000 employees.The offer, announced in an email sent to a …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government program that provides free at-home COVID tests is no longer accepting orders.The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has not said whether the program will ever restart.“The free at-home COVID-19 test distribution program is not …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is cutting or canceling more than 40 grants focused on vaccine hesitancy and ways to increase vaccine acceptance, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.The message — sent Monday by Michelle …

Findings seen among U.S. adults, with trend driven by adults younger than 44 years

Survey reveals many Americans worry they will incur medical debt if they experience a major medical event

Decrease in births among women younger than 30 years was greater in magnitude than increase in rates among women aged 30 years and older

Sleep debt tied to increased risk for infections in dose-dependent manner