By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Drugmaker Eli Lilly plans to buy Verve Therapeutics, a gene-editing startup, for about $1 billion upfront.The deal gives Lilly a potential new treatment for heart disease, The Wall Street Journal reported.The deal, announced June 17, includes a cash offer …
Read More »Kraft Heinz to Remove Artificial Dyes From Products by 2027
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — One of the nation’s largest food companies is planning a big change to its ingredients list.Kraft Heinz said it will stop using artificial dyes in all U.S. products by the end of 2027. The company also said it won’t …
Read More »CDC Vaccine Expert Resigns After RFK Jr. Cuts Advisers
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A senior scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resigned, warning that changes in leadership may weaken the country’s vaccine program.Dr. Fiona Havers, who led the CDC’s tracking of hospitalizations from COVID-19 and RSV …
Read More »New Model Developed for Identifying DVT in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Model includes age, body mass index, hypertriglyceridemia, tumor staging, tumor grade, CA125 level, platelet count, fibrinogen level
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More rapid increases in ALD mortality seen for women than men, and a concerning trend seen for young adults
Read More »Higher Daily Walking Volume, Intensity Tied to Lower Risks for Low Back Pain
Walking volume may have a more pronounced benefit than walking intensity
Read More »Virtual Reality Training Module May Aid Infection Control Efforts
Users report an overall positive experience for module covering cleaning and disinfecting portable medical equipment
Read More »CDC, FDA Warn of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pistachio Cream
Four individuals across two states have been sickened and one person has been hospitalized
Read More »AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses
PanDerm was evaluated on a wide range of clinical tasks and trained on multiple image types
Read More »Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk
Findings based on use of electronic health record data to inform the Pediatric Asthma Risk Score
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