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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging lawmakers to take stronger steps to protect children from the potential dangers of social media.In a recent interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Murthy said Congress has failed to …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of staff at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) walked out of a recent town hall meeting after Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya suggested the agency may have helped fund research that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.The protest happened …

Mortality rates significantly higher in those aged 55 years and older and men in the United States

Findings seen for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, following standard induction therapy

Reduction in cardiac event/mortality risk seen in patients evaluated for acute coronary syndrome

Five-fraction schedule over one week as safe and effective as standard three-week schedule in adjuvant breast radiotherapy

However, when accounting for demographic and family-level factors, between-person differences were not significant

Severe exacerbation occurred in fewer patients receiving albuterol-budesonide versus those receiving albuterol only

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, May 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new White House report says today’s children are the sickest generation in U.S. history when it comes to chronic disease, and it puts the blame on environmental toxins, poor nutrition and too much screen time.Called the “MAHA Report: …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, May 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal deadline ending the sale of off-brand weight-loss and diabetes medications is now in effect, cutting off access to drugs many patients count on.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) already declared that shortages of popular GLP-1 medications …