By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A salmonella outbreak tied to backyard poultry has made at least seven people sick across six states, U.S. health officials reported Monday.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said two cases were found in Missouri and one …
Read More »COVID Boosters Might Not Be Updated for Next Season, FDA Commissioner Says
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reiterated Tuesday that the agency is applying a more skeptical approach to this year’s round of COVID-19 vaccine boosters.Companies applying for approval of COVID boosters are being encouraged to …
Read More »$800M in LGBTQ Health Research Funding Nixed by Trump Administration
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration has canceled more than $800 million in research focused on LGBTQ health, cutting hundreds of studies on cancer, HIV and other diseases that affect sexual and gender minority groups.Experts say the move could harm public health …
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Median time from biopsy to first treatment longer for patients who seek second opinion but still within guidelines
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Multiple healthy diet patterns are associated with reduced risk for incident diverticulitis among women
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Countries with higher colorectal cancer incidence rates have higher mutation loads in signatures caused by bacteria-produced mutagen colibactin
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Patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery had the procedure in less time and experienced less intraoperative blood loss than open surgery
Read More »72 Percent of Infants Immunized Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Estimates highest among infants born to non-Hispanic Asian mothers and vary by birth month
Read More »One in 10 U.S. Internal Medicine Doctors Report High Degree of Burnout
Prevalence of burnout was higher in the West, but was otherwise independent of practice contexts
Read More »Higher Stress Tied to Worse Respiratory Outcomes With COPD
Platelet activation, oxidative stress may be pathways impacted by increased perceived stress, authors say
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