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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, April 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not only lost nearly a fifth of its workforce, it has also been directed to slash $2.9 billion in contract spending.That’s about 35% of its total contract budget. The …

Machine learning algorithm diagnoses disease from duodenal biopsies with accuracy comparable to pathologists

Maternal obesity had strong influence on offspring obesity/severe obesity at ages 16 to 42 years

Stroke survivors with higher education level had faster decline in executive function, but not in global cognition, memory

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The longtime leader of a federal health program for 9/11 survivors and first responders has been fired, worrying many advocates and lawmakers.The program serves more than 100,000 people.Dr. John Howard, head of the World Trade Center Health Program, lost …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A group of 23 states and Washington, D.C., is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over a sudden cut of $12 billion in public health funding.The lawsuit says the rollback will disrupt vital services. It …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health experts are warning that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is making a dangerous comeback.Cases are rising across the country, and Louisiana recently reported that two infants have died — the state’s first deaths from the illness since …

Program increases receipt of follow-up colonoscopy among persons aged 50 to 75 years with an abnormal stool test result

Receipt of zoster vaccine reduces probability of new dementia diagnosis over seven-year period by 3.5 percentage points

Increased odds of current asthma and wheeze seen at 4 to 6 years of age, but associations were null for outcomes at 8 to 9 years of age