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Age-adjusted mortality rate from CVD-related mortality increased from 3.62 to 9.08 per 100,000 among women aged 15 to 44 years
Read More »ACC: 1999 to 2022 Saw Increase in Maternal Mortality Due to CVD
FDA Removes Top Expert on Vaping and Tobacco
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top tobacco regulator, Brian King, has been placed on leave as part of a large wave of cuts across federal health agencies.King, who led the FDA’s tobacco control efforts, told his staff …
Read More »Zepbound Now Available Through Hims & Hers
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The telehealth company Hims & Hers Health is expanding its weight-loss offerings by adding new medications to its platform.The company said Tuesday it now provides access to Zepbound, a brand-name version of the drug tirzepatide, as well as to …
Read More »FDA Approves Qfitlia to Cut Bleeding Episodes in Patients With Hemophilia
Subcutaneous injection cuts the amount of the protein antithrombin, leading to an increase in thrombin
Read More »Lawmakers Want School Meal Programs to Allow Whole Milk Again
Some studies suggest whole milk may help reduce childhood obesity; current rules only allow skim and low-fat milk in schools
Read More »Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, April 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A major round of job cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) could weaken efforts to protect American workers, according to federal health officials.About two-thirds of NIOSH staff — roughly 875 people — may lose …
Read More »Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, April 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For nearly two decades, a stroke had left a woman unable to speak — until now.Thanks to a new brain implant, her thoughts are being turned into real-time speech, giving her a voice again for the first time in …
Read More »FDA Approves First At-Home Test to Diagnose Three STIs in Women
The Visby Medical Women's Sexual Health Test received marketing authorization to diagnose chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis in women
Read More »Common Photosensitizing Drugs Increase Skin Cancer Risk
Estrogen treatment increased the risk for all investigated skin cancers
Read More »Stimulant Involvement in Opioid OD Death Higher for Those in Physically Demanding Jobs
Highest percentage of cocaine co-involvement seen in industries that are less physically strenuous
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