Consistently and increasingly active individuals have lower risks for all-cause, CVD mortality
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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Global deaths from AIDS have dropped to their lowest levels in more than 30 years, in part due to efforts to fight HIV. But U.S. funding cuts could soon reverse that progress, experts warn.A United Nations report released Thursday …
Read More »FDA Fully Approves Moderna’s COVID Vaccine for Some Young Kids
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in children with medical conditions that put them at higher risk of severe illness.The move makes Moderna’s vaccine, called Spikevax, the first …
Read More »RFK Jr. Cancels Key U.S. Health Panel Meeting Without Warning, Raising Concerns
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled a meeting of a government health panel that helps guide what preventive care is covered by insurance, alarming doctors and other health officials.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was set …
Read More »Susan Monarez Advances in Process to Lead CDC
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, July 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Susan Monarez is one step closer to becoming the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate’s health committee voted 12-11 to move her nomination forward. The vote was along party …
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Study also suggests CDC's standard two-tiered testing algorithm is insensitive in early Lyme disease
Read More »FDA Publishes Full Texts of Response Letters to Drug Applications
The goal is to improve public understanding of the FDA decision-making process
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Individuals who report being always lonely have significantly higher predicted probability of depression
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Cannabidiol within the range consumers are taking with unregulated products linked to increase in liver enzymes
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In recent study, 23 percent of NHANES primary prevention cohort currently using lipid-lowering therapies versus 47 percent eligible under U.S. guidelines
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