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Trump Ban on Clinic Abortion Referrals to Be Reversed​

A Trump-era ban on federally funded clinics referring women for abortions will be reversed by the Biden administration, but the process could take months. Some...

Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates

Before the pandemic began, suicide risk was twice as high among female nurses compared with American women as a whole, a new study warns. Even within...

Diabetes Can Lead to Amputations, But Stem Cell Treatment Offers Hope

One of the most dangerous complications of diabetes is a foot ulcer that won't heal, but now a preliminary study finds that a type of stem cell found in...

FDA Approves Xolair (omalizumab) Prefilled Syringe for Self-Injection Across All Indications

April 12, 2021 -- Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (Updated April 14, 2021)

On February 27, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus...

FDA to Set Limits on Toxic Elements in Baby Food

Limits on toxic elements such as arsenic, lead, and mercury in baby food will be proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the next few years,...

Firearm Injuries Up in Children Under 12 During COVID-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in firearm injuries in children younger than 12 years and in firearm injuries inflicted by children...

CDC: U.S. STD Rate at Record High Again

Statistics for 2019 -- the latest data available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- show that sexually transmitted disease (STD)...

Health Highlights: April 15, 2021

Thousands of Vaccinated People in U.S. Infected With Coronavirus Coronavirus infections have occurred in about 5,800 people in the United States who've...

COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk

'Bleeding' stroke patients with COVID-19 are more than twice as likely to die as those without COVID-19, new research shows. For the study, a research...

Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain

Where you live could affect your brain health as you age, a new study claims. Specifically, it found that middle-aged and older people in poorer neighborhoods...

Bingeing, Stress Snacking: How the Pandemic Is Changing Eating Habits

Americans' eating habits have changed for the worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, including an increase in eating disorders, researchers say. For their...

Lower Rates of COVID in States That Mandated Masks: Study

States that required people to mask up last year had lower rates of COVID-19 than those with no mask requirements, a new study finds. Researchers examined...

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine 90 Percent Effective Six Months After Second Dose

The Moderna two-dose COVID-19 vaccine continues to provide strong protection against the new coronavirus six months after people have received their second...

Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study

Stress does not trigger binge eating in people with eating disorders, new research suggests. The findings challenge a common theory that's never been directly...

Later School Start Times Mean Better-Rested Kids: Study

Starting the school day a little later helps middle and high school students get more and better sleep, according to a new study. The research is based...

CDC Panel Says It Needs More Time to Study J&J Vaccine Clotting Cases

The fate of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine hung in the balance on Thursday after a government advisory committee said it needed more time...

Suicide Rate Up for Nurses Versus General U.S. Population

The suicide rate among nurses exceeds that in the general population in the United States, with suicide incidence higher for female nurses than the female...

Psilocybin Compared With Escitalopram for Depression

For patients with major depressive disorder, the change in scores for depression at six weeks does not differ significantly with psilocybin or psilocybin...

Study Explores Oxytocin Use in Active Phase of Induced Labor

For women stimulated with intravenous oxytocin during the latent phase of induced labor, discontinuation of oxytocin in the active phase of labor may lead...

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