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FDA Removes Top Expert on Vaping and Tobacco
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 – 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. K...
FDA Approves First At-Home Test to Diagnose Three STIs in Women
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization for the first home-based, nonprescription diagnostic test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis ...
Weight Loss Greater With Intermittent Fasting Than Calorie Restriction
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 – An intermittent fasting (IMF) intervention yields modestly greater weight loss than daily caloric restriction (DCR) among adults with overweight or obesity, according to a...
Cardiac Arrest Deaths During Marathons Down By Half
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – A marathon can be a daunting challenge, particularly for folks worried their hearts can’t stand the strain of running 26.2 miles. But these events are safer than ever for t...
Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting, Clinical Trial Says
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – Fasting every other day can prompt more weight loss than simply cutting calories, a new clinical trial shows. People who undertook 4:3 intermittent fasting lost just under...
Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – 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...
Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – 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 ...
Similar Efficacy Seen for Isodose, Dose-Escalated MHFRT, CFRT in Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – For patients with prostate cancer, isodose and dose-escalated moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy (MHFRT) have similar efficacy as conventionally fractionated...
More Than 3.8 Million U.S. Lung Cancer Deaths Averted During 1970 to 2022
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – More than 3.8 million U.S. lung cancer deaths were averted during 1970 to 2022, and more than 76 million person-years of life were gained, according to a study published...
Top FDA Vaccine Official Quits, Warns of Vaccine Misinformation
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 – A top vaccine official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is stepping down, warning that vaccine misinformation is coloring the country’s top health decisions. D...
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Increased After 2021 Update to USPSTF Guidelines
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 – Increased lung cancer screening uptake was seen after the 2021 update to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines, which expanded eligibility criteria to...
Ground Coffee Recalled in 15 States for Caffeine Labeling Error
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled ground coffee sold in 15 states after finding it may have been wrongly labeled as decaffeinated. Hundreds of...
Speed of Resuscitation Critical to Survival Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest Events
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 – For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), the proportion receiving layperson bystander life support (BLS) has increased, but a critical factor in determining...
FDA Approves Novartis Radioligand Therapy Pluvicto for Earlier Use Before Chemotherapy in PSMA-Positive Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Basel, March 28, 2025 – Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Pluvicto (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) for patients with prostate-specific membrane a...
Virtual Reality Headsets Can Help Ease Cancer Pain
FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 – Virtual reality (VR) might be able to provide cancer patients significant pain relief, a new study says. A small group of cancer patients reported a decrease in their pain...