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Nearly 19 Million Children Live Under Same Roof as Parent With Substance Use Disorder
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – In 2023, nearly 19 million children in the United States were estimated to be living in a household with at least one parent or primary caregiver with a substance use...
Apnea During REM May Affect Brain Regions Related to Memory Consolidation
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – Greater obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-related hypoxemia is associated with frontoparietal cerebrovascular pathology, which is linked to reduced medial temporal lobe (MTL)...
Survivorship Interest, Knowledge Limited in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – About one-third of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) survivors who have undergone radiation therapy (RT) are interested in, prioritize, and have information related...
USPSTF Continues to Recommend Syphilis Screening Early in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for syphilis during pregnancy. This recommendation forms the basis of a final recommendation statement...
Xeris Announces Approval of Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) of Gvoke VialDx™ (glucagon) for Use as a Diagnostic Aid
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 17, 2025-- Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: XERS), a growth-oriented biopharmaceutical company committed to improving patient lives by developing and c...
Double Lung Transplant Saves Mother Of Twins
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 — The timing of Cornelia Tischmacher’s pneumonia couldn’t have been worse — eight months after the Berlin mom gave birth to twins. But the pneumonia just wouldn’t go away, so Tisc...
Medicaid 'Unwinding' Cost Kids Access To Asthma Inhalers, Other Chronic Disease Meds
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 — Children and young adults formerly covered by Medicaid are losing access to medications needed to control conditions like depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, asthma and epilepsy, a...
Birth Control Pill Increases Risk Of Asthma Attacks In Young Women
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 – Young women taking the Pill might have an increased risk of asthma attacks, a new study says. Taking the progesterone-only form of the contraceptive pill can increase asthma...
FDA Approves At-Home Cervical Cancer Test for Women Ages 25 to 65
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 — Women now have a new way to check their risk for cervical cancer — from the comfort of their own home. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Teal Wand, an...
Diet Quality Plays Role in Age at Menarche
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 – Eating a healthy diet as a child is linked to girls having their first menstrual period at an older age than those who consume a less healthy diet, according to a study...
Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Life-Saving Baby Heart Device
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 — A Cornell University project to save babies born with serious heart defects has lost key funding just days after it was approved. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded $...
Researchers Say Dance and Lullabies Are Learned, Not Hardwired
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 — Most parents know the soothing power of a lullaby like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” But a new study suggests that singing to babies and even dancing may not be natural behav...
Three New Color Food Additives From Natural Sources Approved by FDA
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of three new color additives, a move that will provide manufacturers with a wider range of color options from...
North Dakota Becomes the Latest State to Report Measles Outbreak
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – North Dakota is the latest state to find itself dealing with a measles outbreak, becoming the 11th state in the nation to face the challenge, the Associated Press is...
Asthma Attacks Increase for Some Women Taking Progestogen-Only Pill
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – Use of a combined oral contraceptive (COC) is not associated with asthma in women of reproductive age, but use of a progestogen-only pill (POP) is associated with an...