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Injectable Drug Xolair Resolves Dangerous Food Allergies In One-Third Of Kids
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 – More than a third of food-allergic kids were able to eat full servings of their trigger foods after treatment with an injectable asthma drug, new clinical trial findings...
How To Talk to Your Child About a Cancer Diagnosis
SUNDAY, March 2, 2025 – Learning that your child has cancer is overwhelming, and talking to them about it can feel just as difficult. But experts stress that open and honest communication is key to ...
Physical Activity Linked to Better Mental, Brain Health
FRIDAY. Feb. 28, 2025 – Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests. Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the...
COVID Hospital Patients Face Increased Risk Of Death For 2+ Years Afterward
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 People hospitalized for a severe bout of COVID-19 are far from in the clear after they've recovered enough to return home, a new study says. COVID hospital patients have an...
Poor Sleep Endangering The Health of Two-Thirds of Americans
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – About two-thirds of Americans are getting too little or too much sleep, risking their health, a new study suggests. In fact, people not getting the right amount of sleep – s...
U.S. Ends Funding for Thousands of Global Health Programs
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – The U.S. government has ended funding for some 5,800 global health programs, cutting off critical support for projects that provide vaccines, life-saving medications and...
Severe Flu Season Raises Concerns About Brain Complications in Kids
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – As this year’s severe flu season rages across the country, federal health officials are investigating a rise in rare but life-threatening brain complications in children. The ...
Uptake of Supportive Care Low for Patients With Advanced Cancer
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – Many patients with advanced cancer receive potentially aggressive care in the last month of life at the expense of supportive care, according to a study published online Feb....
Nanosensor Assay Promising for Pancreatic Cancer Detection
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – A rapid nanosensor assay that measures serum protease cleavage of a target-probe nanosensor can identify pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) samples with high specificity...
Higher Fish Intake Linked to Reduced Risk for MS Disability Worsening
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – Higher fish consumption is associated with slower disability progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published online Feb. 25 in the Journal of...
Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Face Higher Long-Term Risk for Death, Rehospitalization
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – Individuals previously hospitalized for COVID-19 have an increased risk for subsequent death or hospitalization for various organ disorders up to 30 months after discharge,...
U.S. Cancels Ebola Aid in Uganda Despite Elon Musk’s Claims
THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president's Cabinet that the U.S. had quickly restored canceled aid to fight Ebola in Uganda, the Trump administration officially...
Four Immunoassays for Neurofilament Light Chain Show Consistent Performance in ALS
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – Four immunoassays for neurofilament light chain (NfL) demonstrate consistent performance in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with high diagnostic and...
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Worthy Of Public Concern, Expert Says
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – Average people are right to be worried about PFAS “forever chemicals” being found in the food and water supply, an internationally renowned leader in children’s envir...
Current Radiologist Shortage Projected to Persist to 2055
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – The current radiologist shortage is projected to persist, and projected imaging utilization is projected to continue increasing through 2055, according to two studies...