Daily MedNews Archive - September 2024

September 11, 2024

• FDA to Investigate Safety of Toxic Metals in Tampons
• Weight-Loss Pill Saxenda Helps Kids as Young as 6
• More Women Underwent Surgical Sterilization After Fall of Roe v. Wade

September 12, 2024

• Alzheimer's Drugs May Work in Whole New Way, Study Finds
• Ozempic Can Prevent Heart Trouble in Folks With Kidney Issues
• High Doses of ADHD Meds Could Trigger Psychosis
• Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound May Work Better in Women Than Men
• Many Americans Wary of Vaccines as Fall Flu, COVID Season Looms: Survey
• Black Stroke Patients More Likely to Arrive Late at Hospital, Without Prior ER Notification
• A-Fib May Be 3 Times More Common Than Thought
• Sleep Changes Common for Stroke Survivors
• Ingredient in Hair Dye Led to Woman's Vision Loss
• Twice-Yearly Injection Cuts HIV Risk by 96%, But Will Cost Cut Access?
• In Every U.S. State, at Least 1 in 5 People Is Now Obese

September 13, 2024

• 'Self-Medicating' Gorillas Are Leading People to New Medicines
• Florida Abortion Rate Fell After 6-Week Ban Took Hold
• Blood Sugar Worries Keep Many With Type 1 Diabetes From Exercise
• Social Media Linked to Eating Disorders in Kids and Young Teens
• Ozempic, Mounjaro Help People With Type 1 Diabetes Control Blood Sugar, Lose Weight
• Source of Missouri Bird Flu Case Still Unknown, Could Be a 'One-Off': CDC
• A-Fib Risk Drops Soon After Quitting Smoking
• Over 5 Million Americans Could Benefit If Psilocybin Approved for Depression: Study
• 1 in 3 Store-Bought Cinnamon Samples Tested Have Elevated Lead Levels
• Ozempic or Saxenda for Weight Loss: Which Works Best?
• Boar's Head Will Close Virginia Plant Linked to Listeria-Tainted Deli Meats

September 14, 2024

• Why Beans Are a Natural Superfood

September 15, 2024

• Ovarian Cancer in the Family? Know Your Risks

September 16, 2024

• Immunotherapy Drugs Extend Survival for Patients With Advanced Melanomas
• Vaping Is Harming College Students' Brains, Study Shows
• One Part of Football Helmets Especially Linked to Concussion
• Expert Advice on Preparing for the Fall COVID, Flu Season
• Polluting Puff: Asthma Inhalers Are Big Contributors to Climate Change
• Poll Finds Many Parents Worry About Kids Finding Friends
• Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Possibility of Human Transmission
• Genetics Suggest Link Between ALS, Parkinson's Disease
• Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Study Finds
• Breathing Could Bring Microplastics Into the Human Brain, Study Shows
• Ozempic Could Curb Progression of Diabetes-Linked Liver Disease

September 17, 2024

• Could 'Brain Training' Exercises Help Slow Alzheimer's Symptoms?
• Millions Worldwide Could Die From Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Report Finds
• Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health
• Combo Treatment Doubles Survival for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer
• Most Parents Are Moving Kids Out of Car Booster Seats Too Soon
• Many Toxic Chemicals Leach Into Human Bodies From Food Packaging
• Senate to Vote on Nationwide Protections for IVF
• A Few Cups of Coffee Per Day Might Help Your Heart
• More Cancer Cases in Areas Where Incarceration Rates Are High: Study
• Childhood Trauma Can Raise Health Risks for a Lifetime

September 18, 2024

• Child's Risk for Obesity Depends on Where Parents Can Shop for Food
• Post-Op Keytruda Boosts Bladder Cancer Outcomes
• Cost Has Many Going Around Doctors to Get Weight-Loss Meds
• Black Women Face Higher Death Risk From All Types of Breast Cancer
• Therapy Dogs Can Ease Nurses', Doctors' Stress, Too
• Feeling Content Helps Shield You From Heart Attack, Stroke
• Some People With MS May Need Earlier, Higher-Dose Meds
• FDA Expands Use of Breast Cancer Drug Kisqali
• Buildup of Metals in Body Can Worsen Heart Disease
• Long-Term Outcomes Good for Face Transplant Recipients, Study Finds

September 19, 2024

• Diabetes Med Metformin Could Cut Risks for Long COVID
• U.S. Health Care System Ranks Last Among Wealthy Nations, Report Finds
• Some Diabetes Meds Could Lower Odds for Dementia, Parkinson's
• Some Chocolate Products Labeled 'Dairy-Free' Contain Milk, FDA Finds
• Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising
• Did Your ACL Surgery Work? Try Hopping Backwards
• 'Exercise Is Medicine' for People With Parkinson's
• Dengue Cases Mount in Los Angeles
• Do You Know the MIND Diet? It Might Keep You Sharp With Age
• New Data Supports Animal Market Origins for COVID Pandemic
• Breastfeeding Crucial to a Healthy Infant Microbiome, Lowering Asthma Risk
• U.S. Wastewater Tests Show Bird Flu Virus Limited to Areas With Farm Animals

September 20, 2024

• Dad's Epilepsy Med, Valproate, Use Won't Harm His Kids: Study
• Caring for Horses Could Help Veterans Battling PTSD
• Arthritis Can Flare Up in Colder Weather: Tips to Easing the Pan
• Are Antidepressants Being Overused to Treat Seniors' Pain?
• Yoga, Other Exercise Can Curb Urinary Incontinence in Women
• Endurance Exercise Can Get Rid of Body Fat, Even Without Weight Loss
• Parents, Know the Nursery Products Most Linked to Infant Deaths
• Fussy Eater? It Might Be in Your Kid's Genes
• U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Rising, Especially in Teens, CDC Says
• FDA Says Drug Makers Will Stop Producing Fentanyl 'Lollipops'
• Stroke Rates Rising in Adults and Kids With Sickle Cell Disease
• FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home, FluMist

September 21, 2024

• Workplace Stress Triggers: How to Spot Them, How to Cope

September 22, 2024

• Is It a Cold, Flu or COVID? An Expert Helps You Sort It Out

September 23, 2024

• Diabetes Treatment Might Ease Gum Disease, Too
• Climate Change Could Triple U.S. Heat Deaths by Mid-Century
• Could Antidepressants Give Memory a Boost?
• Psilocybin Equals or Exceeds SSRI Antidepressants at Easing Depression
• Partner's Adult ADHD Can Harm a Woman's Mental Health
• Sometimes Kidney Stones Need a Little Nudge, Study Finds
• Cataracts Gone Without Surgery? New Science Suggests It's Possible
• Second Health Care Worker Linked to Missouri Bird Flu Case Also Had Symptoms: CDC
• No Higher Autism Risk Seen in Babies Born During Pandemic
• Many Former NFL Players Believe They Have CTE, Raising Suicide Risk

September 24, 2024

• Federal Assault Weapons Ban Could Have Stopped 38 Mass Shootings Since 2005
• Many Pregnant Medicaid Patients Miss Prenatal Ultrasounds, Upping Risks Around Birth Defects
• Four in Every 10 U.S. Adults Is Now Obese; Severe Obesity Rising
• Psilocybin May Curb Mental Illness That Leads to Eating Disorders
• Almost 200 Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer Are Found in Food Packaging
• Surrogate Moms Have Higher Rates of Pregnancy Complications
• Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients
• Inmates in Many U.S. Jails Have No Access to Meds That Fight Opioid Addiction
• Prediabetes in Teens Could Raise Odds for Complicated Pregnancies Later
• NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre Has Parkinson's Disease

September 25, 2024

• Initial Symptoms of MS Could Guide Prognosis, Treatment
• Space Travel May Not Be Healthy for Heart Muscle
• 14.3 Million Americans Are Caring for Ill or Disabled Veteran
• Experimental Nasal Spray Might Ward Off Multiple Viruses
• Free COVID Tests Back Again by End of September
• Most People With Schizophrenia Aren't Getting Treated
• Answers Company Recalls Raw Dog Food Due to Salmonella, Listeria Threat
• Novo Nordisk CEO Grilled by Congress Over Price of Ozempic
• 988 Mental Health Crisis Calls Now Link to Caller Location, Not Area Code
• Most Americans Won't Get Vaccinated as Flu, COVID Season Looms: Survey
• Could Ozempic Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses?

September 26, 2024

• Being a 'Weekend Warrior' Can Cut Your Odds for 200 Diseases
• Most Pregnant Women Will Become Iron Deficient, Study Finds
• Forget BMI, 'Body Roundness' Measure Could Spot Heart Risk
• Airports Take Big Toll on Sleep of Those Living Nearby
• Brain Injury & PTSD: Veterans' Study Suggests Area of Damage Is Key
• Trial Confirms 'Life-Changing' Impact of Beqvez Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B
• U.S. Suicide Death Rate Is Rising Again
• Health Concerns Around Fluoride in Water Merit EPA Action, Judge Rules
• One More Death Tied to Listeria From Boar's Head Deli Meats
• U.S. Restarts Free COVID Test Program
• Gum Disease Germs Could Help Trigger Cancer

September 27, 2024

• Babies Who Got Only Breast Milk in Hospital Have Lower Asthma Rates
• One Gun Law Reduces School Shooting Deaths
• Know What 'Chroming' Is? TikTok Fad Could Harm Your Kids
• Grandma, the Family Dog: Unexpected Sources of Opioid Tragedies for Young Kids
• Treatment Could Be New Option for People Battling Ulcerative Colitis
• U.S. E-Bike and Scooter Injuries are Soaring
• Upping Dose of Anti-Opioid Drug Might Work Better to Curb Addiction
• Could Fertility Treatments Raise Heart Defect Risks in Babies?
• At Two Dallas Hospitals, Kids' ER Visits for Heat Illness Nearly Tripled Over Last Decade
• FDA Approves Cobenfy, a New Kind of Drug for Schizophrenia
• U.S. Preterm Births Are on the Rise

September 28, 2024

• Blood Cancers: What You Need to Know

September 29, 2024

• Sports Injuries: How They're Treated, and How Soon You Can Safely Return to Play

September 30, 2024

• America's Pediatricians Want You to Read a Book With Your Child
• Despite Progress, America's Fight Against Toxic Lead Far From Over
• Synthetic THC May Calm Agitation in Alzheimer's Patients
• 1 in 3 Teens Have Trouble Obtaining Menstrual Tampons or Pads
• Black Babies With Heart Abnormalities Face Higher Death Risk
• Good Sex and Self Esteem Often Go Together, Study Finds
• What Do Families Fight About Most? New Study Finds Out
• Cluster of 8 Possible Human Bird Flu Cases Now Reported in Missouri
• Shorter Course of Breast Cancer Radiation Won't Affect Breast Reconstruction
• Falling Linked to Raised Risk of Dementia in Older People