Federal COVID Websites Now Promote Lab Leak Theory

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 — The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page that promotes the theory that the virus came from a lab in China.

Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov, which once helped people order COVID tes...

Trump Administration Plans Ban on More Synthetic Food Dyes

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is expected to take new steps to remove artificial food dyes from the U.S. food supply, officials say.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makar...

RFK Jr.'s Major Autism Study To Use Private Health Records

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will provide private health data to researchers for U.S. health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new autism study.

NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told advisers the aim is to help res...

Immune Therapy Works As Well In Senior Cancer Patients As In Younger Adults

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s well-known that a person’s immune system wears down over time, becoming less effective as folks progress through middle age and become seniors.

But that doesn’t appear to hinder the effectiveness of ...

Most Women Are Comfortable With AI-Assisted Mammography

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 22, 2025
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Women are OK with having an AI program help doctors review mammograms performed for breast cancer screening, a new study says.

About 7 out of 10 women (71%) said they’re fine with an AI program providing backup for a radiologist’s review of their breast X-ray...

'The Talk' Is A Touchy Subject For Many Parents

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Talk.

It’s an anxiety-producing proposition for just about every parent — and as you might expect, opinions vary widely about when and how to have The Talk with a child nearing puberty.

Parents are ev...

School-Based Asthma Programs Keep Kids Healthy And Learning

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 22, 2025
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Kids struggle with asthma as much at school as they do at home — possibly even more so, since it can be tough for them to access their medicine.

So why aren’t all schools offering them asthma therapy?

A new study says that school-based asthma therapy is...

Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found In Kids' Mattresses

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Babies and toddlers could be exposed to harmful chemicals while they sleep, due to compounds found in their mattresses, two new studies say.

Air samples taken from 25 children’s bedrooms revealed elevated levels of m...

Loneliness More Common Among Middle-Aged In U.S.

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness among seniors has been a huge concern among experts on aging as social isolation increases risk of dementia, health problems, psychological disorders and deaths.

But a new study suggests that, at least in the U....

CDC Cancels Measles Help for Texas Schools Amid Staff Layoffs

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2025
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MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has canceled its plans to help Texas schools stop the rapid spread of measles. 

The decision came after some CDC staff involved in this year’s outbreak re...

CDC Shuts Down Key Labs for Hepatitis and STI Testing After Layoffs

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2025
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MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shut down amid recent layoffs, raising concerns about tracking and controlling serious infections like viral hepatitis and antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea....

FDA May Shift Routine Food Inspections to States

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2025
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MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon hand off routine food safety inspections to state and local officials, multiple federal health officials told CBS News.

These changes are not final and could re...

Supreme Court Case Targets Free Preventive Care Provided By The Affordable Care Act

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2025
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Colonoscopy for younger adults. Chest CT scans for lung cancer. Statin meds to lower cholesterol. Screening for drug addiction.

More than 150 million Americans might lose no-cost access to these and other preventive care services under a case being heard Monday at the U....

Biological Link Identified Between Heavy Weed Use And Psychosis

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2025
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There’s a biological reason why heavy weed users are at increased risk of psychosis, a new study says.

People with cannabis use disorder have higher levels of the hormone dopamine in the same region of the brain tied to psychosis, brain imaging scans have revealed....

Chemo Drug Effective For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2025
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An oral chemotherapy drug can safely and effectively manage sickle cell disease in children, a new study says.

Children taking hydroxyurea had fewer ER visits and spent fewer days in the hospital compared to kids not taking the drug, researchers reported April 17 in the ...

Lung Cancer Remains At Bay Long After Immune Therapy Is Dropped

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2025
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MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Immunotherapy might help keep lung cancer at bay for months or even years after the treatment has been abandoned due to side effects, a new study says.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors essentially take the brakes off the immune...

Early Signs Of Autism Might Appear In Infants

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2025
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Fussiness, sleeplessness and unresponsiveness could be some of the earliest signs of autism in a baby, a new study says.

Using these signs, parents might be able to help detect potential autism within a child’s first year of life, researchers reported in the journa...

Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment Isn't Known By Most Americans

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2025
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Chris Vogelsang has had a long and terrible fight with cancer.

Fourteen years ago, the 70-year-old man was first diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma.

His cancer has since returned twice, fighting against several rounds of different treatments that include...

Child Concussion: What To Know If Your Child Takes a Blow To the Head

• Jeffrey Lo, MD, Attending Physician, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department, Boston Children's Hospital HealthDay Reporter
• April 20, 2025
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SUNDAY, April 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When a child tumbles to the floor from a blow to the head, a parent's inner alarms should sound. The child may have a brain injury. 

Here's what parents need to know:

What is a concussion?

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Wildfire Survivors Still Struggle With Basic Needs and Support

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 19, 2025
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SATURDAY, April 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Three months after wildfires tore through Los Angeles, a new study offers insight into the lasting needs of fire survivors. 

Researchers from UC Davis School of Medicine said their findings from earlier wildfires may...