Trump Nearly Backed 16-Week Federal Abortion Ban And other highlights from president elect's interview with Time magazine Dec 12, 2024
Mystery Disease in Congo May Be Malaria but More Testing Needed, Authorities Say More than one disease may be involved, according to WHO director Dec 12, 2024
Britain Indefinitely Bans Puberty Blockers for Children With Gender Dysphoria Independent experts found unacceptable safety risk Dec 11, 2024
California Child May Have Bird Flu After Drinking Raw Milk Case stands out for being outside the usual farm work setting Dec 11, 2024
Some Kratom Products Contain Lead at Dangerous Levels for Children Herbal substance also may pose risks to women of child-bearing potential Dec 10, 2024
Benefits of Transplant for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Add Up a Decade Later Better disease outcomes, measures of cognition, and quality-of-life vs standard care, study finds Dec 10, 2024
AI Screening of Home Videos Proves Accurate for Infantile Seizure Detection But artificial intelligence model needs further validation before release Dec 10, 2024
Novel Drug Fails for Two Rare Seizure Disorders First-in-class agent unlikely to get another phase III chance in Dravet, Lennox-Gastaut syndromes Dec 10, 2024
One in Six Adults With Asthma Didn't Adhere to Meds Due to Cost They also had higher odds of having asthma attacks and emergency room visits Dec 09, 2024
How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.'s Watch Some experts fear he could "make America sick again" Dec 09, 2024
Use of Depression Treatments Lower for Teens in States With Parental Consent Laws A third of states have laws that mandate caregiver consent for mental health treatment for teens Dec 09, 2024
Dual Targeted CAR-T Yields 99% Response Rate in Pediatric ALL Cytokine release syndrome developed in all patients, including grade 3/4 events in nearly half Dec 07, 2024
New Standard for Newly Diagnosed Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Blinatumomab consolidation reduced risk of relapse by 61% versus chemotherapy alone Dec 07, 2024
Eltrombopag Improves Outcomes in Kids With Newly Diagnosed ITP Drug may potentially "transform" approach to upfront treatment, investigator says Dec 07, 2024
Experts Wrestle Over Uses of PFAS During Senate Hearing Industry witness warns of unintended consequences of blanket bans Dec 06, 2024
New Clues in CEO's Killing; Time to Worry About Disease X? Ketamine Diversions Grow Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 06, 2024
Tirzepatide Tops Semaglutide for Weight Loss in Head-to-Head Trial, Eli Lilly Says Dual GLP-1/GIP drug yielded an average 47% greater relative weight loss compared to semaglutide Dec 04, 2024
Lead Exposure From Vehicle Exhaust Contributed to Millions of New Psych Disorders Exhaust-related lead exposure added an estimated 151 million excess disorders over 75 years Dec 04, 2024
Supreme Court Appears Likely to Uphold Bans on Transgender Care for Minors Justices' decision is not expected for several months Dec 04, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed; Mystery Illness Kills 143; RFK Jr.'s Fluoride Water Biz Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 04, 2024
Supreme Court Doesn't Seem Convinced FDA Was Unfair in Blocking Flavored Vapes Companies say agency changed its standards with little warning as it blocked sale of new products Dec 03, 2024
Indoor Air Purification Improved Pulmonary Health in Kids Trial included school-age kids in Chinese city known for severe air pollution Dec 02, 2024
The Supreme Court Takes Up Tennessee's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors The justices will hear arguments on Wednesday Dec 02, 2024
HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS and Other Conspiracies RFK Jr. Endorsed He has also claimed Wi-Fi causes cancer and that antidepressants are to blame for mass shootings Dec 02, 2024
FDA Investigating Blood Cancer Risk With Gene Therapy Skysona Agency is evaluating the need for further regulatory action Nov 27, 2024
Novel Burden Score May Better Predict Asthma Severity New measure incorporates exacerbations and healthcare utilization Nov 27, 2024
Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Be Having Its Moment Experts raise concern that Trump will parrot untested and unproven public health ideas Nov 26, 2024
Autopsy Data Reveal New Insights About Brain Swelling After Pediatric TBI Patterns of blood-brain barrier disruption varied between children and adults Nov 25, 2024
Philly's Tax on Sugary Drinks Did Not Trim Kids' Obesity "Weight is multifactorial," researcher noted Nov 25, 2024
Increases in Myopia Progression in Kids Tied to the COVID Pandemic Closure of schools and cancelling of activities likely played a role Nov 25, 2024
Trump Nominates Physicians for CDC Director, Surgeon General What to know about Dave Weldon and Janette Nesheiwat Nov 23, 2024
California Case Is the First Confirmed Bird Flu Infection in a U.S. Child No evidence virus spread from child to other people Nov 22, 2024
U.S. Towns Plunge Into Debates About Fluoride in Water "I didn't realize it would be such a heated discussion," says a mayor of one such town Nov 21, 2024
Genetic Carrier Screening Changed Couples' Reproductive Decision Making Australian study explored screening for hundreds of genetic conditions Nov 20, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights A United Front: Helping Protect Infants From RSV Lower Respiratory Tract Disease Nov 20, 2024
'America Deserves Better': Major Public Health Group Slams RFK Jr. Nomination "Views on vaccines alone should disqualify him," the American Public Health Association says Nov 18, 2024
Does Fluoride Cause Cancer, IQ Loss, and More? Fact-Checking RFK Jr.'s Claims Trump's pick to lead HHS has called the mineral "industrial waste" Nov 18, 2024
Gene Therapy Promising for Rare Genetic Cardiomyopathy Phase I results show "big improvement" for what is usually progressive hypertrophy, expert says Nov 18, 2024
Oral Drug Safe, Effective in Kids With Achondroplasia No adverse events resulted in treatment discontinuation Nov 18, 2024
