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HEALTH|HEALTHNew hybrid mpox strain discovered in UK after US reports local spreadThe newly discovered strain is a mix between two different types of the highly infectious disease.
HEALTH|HEALTHHealth Rounds: Regeneron drug wipes out residual multiple myeloma cells in small trialDec 10 (Reuters) - A recently approved antibody drug from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals eradicates residual traces of multiple myeloma after initial treatments, potentially allowing patients to avoid grueling bone marrow transplants, preliminary data from a small mid-stage trial suggest. Patients in the trial had received initial treatments that eliminated nearly all of their cancer cells.
HEALTH|HEALTHExposure to neighborhood violence leads some Denver teens to use tobacco and alcohol earlier, new study showsGirls are at an even greater risk of early substance use than boys.
HEALTH|HEALTHDoulas play essential roles in reproductive health care – and more states are beginning to recognize itDoulas bring a holistic, person-centered approach that can improve birth outcomes and lower overall costs.
HEALTH|HEALTHHeart disease risk greater for women with a common condition they may not be aware they haveA large, 10-year study found that women with uterine fibroids, or leiomyomas, had an 81% higher long-term risk of heart disease than those without the condition.
HEALTH|HEALTHRoche breast cancer pill cuts risk of disease recurrence by 30% in trialLONDON, Dec 10 () - Roche said on Wednesday its experimental oral drug giredestrant reduced the risk of breast cancer recurrence by 30% compared with standard endocrine therapy, in what it said marked the first big advance in hormonal treatment for the disease in over 20 years. The Swiss drugmaker said detailed results from the phase III lidERA trial showed at three years, 92.
HEALTH|HEALTHHow a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulismWhen Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a California hospital with infant botulism in October, his father had barely heard of the disease, never mind the rare and costly treatment that likely saved the newborn’s life. Now, however, Tony Barbera is deeply grateful for BabyBIG, the sole antidote to the paralyzing and potentially deadly illnesses linked to contaminated ByHeart infant formula. The botulism outbreak tied to ByHeart formula has sickened at least 39 babies across in 18 states since Aug
HEALTH|HEALTHRFK Jr. succeeds in changing hepatitis B recommendation | The ExcerptA vaccine panel led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to end the recommendation for hepatitis B shots for all newborns.
HEALTH|HEALTHNewly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic changes could help personalize treatment for recovering kidsSome children recover better after traumatic brain injury than others, despite appearing similarly to doctors. Looking at the genetic and cellular level, however, reveal key differences.
HEALTH|HEALTHMore parents refusing this shot that prevents serious bleeding at birthA shot of vitamin K has been given to infants at birth in the US since the 1960s. More parents are turning it down, found a new study.
HEALTH|HEALTHWhat are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?It’s normal for parents, or anyone, to have questions about vaccinations -- but what happens if your pediatrician urges a shot that’s under attack by the Trump administration? The revolt by pediatricians, obstetricians, family physicians, infectious disease experts and internists came to a head when an advisory panel handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged an end to routine newborn vaccination against hepatitis B, a virus that can cause liver failure or liver cancer.
HEALTH|HEALTHNewly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic changes could help personalize treatment for recovering kidsSome children recover better after traumatic brain injury than others, despite appearing similarly to doctors. Looking at the genetic and cellular level, however, reveal key differences.
HEALTH|HEALTHWhat are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?It’s normal for parents, or anyone, to have questions about vaccinations -- but what happens if your pediatrician urges a shot that’s under attack by the Trump administration? The revolt by pediatricians, obstetricians, family physicians, infectious disease experts and internists came to a head when an advisory panel handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged an end to routine newborn vaccination against hepatitis B, a virus that can cause liver failure or liver cancer.
HEALTH|HEALTHFlu concerns grow in US as UK sees more cases among kidsSome U.S. hospitals are starting to put seasonal visitor restrictions in place.
HEALTH|HEALTHPFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study findsAn innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.
HEALTH|HEALTHMore parents refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, study findsMore parents are refusing vitamin K shots for their newborns, a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found. It’s a trend that experts worry could have deadly consequences
HEALTH|HEALTHWhat’s your chronotype? Knowing whether you’re a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scamsSynchronizing your daily activities to your circadian rhythm could help you improve your performance on a variety of cognitive tasks − and even influence diagnosis of cognitive disorders.
HEALTH|HEALTHNordic people know how to beat the winter blues. Here's how to find light in the darkest monthsThe Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter. Despite little to no daylight — plus months of frigid temperatures — people who live in northern Europe and above the Arctic Circle have learned how to cope mentally and physically with the annual onset of the winter blues, which can begin as early as October and last into April for some. The winter solstice will occur Dec. 21, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
HEALTH|HEALTH‘I love this work, but it’s killing me’: The unique toll of being a spiritual leader todaySpiritual leaders’ own pain often goes unnoticed as they tend to their community’s challenges.
HEALTH|HEALTHHow HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious languageThe nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.
HEALTH|HEALTHTranscript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Dec. 7, 2025The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who now serves on the boards of Pfizer and United Healthcare, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Dec. 7, 2025.
HEALTH|HEALTHRegeneron's experimental therapy combo effective in untreated cancer patientsDec 6 () - Regeneron said on Saturday its experimental cancer combination therapy was effective and showed disappearance of the disease in previously untreated patients with a type of blood cancer in the first part of a late-stage trial. The trial, which enrolled 22 patients, studied safety and preliminary efficacy of the company's therapy, odronextamab, in combination with chemotherapy in patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma or DLBCL.
HEALTH|HEALTHWhat’s your chronotype? Knowing whether you’re a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scamsSynchronizing your daily activities to your circadian rhythm could help you improve your performance on a variety of cognitive tasks − and even influence diagnosis of cognitive disorders.
HEALTH|HEALTHGym tied to outbreak of obscure disease that spreads through mistThe outbreak blamed on "gym exposure" is relatively small, but it has helped push cases tied to the Legionella bacteria to a 10-year high in Florida.
HEALTH|HEALTHKidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains whyAs it is now, the transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even though only some are.
HEALTH|HEALTHNew CDC recommendation postpones hepatitis B vaccine for newbornsThe CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted to change longstanding recommendations on the hepatitis B vaccine.
HEALTH|HEALTHInfants will no longer receive hepatitis B vaccine at birth, CDC announcesThe CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted to change longstanding recommendations on the hepatitis B vaccine.
HEALTH|HEALTHVaccine makers raise concerns over US panel's shift away from hepatitis B shots for newbornsDec 5 (Reuters) - Vaccine makers expressed concern on Friday's decision by a U. advisory panel to scrap its long-standing recommendation that all infants receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth, a shift that public health experts fear will undermine decades of public health advances.
HEALTH|HEALTHHealth officials report 14 Legionnaires' disease cases in Florida, gym connection suspectedThe health department told a state official the outbreak may be linked to a gym.
HEALTH|HEALTHWill your baby get a hep B vaccine? What RFK panel's ruling means.Hospitals for decades have provided babies their first hepatitis B vaccine. Now doctors' offices might administer the shot.
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