Flu Season Is Underway, as Cases Surge in Some Areas and Vaccinations Lag Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week Dec 20, 2024
The Lifesaving Legacy of Vaccines Perri Klass, MD, on vaccine milestones, evolving risks, and how public health protects kids Dec 20, 2024 video
FDA Says Compounded Tirzepatide Must Exit the Market Compounders only have 2 to 3 months left to copy injectable Dec 19, 2024
FDA Approves Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy for Refractory Acute GVHD in Kids Response rate of 70% at day 28 with remestemcel-L Dec 19, 2024
What Americans Think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and His Health Stances Is there support for his views? Dec 18, 2024
What Comes After Cancer? Alarming mental health challenges among young cancer survivors, especially males, demand action Dec 17, 2024
Most U.S. Teens Are Abstaining From Drinking, Smoking, and Marijuana, Survey Says Pandemic lockdowns may have influenced patterns Dec 17, 2024
The Forgotten Toll of Polio Science and public health turned survival into the norm, says Perri Klass, MD Dec 17, 2024 video
Lawyer for Convicted British Killer Nurse Says New Evidence Is Grounds for Appeal Lucy Letby is serving multiple life sentences after being convicted of murdering seven babies Dec 17, 2024
RFK Jr. Meets With Senators; School Shooting Leaves 3 Dead; 'Uber for Nursing'? Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 17, 2024
UnitedHealth Strategically Limits Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism Leaked documents show that the insurer is aggressive in its targeting Dec 16, 2024
Parents Lose Sleep to Kids' Eczema Study details frequent sleep loss, sleep medication use in pediatric atopic dermatitis families Dec 16, 2024
Major Congenital Heart Defects in Fetus Linked to Worse Obstetric Outcomes Findings could impact how doctors care for some mothers Dec 16, 2024
Trump Says He'll Preserve Access to Polio Vaccine, Equivocated on Other Shots President-elect also pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals Dec 16, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in 70 Years Crinecerfont reduces excessive adrenal androgen production, lowering glucocorticoid dose Dec 16, 2024
FDA Advisors Say More Data Needed for RSV Vaccines in Young Kids A "very complicated situation" after mRNA vaccine trial was halted, expert says Dec 13, 2024
RFK Jr.'s Lawyer Asked FDA to Pull Polio Vaccine; Pollution-VTE Link; H5N1 in Cats Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 13, 2024
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 MedPage Today 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 MedPage Today 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
