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Month: March 2025
Her research grant mentioned ‘hesitancy.’ Now her funding is gone.
A medical researcher may have erroneously lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money because she was swept up in Trump administration efforts to ban studies of vaccine hesitancy and uptake. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson
The truth about falsies
Of those who have a mastectomy, it is estimated that more than a third will, for personal or medical reasons, opt against breast reconstruction. View original article Contributor: Kim Fellner
Researchers tie health of nine organs to diseases later in life
A new analysis finds that an organ’s biological age might predict a person’s risk of diseases such as cancer, dementia and heart disease. View original article Contributor: Erin Blakemore
Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments
In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said. View original article Contributor: Teddy Rosenbluth
FDA Warns of Misuse of Laughing Gas Sold in Colorful, Flavored Canisters
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, including some brands that are sold in small canisters containing flavors like blueberry, strawberry and watermelon. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned consumers that inhaling the gas for its euphoric effects can … Read more
Are Artificial Food Dyes Safe to Eat?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) who has vowed to address chronic illnesses by making changes to the country’s food supply, recently told food companies that one of the Trump Administration’s goals is to remove artificial dyes from food products. The news comes just a few months after … Read more
Measles Cases Reach Nearly 300 Total in Texas and New Mexico. Here’s What to Know
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 300 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered eliminated … Read more
A Pill to Prevent COVID-19 Shows Promise
By now, most people have reached a resigned acceptance when it comes to COVID-19. We accept that we’re probably going to get infected at some point during respiratory disease season—and that when we do, we’ll feel sick for a couple of days, and then get over it. But what if you could avoid getting COVID-19 … Read more
Oz avoids promise to oppose Medicaid cuts at Senate hearing
Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the agency that oversees millions of Americans’ health insurance, faced questioning from senators Friday. View original article Contributor: Lauren Weber