Federal Judge Revives Legal Effort To Limit Access to Abortion Pill
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to limit access to the abortion drug mifepristone have received a...
AAP Provides Guidance on Pediatric Fracture Diagnosis, Abuse Assessment
Fractures in nonambulatory children that are not consistent with history or for which no history of injury is given are concerning for abuse
Websites Selling Compounded GLP-1 RAs Often Misinform Consumers
Only 34 of 79 websites stated that compounded drugs were not FDA approved; 39 websites did not report adverse effects, warnings
1999 to 2021 Saw Rise in Methamphetamine-Related Mortality
This trend may be driven by increases in heroin and synthetic opioids coinvolvement
Moderna Receives $590M From HHS to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding the pharmaceutical...
Bird Flu Found in Georgia Commercial Poultry for First Time
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry...
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Tied to Risks and Benefits Beyond Weight Loss
Reduced risks seen for neurocognitive, coagulation, cardiometabolic disorders; increased risks seen for GI, arthritic disorders
2011 to 2022 Saw Increasing Prevalence of Poor Mental Health
Inequities noted in outcomes by age, sex, and racial and ethnic group
Racial, Sex Disparities Seen in Discussion of, Progression to Weight Loss Surgery
Black patients equally likely to discuss, less likely to progress to metabolic and bariatric surgery than non-Black patients
Director of the National Institutes of Health Steps Down
Monica M. Bertagnolli has served in the role for just over a year
