New AI Might Boost Liver Donations By Highlighting Best Potential Donors

TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) might help more donated livers reach recipients in a usable state by predicting how soon an organ donor will die after being taken off of life support, a new study says.

The time between removal of life support and death can’t exceed 30 to 45 minutes, or tra...

Drugs Rarely Become Available In Lower-Income Countries Where They're Tested, Study Says

TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pharmaceutical companies are using the citizens of lower-income countries as guinea pigs to test cutting-edge drugs headed mainly for the United States and other well-off nations, a new study says.

Only a quarter of medicines tested in other countries wound up available to the citizens there ...

Agriculture Linked To Melanoma Cluster In Pennsylvania

TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A melanoma cluster found in the heart of Pennsylvania farm country has highlighted potential links between agriculture and skin cancer.

Adults 50 and older living in a 15-county stretch of south-central Pennsylvania were 57% more likely to develop melanoma than people living elsewhere in the ...

Traces Of Bacteria Found In Brain Tumors

TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The brain is thought to be a sterile environment, free from germs.

But unexpected deposits of bacteria have been found inside brain tumors, apparently affecting how the cancers grow and behave, a new study says.  

“This work opens a new dimension in our understanding of ...

Cheetos & Doritos Get Dye-Free Makeover With New ‘Simply NKD’ Line

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Bright orange fingers may soon be less common for some snackers.

PepsiCo announced that it will begin selling new versions of Cheetos and Doritos that contain no artificial colors or flavors.

The line, called "Simply NKD," hits store shelves Dec. 1 and includes four products:

Washington Reports First Human Case of Rare Bird Flu Strain

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test positive for a rare bird flu strain that has never before been found in humans.

The older adult, who has underlying health problems, was hospitalized in early November after developing a high fever, confusion ...

FDA Limits Duchenne Gene Therapy After Two Teens Die of Liver Failure

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tightening restrictions on a gene therapy used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy after two teenagers died from liver failure linked to the medication.

The FDA decision limits the use of Elevidys, made by Sarepta Therapeutics, to boys who are 4 ...

Deadly Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Infects 9 in Ethiopia, WHO Confirms

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola.

This marks the country’s first known outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has als...

Keto Diet Stops A Young Girl's Epileptic Seizures

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Alana “Lani” Silverberg was a real firecracker with a big personality at age 3 — until she started having seizures.

The sweetheart swiftly turned quiet, cranky, sleepless and fatigued, worn down by her seizures.

“It was every parent’s nightmare. Lani was hav...

Diabetes Drug Quells Weight Loss Among Kids On Bipolar Meds

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A diabetes drug can help manage weight gain among children prescribed medications to treat bipolar disorder, a new study shows.

Second-generation antipsychotics like aripiprazole, risperidone and quetiapine are often effective in treating mood disorder, but they also can lead to substantial we...

Hit HBO Series Doubled Internet Searches For An Addictive Benzodiazepine

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Life imitates art, the saying goes, but does that extend to TV depictions of prescription drug misuse?

The last season of the HBO hit series "The White Lotus" might have inadvertently increased interest in a powerful anti-anxiety medication, a new study says.

Internet searches regarding ...

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Colon Cancer Risk

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Younger adults who eat lots of ultra-processed foods are more likely to develop polyps that can become colon cancer, a new study says.

Women under 50 whose diets contained the largest amounts of ultra-processed foods had a 45% higher risk of developing pre-cancerous polyps in their colon, rese...

General Anesthesia Safe For C-sections, Analysis Argues

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women undergoing a cesarean section delivery typically have the procedure while awake, with only a nerve blocker protecting them from the pain.

For some, the pain can be overwhelming, even after the block, but this might be unnecessary, a new evidence review argues.

General anesthesia ap...

Thyroid Cancer Is Often Highly Treatable — Here’s What Patients Should Know

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thyroid cancer is often a highly treatable disease. Most cases are detected in early stages and have excellent outcomes. There are several different types of thyroid cancer, and recent changes in management — especially for low-risk cases — are transforming care.

More than 90% of ...