Why Vaccines Are Especially Important for Children With Asthma

• Todd A. Mahr, MD, Executive Medical Director, American College Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology HealthDay Reporter
• October 23, 2025
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THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You may have seen recent news stories reporting that a national data investigation found that routine childhood vaccination is slipping across much of the United States, leaving classrooms and daycares with growing ga...

Pill Might Extend Survival Among Kids With Rare Bone Cancer

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 23, 2025
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THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids with a rare bone cancer might live longer if prescribed a drug that blocks blood supply to tumors, researchers say.

The drug pazopanib (Votrient) extended the lives of a small group of kids with Ewing sarcoma, which c...

Understanding Autoimmune Neuromuscular Diseases: Signs, Causes & Treatment

• Brian Lin, PhD, Research Portfolio Director at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) HealthDay Reporter
• October 23, 2025
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THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Autoimmune neuromuscular diseases may sound complex, but understanding them is the first step to getting the right care and support. Conditions such as Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), myasthenia gravis (MG), and inclus...

Doctors Overlooking A Common Symptom Of Autism, Survey Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 23, 2025
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THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors aren’t checking for or treating a common symptom of autism, a new study says.

As many as 87% of autistic children have movement impairments like delays in crawling or walking, poor coordination, trouble with ...

Millions Left Out as Hospital Portals Lack Multiple Language Options

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patient portals have made it easier for millions of Americans to view test results, message their doctors and schedule virtual visits. But for the more than 25 million people in the U.S. who speak little English, these tools of...

Over 6 Million Eggs Recalled After Salmonella Found, FDA Warns

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 6 million eggs sold under the Black Sheep Egg Company brand have been recalled after federal officials detected multiple strains of salmonella at one of its processing facilities.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administ...

Seaweed May Help Grow Human Tissue, Replacing Animal Testing

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have found an unlikely new material for growing tissue: Seaweed.

The ocean plant, best known for wrapping sushi or floating along the shore, may soon help doctors repair hearts and reduce animal testing.

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FDA and Kenvue Say No Autism Link to Tylenol Use During Pregnancy

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The maker of Tylenol is urging U.S. health regulators not to add an autism warning label to it and other pain-relievers containing acetaminophen, calling the request “unsupported by the scientific evidence and legally and...

Drug Combo Cuts Death Risk From Advanced Prostate Cancer

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A powerful new drug combo has yielded a major breakthrough for men battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

Adding the drug enzalutamide to standard hormone therapy reduced the risk of premature death by more than ...

New Study Offers Hope for People With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the estimated one-third of people with focal epilepsy who don’t respond well to initial medications, new research offers significant reason for optimism. 

A study suggests that even those considered "treatm...

Early Exposure Guidelines Cut Down Peanut Allergy Cases

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Encouraging parents to introduce peanuts to their infants early has led to a significant drop in new allergy diagnoses, according to researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Their study —  ...

When You Start Hormone Therapy In Menopause Matters

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For women weighing whether to use estrogen to manage hot flashes, sleep issues and other bothersome symptoms as menopause approaches, it may make sense not to wait.

New research shows that perimenopausal women who ha...

How Does Cancer Kill People? New Theory Suggests Blood Clots

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 22, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — What kills cancer patients is where their malignancy spreads in their body, rather than the cancer itself, a new study says.

If tumors spread into major blood vessels, they can spark blood clotting that contributes to org...

Breakthrough Retinal Implant Helps Restore Partial Vision in Patients

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 21, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have restored partial vision to people with a common form of blindness using a prosthetic retinal implant, a first that could one day improve life for more than a million Americans with severe vision loss.

The ne...