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Just 18% of People Who Need Lung Cancer Screening Get It

Only a fraction of Americans are getting recommended lung cancer screenings, new research shows.

While rates overall are up slightly, fewer than 1 in 5 people who are eligible for screening are up-to-date with it, according to the American Cancer Society-led study. 

The society and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recomme...

Study Supports Safety of High-Dose General Anesthesia

Older adults who avoid surgery because they fear general anesthesia will cause thinking declines need not worry, researchers report.

A study of more than 1,000 patients who had heart surgery at four hospitals in Canada found that the amount of anesthesia used did not affect the risk of delirium after surgery. Post-surgery delirium may cont...

FDA Gives Nod to RSV Vaccine for People in Their 50s

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday has for the first time approved the use of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for people in their 50s who are at increased risk for the illness. 

Drugmaker GSK's Arexvy vaccine, as well as vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, are already approved for use in adults 60 and older, sin...

People Sickened in 4 States After Eating Diamond Shruumz Microdosing Chocolate Bars

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans to avoid Diamond Shruumz-brand Microdosing Chocolate Bars, after numerous people have been made sick after consuming them.

Eight severe illnesses related to the edibles have been reported as of Friday in Arizona (four cases), Indiana (two cases), Nevada and Pennsylvania (one case e...

Moderna Announces Good Results From Trial of Combo COVID/Flu Vaccine

An experimental vaccine that could offer one-stop prevention for both COVID-19 and influenza is showing positive results among older adults in trials, maker Moderna announced Monday.

The shot — for now called mRNA-1083 — "has met its primary endpoints, eliciting a higher immune response than the licensed comparator vaccines used in the...

What Is the Planetary Health Diet, and Can It Extend Your Life?

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A plant-based eating regimen designed to save the Earth also saves people's lives, a large study confirms.

"Shifting how we eat can help slow the process of climate change," said corresponding author Dr. Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Publ...

Could AI & a Blood Test Help Spot Lung Cancers Early?

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can identify people who are at risk for lung cancer based on genetic markers in their blood.

"We have a simple blood test that could be done in a doctor's office that would tell patients whether they have potential signs of lung cancer and s...

Experimental GLP-1 Med Might Be Breakthrough Against Fatty Liver Disease

An experimental 'supercharged' form of popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds could help ease fatty liver disease, a new trial suggests.

The drug under development, survodutide, helped up to 83% of patients gain real improvements in markers of fatty liver disease, a widespread and potentially lethal condition often linked to obesity.

Right ...

Microneedle Patch Might Restore Hair Growth After Alopecia

Researchers have developed a novel way to promote hair growth in people who have the autoimmune disease alopecia areata.

It's a skin patch that delivers immune-system controllers through an array of tiny needles.

In alopecia, the body's own T-cells mistakenly attack hair follicles. The experimental treatment strategy uses a patch to ...

Two-Drug Treatment Could Curb Meth Addiction

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Though overdose deaths continue to surge, there is no approved medication to treat methamphetamine use disorder.

Now, an experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising results, UCLA researchers report.

"These findings have important implications for pharmacological treatment for methamp...

Tips to Making Your Home Safer for People With Alzheimer's

Bright lights, loud sounds and trip hazards can make a person with Alzheimer's uncomfortable in the home and even pose real dangers.

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) says a few easy fixes can change all that.

“Every family caregiver’s number one priority is making sure their loved one is safe, but most homes are not d...

Your Head Aches: What Could It Mean, and What Can Be Done About It?

When there's pain, pressure and pounding in your head, you might think the worst: Is it a brain tumor?

Probably not, a Penn State physician assures. 

Headache in and of itself is not a common sign of a tumor, because the brain itself doesn't feel pain, said Dr. John Messmer, medical director at Penn State Health Medical Group. T...

This Travel Season, Know Your Risks for Yellow Fever

If tropical lands like South America or Africa are your travel destinations, getting yourself protected against yellow fever before you go is imperative, an expert says.

What is yellow fever? According to  Dr. Jill Weatherhead, an assistant professor of tropical medicine and infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine ...

Extended Course of Paxlovid Adds No Benefit for Those With Long COVID

An extended course of the antiviral drug Paxlovid won’t ease a person’s Long COVID symptoms, a new study finds.

People who took Paxlovid for 15 days -- three times as long as it’s prescribed for an initial COVID infection -- had no better improvement in their Long COVID than people taking a placebo, researchers reported June 7 in the...

With Bird Flu a Threat, FDA Asks Some States to Curb Sales of Raw Milk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday asked states to work harder to protect the public from the risks of raw milk as a bird flu outbreak continues to spread among dairy cows.

In an open letter to state and local officials, the agency urged more testing of herds that produce raw milk for sale and recommended that stat...

FDA Rescinds Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes

A ban on Juul e-cigarettes has been reversed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.

Why? The agency said it needs to review both new court decisions and updated data from the vape maker. While the company's e-cigarettes are back under review, they have not been fully cleared for sale in this country, the FDA said in its...

Only About Half of Folks Would Tell New Sex Partner If They Had an STD

Only about half of people with a sexually transmitted disease would tell a new partner about their infection before having sex, a new review finds.

Fear prevents many people from revealing their STD to a new sex partner, according to the combined results of 32 previous studies.

Other reasons include believing that condom use provides...

Younger Kids in Class Might Be Misdiagnosed With ADHD, Autism

If your child is among the youngest in their school grade, it's more likely they'll be mistakenly identified by teachers as having ADHD or autism, a new study confirms.

"Adults involved in identifying or raising concerns over a child’s behavior -- such as parents and teachers -- may be inadvertently misattributing relative immaturity as ...

Lifestyle Changes May Slow or Prevent Alzheimer's in People at High Risk

New research shows that a set of healthy lifestyle habits can help preserve brain function in folks with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia.

About 71% of patients who ate healthy, exercised regularly and engaged in stress management had their dementia symptoms either remain stable or improve without the use of any drugs, researche...

1 in 6 Patients Who Quit Antidepressants Get 'Discontinuation Symptoms'

Roughly 1 in 6 people who stop taking an antidepressant will experience symptoms caused by discontinuing the drug, a new review finds.

However, only 1 in 35 will experience severe symptoms after dropping their medication, researchers report June 5 in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.

“Our study confirms that a number of patie...