'All of Us': Big U.S. Genetics Study Is Already Helping Participants

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• December 14, 2022
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More than 155,000 people who have taken part in a massive genetic study orchestrated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have already gotten something in return -- personalized DNA results that tell them whether they have an increased risk for certain health condit...

Dr. Anthony Fauci Will Step Down in December

• By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• August 22, 2022
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has advised seven presidents and spent more than five decades at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, will step down in December to "pursue the next chapter" of his career, he announced Monday.

Fauci, 81, currently serves as the director of the ...

How Two People With HIV Suppressed Virus After Stopping Treatment

• Robert Preidt
• October 29, 2021
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There are two ways that HIV patients' bodies can keep the virus under control after they stop antiretroviral therapy, a new study shows.

The findings could point to ways to help people with HIV keep the virus in remission without having to keep taking medications that ca...

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins to Retire by Year's End

• Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
• October 5, 2021
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Dr. Francis Collins, the longest serving director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, plans to step down from his leadership post by the end of the year, the institute plans to announce on Tuesday.

Collins headed the government's effort to map the entire human gen...

Survivors' Plasma Won't Help Fight COVID in Patients With Early Symptoms

• Robert Preidt
• August 20, 2021
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Early treatment with COVID-19 survivors' blood plasma doesn't prevent disease progression in people who have mild COVID-19 symptoms but are at risk for more severe illness, a new clinical trial finds.

"As physicians, we wanted this to make a big difference in reducing se...

Did CBD Oil for Seizures Push a 2-Year-Old Boy Into Puberty?

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2021
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CBD oil used to curb seizures in a 2-year-old with epilepsy may be linked to the boy developing signs of a very early puberty, a British case study reports.

The incident is outlined in the April 15 issue of the journal BMJ Case Reports.

Doctors reported th...

NIH Starts Trial Looking at Rare Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines

• Steven Reinberg
• April 8, 2021
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A new clinical trial will investigate whether people who are highly allergic or have what's known as a mast cell disorder are at higher risk for a sudden allergic reaction to the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines.

"The public understandably has been concerned about rep...

Fauci, Cuomo Top Trump as Reliable Sources on COVID-19: Survey

• Steven Reinberg
• August 5, 2020
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Despite facing continued criticism from the Trump administration, Dr. Anthony Fauci is still the considered best source for COVID-19 information, an online poll finds.

A growing number of Americans say federal, state and local governments are doing a poor job of res...

Evidence Mounts That TB Vaccine Might Help Protect Against COVID-19

• Robert Preidt
• July 13, 2020
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A tuberculosis vaccine may help reduce the risk of death from COVID-19, researchers suggest.

Developing countries have lower-than-expected COVID-19 death rates, and a TB vaccine given in countries with high rates of tuberculosis might play a significant role in reduc...