WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. ...
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Medicare and its enrollees to save billions from historic drug price negotiations, Biden administration says
Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices will lead to an estimated $6 billion in ...
Global cancer deaths among men projected to increase by 93% by 2050, study finds
Cancer cases and deaths among men are expected to surge by 2050, according to a ...
Getting an IUD can hurt. New guidelines say doctors should help patients manage the pain
Gynecology nurse practitioner Stephanie Edwards-Latchu has performed over 450 intrauterine device insertions. Some women will ...
FDA rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy rattles advocates but doesn’t spell end of psychedelics in medicine, experts say
The path toward federal approval for medical treatments involving psychedelics may be longer and less ...
Common respiratory virus that dwindled during the pandemic is on the rise, CDC warns, with higher risk for certain groups
A seasonal respiratory virus named parvovirus B19 – sometimes also called fifth disease – is ...
Alcohol’s healthy halo dims as study finds drinking may be harmful for older adults, even at low levels
Americans, and especially those under age 35, are changing their tune on alcohol use, with ...
Dr. Sanjay Gupta On Call: What are your questions about zero-calorie sweeteners?
Experts generally agree that Americans consume too much added sugar every day, so many of ...
US death rate dropped 6% in 2023, with Covid-19 falling to 10th leading cause of death, CDC says
A steep drop in Covid-19 deaths helped the overall death rate in the United States ...
FDA declines to approve novel MDMA therapy to treat PTSD, with request for more trial data
The US Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve an application for the use ...
