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Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-calls-for-new-warning-on-flu-shots/ (MedPage Today) — The FDA told influenza vaccine makers they should add a warning about an increased febrile seizure risk in babies and preschoolers the day after flu vaccination. The agency made the announcement in safety labeling notification… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/119429 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 20:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/autoimmune-anemia-is-the-latest-condition-found-responsive-to-car-t-therapy/ (MedPage Today) — Yet another non-cancer disease can be treated successfully with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, researchers showed. Eleven patients with refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) were all brought into drug… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/anemia/119419 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 22:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Autoimmune […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-approves-at-home-device-for-treatment-resistant-depression/ (MedPage Today) — The FDA approved a prescription at-home brain neuromodulation therapy as an adjunctive depression treatment for adults, maker Neurolief announced on Tuesday. ProlivRx is the first home-based prescription device to deliver focal… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/119430 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 20:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/glp-1-drugs-tied-to-mortality-reduction-in-colon-cancer-patients-with-obesity/ (MedPage Today) — SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with colon cancer and comorbid obesity treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists had lower mortality and fewer serious non-cancer complications, a propensity-matched cohort study showed. The retrospective… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/ascogi/119431 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 20:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post GLP-1 […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/cardiovascular-risk-score-shows-value-in-predicting-future-eye-disease/ (MedPage Today) — A cardiovascular risk score used in primary care helped to predict patients at highest risk of future serious eye diseases, a large prospective cohort study suggested. Among adults ages 40-79, those with the highest Pooled Cohort… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/ophthalmology/generalophthalmology/119425 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 19:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/whats-in-a-name-a-new-one-might-help-pcos-patients/ (MedPage Today) — During a telehealth visit last month, I met a 31-year-old woman from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who recalled rushing to the emergency department with severe belly pain as an adolescent. “The doctors told me I had polycystic… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119426 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 19:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/u-s-overdose-deaths-fell-through-most-of-2025-federal-data-reveal/ (MedPage Today) — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that overdose deaths have been falling for more… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/opioids/119427 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 19:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/intervention-to-get-patients-off-benzos-succeeds-in-trial/ (MedPage Today) — Use of a self-administered electronic intervention led to cessation of benzodiazepines among long-term users, a randomized trial showed. Among 161 patients at Veterans Health Administration primary care clinics, those in the… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/addictions/119422 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 17:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-requests-removal-of-suicide-warning-on-glp-1s/ The removal request is based on a ‘comprehensive review of available data’ that showed no increased risk of suicidal ideation and behavior. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-requests-removal-suicide-warning-glp-1s-2026a10001cr?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 17:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post FDA Requests Removal of Suicide Warning on GLP-1s first […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/addressing-fear-and-uncertainty-in-chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/ (MedPage Today) — In “Beyond Diagnosis: CLL,” Cleveland Clinic hematologist/oncologist Allison Winter, MD, and host John Mangels explore how clinicians can communicate effectively and empathetically with patients navigating a chronic lymphocytic… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/beyond-diagnosis/cll/119421 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 17:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post Addressing Fear and […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/flu-antiviral-use-among-hospitalized-kids-fell-during-covid-pandemic/ (MedPage Today) — Antiviral use declined among U.S. kids hospitalized with influenza late in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis of CDC data. Among 1,560 kids hospitalized with the flu, antiviral use ranged between 48.3% and 56.8… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/119423 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 17:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to […] […] More

Source link : https://newshealth.biz/health-news/nonmedical-childhood-vaccination-exemptions-are-climbing/ (MedPage Today) — Nonmedical exemptions to childhood vaccination requirements are on the rise, with substantial variation among U.S. counties and states, an analysis of county-level data showed. The median rate of nonmedical vaccination exemptions… Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/119418 Author : Publish date : 2026-01-14 16:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. The post […] More