Dr David Sugerman, a senior scientist at the CDC, said that the agency is "scraping to find the resources" to support states affected by the outbreaks.

FDA to establish national standard and timeline for food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternatives.

The FDA issues alert regarding compounded topical finasteride; plant-based alkaloid shows improvements for smoking cessation; potential new treatment option for GERD; and the CDC’s Advisory Committee ...

HealthDay News — A single-dose baloxavir treatment can reduce influenza transmission from index patients to household contacts, according to a study published in the April 24 issue of the New England ...

Cytisinicline treatment significantly increased the odds of smoking cessation and reduced nicotine cravings compared with placebo. Cytisinicline significantly increased the likelihood of quitting and ...

“Tegoprazan offers an exciting new treatment option for individuals suffering from GERD, helping to address the substantial unmet need of patients not well-controlled by conventional PPI therapy,” ...

The DOJ has accused CHEST and other medical journals of scientific bias, demanding responses to a list of questions by May 2, 2025.

HealthDay News — The prevalence of depression among adolescents and adults aged 12 years and older during August 2021 to August 2023 was 13.1%, a 60% increase from 2013 to 2014, according to an April ...

Meanwhile, a new registry is being created to track those with autism, and that information will be part of the database.

There are currently no FDA-approved treatments for FAP, a condition characterized by the proliferation of polyps in the colon and/or rectum.

HealthDay News — For patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) during hospitalization for other causes, most are not dispensed anticoagulants in the year after discharge, although some ...

Predictors of longer postdiscontinuation progression-free survival include complete/partial response, longer treatment duration.