On Friday the US FDA approved Palforzia to mitigate allergic reactions, including severe reactions such as anaphylaxis, from accidental exposure to peanuts. The drug is approved for use only in patients with a diagnosed peanut MORE
The White House is set to hold a press briefing Thursday morning on the administration’s work addressing the opioid epidemic. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, National Drug Control Policy Director Jim Carroll and Assistant Secretary MORE
A team of biostatisticians and infectious disease researchers predict the Wuhan 2019n-CoV outbreak will get much worse. (This paper is not yet published; it is a preprint made publicly available for review and commentary by MORE
SouthChinaMorningPost The central Chinese city of Wuhan and seven other cities in Hubei province went into lockdown to help contain the spread of a deadly virus on Thursday, a day before the World Health Organisation (WHO) MORE
The first case of an infection with a new coronavirus has been discovered in the United States. A man from Washington state returned home after a trip to Wuhan, China, on Jan. 15, sought medical MORE
Ohio pediatrician, Dr. Nicole Baldwin and her staff, posted a video about the benefits of vaccines on the social media platform TikTok. She emphasized that vaccinating your kids will not cause them to develop autism; MORE
Milwaukee woman dies after hours-long emergency room wait forced her to seek care elsewhere Source: According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner, Tashonna arrived at Froedert Hospital’s emergency room with her sister around 4:58 MORE
In another punitive and petty move that targets the Obamas, Michelle Obama specifically, the Trump administration announced it will “roll back school nutrition standards championed by her, an effort long sought by food manufacturers and MORE
More than 50 people have been infected. Seven are currently in a critical condition. A new virus arriving on the scene, leaving patients with pneumonia, is always a worry and health officials around the world MORE
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, and Sen. Jim Denning, the state’s top Senate Republican, announced Thursday that they had come to an agreement on Medicaid expansion, which would provide the state’s working poor access to health care MORE
Donald Trump tends to take credit for the good things that are happening in America. He often pats himself on the back for the high performing stock market and low unemployment rates. Those positives, however, MORE
“We hear a lot about the overall greenhouse gas and economic impacts of the transition the U.S. has undergone in shifting from coal towards natural gas, but the smaller-scale decisions that make up this larger trend have really important local consequences. MORE
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families released a study that shows “the U.S. has experienced a consistent, annual decline in the number and rate of uninsured children in most states.” Key Findings: The nation’s MORE
On Thursday, the FDA announced banning some e-cigarettes. The FDA will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes that are popular with high school students. But menthol and tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes will MORE
Good evening, News Viewers and Happy New Year. Whatever your plans are tonight, stay safe and please do not drink and drive. “Obviously, the best way to avoid hangovers is by not drinking so much,” Dr. Michael MORE
As the United States deals with the highest number of measles cases reported since 1992, Seattle Public Schools have told parents either vaccinate your kids or they cannot return to school. On their website, the MORE
Five U.S. airports had travelers pass through with confirmed cases of measles this month, exposing an unknown number of fellow passengers to the highly infectious disease, according to health officials in those cities. Chicago O’Hare, Virginia Richmond MORE
He said there were also “many other factors” responsible for the unprecedented number of fires during a record-breaking heat wave. MORE
Washington (CNN)The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988. The federal agency’s staff made the recommendation this week in a report to Congress, finding that using a shorter and MORE
Deadline to signup for the ACA/’ObamaCare’ technically ended on Sunday. But, because of website glitches and call center delays and the Trump administration granted a thirty-six hour extension for 2020 enrollment. “The post-Thanksgiving ramp-up in MORE
The Supreme Court Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring abortion providers to perform an ultrasound and show and describe it to the patient, regardless of the patient’s wishes. The justices did not offer MORE
Death rates from suicide, drug overdoses, liver disease and dozens of other causes have been rising over the past decade for young and middle-aged adults, driving down overall life expectancy in the United States for MORE
A case published on Thursday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal chronicles a lung injury called bronchiolitis, a serious and irreversible lung condition caused by chemical exposure. A chemical called diacetyl is known to cause MORE
The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill on Wednesday that could decriminalize marijuana use at the federal level, giving states more room to craft unique regulations. The “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019” — also called the MORE
As someone who had to start wearing glasses at age 9, I was excited to see a new FDA update this morning: the agency has approved the first contact lens indicated to slow the progression MORE