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The Fight Over Medicaid: What Three Hospital CEOs Fear the Most
HealthDay interviews three hospital CEOs who are worried that massive Medicaid cuts may eliminate life-saving programs for low-income Americans.
Popular Weight Loss Drugs Do Not Increase the Risk of Depression, Anxiety or Suicidal Ideation, Study Finds
In a new study, researchers found no association between treatment with GLP-1 Receptor Agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy and increased risk of adverse psychiatric events.
Maryland Woman Has Rare Spinal Tumor Removed Through Her Eye Socket
In a groundbreaking procedure, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center have removed a large spinal tumor through a 19-year-old patient’s eye.
Novo Nordisk, U.S. Biotech Company Team Up to Create Obesity Pills
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is teaming up with California-based biotech Septerna to develop new pills to treat obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.
The deal could be worth up to $2.2 billion for Septerna. ...
Custom Gene Editing Helps Baby With Rare Condition
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A baby born with a rare and deadly genetic disease is the world's first known patient to receive an experimental gene editing treatment designed just for him.
KJ Muldoon from Clifton Heights, Pa., is thriving after the therap...
Toxic Metals Found in All Rice Samples in New Study
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new report says rice sold in U.S. stores contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury.
The report — released by Healthy Babies, Bright Futures — found arsenic in 100% of rice samples...
Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Cause Rural Hospital Closures, CEOs Warn HealthDay TV
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to America’s rural hospitals, health care CEOs are warning in interviews with HealthDay.
House Republicans have proposed an $880 billion reduction in Medicaid funding. Comb...
Medicare Low-Income Drug Benefit Saves Lives, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-income Medicare beneficiaries are more likely to die if they lose access to crucial medication coverage, a new study says.
More than 14 million poor Medicare beneficiaries receive the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (L...
Adults Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes Face Heart Health Issues, Risk Of Early Death
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People who develop type 1 diabetes in adulthood have a higher risk of heart disease and death, a new study says.
However, these patients can improve their odds through healthy lifestyle habits, researchers reported May 14 in ...
Houston Wastewater Foretold Texas Measles Outbreak
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Measles virus popped up in Houston wastewater weeks before a notorious Texas outbreak of the highly infectious disease started in January, a new study says.
Wastewater samples collected Jan. 7 contained genetic evidence of me...
Testosterone Therapy Doesn't Increase Cancer Risk For Transmasculine People
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Transmasculine and gender diverse people who use testosterone are not at an increased risk for cervical, ovarian or other gynecological cancers, a new study says.
The results show that hormone therapy can safely be used to in...
Barbie's Feet Have Changed With The Times
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Barbie’s arched feet became something of a statement on female empowerment in her 2023 movie.
Her feet initially remained arched even when she stepped out of high heels, but to Barbie's horror fell flat as she started t...
U.S. Suspends Live Animal Imports Amid Screwworm Outbreak in Mexico
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has temporarily halted the import of live cattle, horses and bison from Mexico.
The move aims to stop the spread of New World screwworm, a dangerous flesh-eating parasite that...
Trump's Surgeon General Pick Touts Psychedelics for Health
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump's choice for U.S. surgeon general has raised eyebrows for promoting the use of psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin, in a 2024 book and her personal newsletter.
His choice for the post is welln...
NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A mother with stage 4 colon cancer faces an uncertain future after federal staff cuts delayed her experimental cancer treatment.
Natalie Phelps, 43, was accepted into an immunotherapy study at the National Institutes of Hea...
Study Finds No Link Between COVID Vaccine And Miscarriage Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s no link between the COVID-19 vaccine and miscarriage, a new study says.
COVID poses significant risks to pregnant women, including preterm birth, maternal death and need for ICU care for either mother or baby ...
Alzheimer’s Drug Can Be Safely Administered In Memory Clinics, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The 2023 approval of the first drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease came with no small amount of concern from skeptics.
Lecanemab (Leqembi) modestly slows Alzheimer’s by helping the body flu...
Smartphones Aid Recovery From Broken Leg, Hip
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A person’s smartphone can show how well they’ll recover from a broken leg or hip, a new study says.
Smartphone data showing a person’s mobility prior to their injury provides a clear window into their chan...
Broken Heart Syndrome Remains A Killer, Especially For Men
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Broken heart syndrome” sounds like a romantic, fairy-tale notion — the idea that suffering a devastating loss that can cause one’s heart to wither.
But this syndrome, formally known as Takotsubo car...
Improvements In Prostate Cancer Tracking Help Men Stay In Active Surveillance
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Men in “watchful waiting” mode for their low-risk prostate cancer are staying healthier longer thanks to advanced imaging and treatments designed to keep their tumor at bay, a new study says.
Advanced MRI imagin...
'Mini-Strokes' Linked To Long-Lasting Fatigue
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A temporary “mini-stroke” can have a lasting effect on the victim’s life for as much as a year, a new study says.
Prolonged fatigue is common in people who’ve suffered a transient ischemic attack (TI...
Celtics Star Jayson Tatum Out for Season With Torn Achilles
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 14, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum will miss the rest of the season after tearing his Achilles tendon. The team announced Tuesday that Tatum had surgery to repair the injury.
Tatum, 27, was hurt in the fourth quarter of M...
RFK Jr. Criticized for Swimming With Grandkids in Bacteria-Filled Creek
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 14, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under fire after posting photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a long-polluted creek.
The water at Rock Creek Park in Washington, ...
