Approval is for adults with ER-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer read on >
FDA Approves Inluriyo for Advanced Breast Cancer
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Gen X Older Adults Show High Rates of Ultra-Processed Food Addiction
New research suggests that older adults, particularly Generation X women, have high rates of addiction to ultra-processed foods, such as fast food, sugary drinks and packaged snacks. These products — made with high levels of fat, salt and sugar to maximize their appeal — appear to be catching up with the very first generation, now… read on > read on >
Grocery Giant Recalls Deli Pastas Over Listeria Risk
Albertsons Companies has issued a voluntary recall in 15 states for several store-made deli products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. While no illnesses have been reported, the Idaho-based supermarket chain acted after determining the meals contained a recalled bowtie pasta from Nate’s Fine Foods. The recall involves various store-prepared items, including pasta… read on > read on >
Millions of Corn Dogs Recalled Over Wooden Shards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a recall of about 58 million pounds of frozen corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products. The Class I recall — initiated by Texas-based Hillshire Brands, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods — follows multiple consumer reports of “extraneous pieces of wooden stick within… read on > read on >
Heart Attack, Stroke Almost Always Foreshadowed, Study Says
Nearly everyone who suffers a heart attack, stroke or heart failure had at least one warning sign that cropped up years before, a new study says. More than 99% of patients had one or more risk factors prior to their heart emergency, including high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, poor blood sugar control or smoking, researchers… read on > read on >
AI Can Predict Which Kids With Asthma Face Higher Odds Of Respiratory Infections, Pneumonia
A newly developed AI tool may help predict which kids with asthma are at higher risk for severe complications like respiratory infections and pneumonia, researchers say. A subgroup of kids identified by the AI tool developed pneumonia more than twice as often as other children with asthma, researchers recently reported in the Journal of Allergy… read on > read on >
Patients With Severe Obesity Face Medical Discrimination, Study Says
People with severe obesity are likely to face discrimination when seeking health care, with many clinics outright refusing to see them, a new study says. About 2 in 5 (41%) of clinics refused to schedule an appointment for a hypothetical patient weighing 465 pounds, according to findings published Sept. 29 in the Annals of Internal… read on > read on >
FDA Approves Opzelura for Atopic Dermatitis in Children
It is the first topical JAK inhibitor approved in the U.S. for pediatric atopic dermatitis read on >
Kennedy Says FDA Reviewing Safety of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the safety of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions for 25 years, amid a push from conservative state attorneys general and anti-abortion groups. The announcement was made in a letter from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, according to CBS News. The… read on > read on >
In-Home Gun Deaths of Children Have More Than Doubled
In-home firearm homicides of children and teenagers have more than doubled since 2010, according to a new study. Nearly a quarter of children and teenagers killed by guns died in their own homes between 2020 and 2021, including two-thirds of child victims 12 and under, according to findings published Sept. 26 in JAMA Surgery. These… read on > read on >