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COVID Vaccines Saved More Than 2.5 Million Lives, Mostly Seniors

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 More than 2.5 million deaths were prevented worldwide by the cutting-edge vaccines developed for COVID-19, mainly among seniors, a new ana

Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family s lawyer sai

RFK Jr. May Remove Top Panel on Preventive Services Task Force

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of an advisory group that helps decide which preventive

Remote CBT-Based Therapy Yields Modest Improvements in Chronic Pain

Remote-scalable cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based chronic pain (CP) treatments yield modest improvements in high-impact chronic pain compared with usual

Corticosteroids Not Superior to Placebo for Add-On Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis

For the treatment of bacterial keratitis, adjunctive corticosteroids are not superior to placebo and adjunctive corneal cross-linking (CXL) is associated with i

Risk-Reducing Mastectomy Cost-Effective With Breast Cancer Risk ≥35 Percent

Undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) seems to be cost-effective for women aged 30 to 55 years with a lifetime breast cancer (BC) risk of 35 percent or high

Antiseizure Meds With Known or Uncertain Risks Continue to Be Prescribed in Pregnancy

Despite a shift from valproate to safer antiseizure medications (ASMs) in pregnancy, many medications with known or uncertain risks are still being prescribed,

Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Liver Fibrosis More Than Doubled Over Last 20 Years

The prevalence of liver fibrosis has more than doubled over the last 20 years among heavy alcohol consumers, according to a research letter published online Jul

Terminally Ill Nursing Home Patients Face Needless ER Visits, Hospital Stays

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 Terminally ill nursing home residents are being hounded to their graves with needless trips to the hospital, a new study says. About 80 of

Personalized Brain Stimulation Improves Walking Among Parkinson's Patients

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 Parkinson s disease can dramatically affect a patient s ability to walk, with Parkinson s gait increasing their fall risk and reducing the

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