California Resident Infected With Plague, Likely from Flea at Lake Tahoe
By Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A resident of South Lake Tahoe, California, has been diagnosed with the plague,...
CDC to Lay Off Hundreds in Restructuring
By Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is finalizing the termination...
Infections From Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are Spreading to New Areas
By Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health experts across the country are issuing warnings about a surge in infections...
Positive Childhood Experiences May Protect Against Disordered Eating During College
Low adverse childhood experiences and high positive childhood experiences together reduced disordered eating by 20 to 41 percent
One in 10 Mental Health-Related ED Visits Among Youths Involve Boarding
Findings show these boarding experiences lasted more than two days for Medicaid-enrolled youths in 2022
AAP Issues New Vaccine Guidelines That Differ From U.S. Government Advice
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)...
Risdiplam Beneficial for Infants With Genetically Diagnosed Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Improved functional, survival outcomes seen with risdiplam treatment before development of clinical signs or symptoms
PFAS Exposure Linked to Teen Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery
Higher concentrations of PFOS, PFHxS, and PFHpS linked to greater BMI regain, reduced weight loss, increased waist circumference
AAP Offers Guidance for Tapering of Opioids to Prevent Withdrawal in Children
Signs and symptoms linked with withdrawal are relatively consistent in pediatric population; can be seen after five or more days of opioids
Measles Outbreak in Texas Is Over After Hundreds Infected and 2 Deaths
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The measles outbreak in Texas that sickened more than 700 people earlier this...
