HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics
The new initiative will focus on research using the beta-propiolactone vaccine platform
Top Science Journal Suspends Submissions Amid Budget Cuts
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A well-known U.S. science journal focused on environmental health has stopped accepting new...
United States Seeing Uptick in Whooping Cough Cases
Number of cases this year has reached 8,485, twice as many as this time last year
Nearly Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, New Report Finds
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breathing the air in nearly half of the United States could be putting...
HHS Announces Plans to Pay Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Flu Vaccine
Government hopes to be prepared for possible bird flu pandemic or outbreak of other flu variations
Brensocatib Leads to Lower Rate of Pulmonary Exacerbations in Bronchiectasis
Annualized rate of pulmonary exacerbations lower in 10-mg and 25-mg brensocatib groups versus placebo
Single-Dose Baloxavir Treatment Can Reduce Influenza Transmission
Transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza significantly lower with baloxavir versus placebo by day 5
School-Based Asthma Therapy Boosts Asthma Control, Cuts Acute Health Care Use
Program also helps close health disparities gap for Black and Latino children at high risk for poor asthma outcomes
Prevalence of Most Cancer Risk Factors Unchanged Before, After Pandemic
Prevalence of smoking continued to drop during pandemic, but prevalence of excess body weight, HPV vaccination remained stable
Federal Prosecutor Questions Medical Journals Over Alleged Bias
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — At least three medical journals have received letters from a top federal prosecutor...
