CT Exams in 2023 Projected to Result in 103,000 Future Cancers
Largest number of cancers was projected to result from abdomen and pelvic CT in adults, reflecting 37 percent of those 103,000 cancers
Breast, Colorectal Cancer Screening Higher Than Lung Cancer Screening
Among individuals eligible for lung cancer screening, use of BCS and CCS is much higher than use of LCS
Medically Tailored Meals Are Saving Costs in 49 States
Meals are cost-saving assuming full uptake among eligible patients with diet-related diseases, limitations in activities of daily living
Trump Administration Withdraws Key ADA Documents
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The Trump administration has removed 11 guidance documents that helped businesses follow the...
Older Adults Have Low Knowledge of RSV Disease and Vaccine Eligibility
78.5 percent of unvaccinated adults are unsure if they were eligible for vaccination or thought they were not
CDC Cuts Key Smoking Programs Despite Success in Curbing Smoking Rates
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government has shut down or paused several major anti-smoking efforts.Public health...
Early-Life Ozone Exposure Linked to Asthma, Wheeze at 4 to 6 Years Old
Increased odds of current asthma and wheeze seen at 4 to 6 years of age, but associations were null for outcomes at 8 to 9 years of age
Longtime Head of 9/11 Health Program Let Go Amid Federal Job Cuts
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The longtime leader of a federal health program for 9/11 survivors and first...
Two Louisiana Infants Die of Whooping Cough Amid Drop in Vaccinations
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Health experts are warning that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is making...
FDA Removes Top Expert on Vaping and Tobacco
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top tobacco regulator, Brian King, has...