Dec. 6, 2025, 12:46 p.m. ET An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease cases linked to a Florida gym has brought cases to a 10-year-high in the state. The Orange County “gym exposure” outbreak includes 14 cases of the disease, the Florida Department of Health said. Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella...
For Immediate Release: December 05, 2025 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes (TEMPO) for Digital Health Devices Pilot, a voluntary pilot designed to promote access to certain digital health devices while safeguarding patient safety. Developed by the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), the pilot will...
The American Cancer Society released updated guidelines for cervical cancer screening, reflecting advances in disease detection and accessibility in the United States. The updates, which were announced in a news release from the organization, introduce 2 key changes: self-collection for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as an option for cervical cancer screening and new guidance on...
With the tax-free money in a health savings account, a person can pay for eyeglasses or medical exams, as well as a $1,700 baby bassinet or a $300 online parenting workshop. Those same dollars can’t be used, though, to pay for most baby formulas, toothbrushes — or insurance premiums. President Donald Trump and some Republicans...
FCHD awarded grants to organizations to provide tobacco and vaping education programs to the communities they already serve in Frederick County. Source link
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of “America First” global health funding agreements that will prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president’s broader foreign policy goals and positions. The five-year, $2.5 billion agreement with Kenya was signed Thursday...
An early dose of holiday cheer descended Wednesday on St. Tammany Cancer Center, a campus of Ochsner Medical Center, brightening the holidays of dozens of diagnosed cancer patients and their families. The annual event welcomed 73 children from 38 families, who were greeted by Santa Claus, the Grinch, and Buddy the Elf and friends before...
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The prespecified noninferiority margin was 1.25 infections per 100 participants. We also assessed vaccine effectiveness by comparing HPV16 or HPV18 infection among the trial participants with that among girls and women enrolled in a nonrandomized survey. Source link
Dec. 3, 2025, 1:13 p.m. ET Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s vaccine advisory panel will debate and possibly delay a key immunization that protects babies from the hepatitis B virus. The influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet Dec. 4 and 5 to debate changes to the immunization schedule, which...
