Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Federal Health Budget

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is weighing a plan to cut nearly a third of the federal health budget and eliminate or consolidate dozens of programs.

An internal memo was sent from White House budget officials to the U.S. Departm...

Top NIH Nutrition Researcher Quits, Citing Censorship Under Kennedy

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A senior government health researcher has announced his retirement, accusing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of censoring his latest findings on ultra-processed food.

Kevin Hall made the announcement Wednesday on X,...

HHS Fires Team That Sets Federal Poverty Guidelines

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal team responsible for setting poverty guidelines that determine who qualifies for health and food assistance has been fired, according to former employees.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) laid off...

First Weight-Loss Pill From Lilly Shows Promising Results

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new pill designed to help with weight loss and blood sugar control is showing promise in early studies.

Eli Lilly said its experimental drug, orforglipron, helped people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and lo...

Allergy Expert Gives Tips On Seasonal Allergies

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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Spring has sprung, and the battle with seasonal allergies is underway in earnest.

But there’s a lot folks can do to manage their pollen-produced misery, according to Dr. Zachary Rubin, a Chicago-area pediatrician and allergy expert.

“There's a lot of di...

Pregnancy Complications Affect Future Heart Health

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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Complications during pregnancy can mean a woman’s future heart health is at risk, particularly if she is overweight or obese, a new study says.

Women who are carrying excess weight prior to pregnancy are more likely to develop complications like gestational diabete...

Stroke Among Younger Adults Linked To Non-Traditional Risks

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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Migraines, blood clots in veins, kidney or liver disease, and cancer aren’t typically considered conditions that put a person at increased danger for stroke.

But these less-common risk factors can more than double the odds of having a stroke in folks younger than 5...

Psoriatic Arthritis Diagnoses Are Lagging, Patients Undertreated

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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It’s taking too long for people with psoriatic arthritis to be diagnosed and treated, a new study argues.

Visible signs of psoriatic arthritis appear months and even years before a person develops the full-blown inflammatory joint disease, British researchers repor...

Magnetic Stimulation Aids Speech Recovery Following Stroke

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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Lucy Mulloor woke one morning to find she couldn’t call out to her two daughters, who were bustling about the kitchen.

She also couldn’t move the right side of her body, and only attracted her girls’ attention by falling to the floor after working her w...

Air, Light Pollution Increase Risk Of Thyroid Cancer In Children

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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Babies exposed to air and light pollution have a higher risk of developing childhood thyroid cancer, a new study says.

Airborne particle pollution and outdoor artificial light both increased babies’ risk of developing thyroid cancer before they turned 20, researche...

Vaccine Panel Urges More Protection Against RSV, Meningitis and Chikungunya

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 17, 2025
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THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A panel of federal health experts on Wednesday recommended expanded vaccine options for several diseases, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), meningitis and a mosquito-borne illness called chikungunya.

The panel,...

Fewer Americans Traveled for Abortions in 2024, Report Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 17, 2025
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THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fewer Americans traveled out of state for an abortion in 2024, according to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute, a group that supports abortion rights.

The report found that about 155,000 people crossed state lines...

New Endangered Species Rule Would No Longer Count Habitat Loss as 'Harm'

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 17, 2025
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THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is proposing a major change to the Endangered Species Act that would no longer deem habitat destruction a harm to at-risk animals and plants.

Federal officials say this change would reduce an unne...

Medical Mistrust Could Be Harming Hep A Vaccination Rates Among Gay, Bisexual Men

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 17, 2025
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Hepatitis A vaccinations could be lagging among men who have sex with men due to a mistrust of medicine, particularly among racial and ethnic minority groups, a new study says.

Only about 60% of surveyed gay and bisexual men were fully vaccinated for hepatitis A, even th...

Smoking/Vaping Combo Poses Health Risks

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 17, 2025
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People might think they can reduce their risk of cancer by occasionally swapping their cigarettes for a vape pen — but they would be wrong, a new study says.

So-called “dual users” — folks who both smoke and vape – are exposed to the sa...

Alternative To Hip Replacement Helps Patients Remain Physically Active

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 17, 2025
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THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Jason Cutter had been feeling pain in his hips for years, and it had started to put a dent in his activities as an amateur hockey player and outdoorsman.

Cutter, 50, chalked up his hip problems to aging, insufficient stre...

Outdoor Play, Sports Can Promote Motor Skills In Youngsters

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 17, 2025
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Children who spend more time playing outdoors or participating in different sports tend to develop better motor skills as they advance through elementary school, a new study says.

Even a half-hour of independent outdoor play after a day at childcare makes a difference in...

Common Meds Appear To Delay Onset Of Parkinson's Disease

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 17, 2025
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Common medications like aspirin, ibuprofen, statins and beta blockers appear to slow the progress of Parkinson’s disease, a new study says.

Parkinson’s symptoms took nearly a decade longer to crop up in patients taking these drugs to treat pain, high blood pr...

Improved Canine Eyedrops Deliver Antibiotics More Effectively

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 17, 2025
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THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Newfangled eyedrops for dogs might be better at helping them fight off infections, a new study says.

Eyedrops containing hyaluronic acid helped antibiotics better coat the eyes of healthy dogs, compared to traditional eye...

New Trial Will Test Gene-Edited Pig Liver for Sudden Liver Failure Patients

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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A new clinical trial will soon test if a pig liver can help people whose own livers have suddenly stopped working.

The hope? That animal organs can temporarily filter a patient’s blood, giving their own liver time to rest and possibly recover.

The U.S. Food a...