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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is coming under fire for not publicizing its own report into an E. coli outbreak last year that spread across 15 states and infected 89 people, one of whom died, according to a report from TKTKT.  The outbreak was linked to romaine lettuce — with …

A new drug has shown promise in combating Parkinson’s disease while minimizing unwanted side effects. The once-daily pill, tavapadon, was found to relieve symptoms — including stiffness, coordination, tremors and movement — for a longer period of time for patients who were also taking at least 400 mg of levodopa …

Injectables for type 2 diabetes and weight loss could soon be a thing of the past. Eli Lilly announced Thursday the successful completion of a phase 3 trial of Orforglipron – the first small-molecule GLP-1 that is administered as a once-daily oral pill. The ACHIEVE-1 trial evaluated the efficacy of …

For Danielle Atkinson, motherhood didn’t just change her. It fueled a movement. During Black Maternal Health Week, a national campaign to raise awareness and improve outcomes for Black mothers, the Detroit-based organization Mothering Justice is spotlighting what happens when advocacy turns into action. “We’re not only calling for change, we’re …

The first generation that has been exposed consistently to digital technology has reached the age where symptoms of dementia tend to emerge.  Some have claimed that digital technology could negatively impact cognitive abilities, but researchers from Baylor University have discovered just the opposite. “You can flip on the news on …

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed climbing autism rates among children. In 2022, a surveillance program called The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network began monitoring children aged 4 to 8 across 15 U.S. states, focusing on multiple benchmarks of autism spectrum disorder …

Fox News’ Health newsletter brings you stories on the latest developments in healthcare, wellness, diseases, mental health and more. TOP 3: – Common medical procedure linked to 5% of cancers – Invasive strep throat strain has more than doubled in US – Diabetes risk linked to these food combinations This …

As counterfeit Ozempic circulates in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to Americans. In an April 14 announcement, the FDA stated that Novo Nordisk — manufacturer of Ozempic and Wegovy — notified the agency that “several hundred units of counterfeit Ozempic (semaglutide) injection 1 mg” …

RFK Jr. visits Texas after second child measles death Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoting the MMR vaccine and visiting Utah after the state announced a ban on fluoride in water. Measles cases have continued …

Adults who have visited the hospital due to cannabis use could be at a higher risk of developing dementia. A new study by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) found that individuals who had an emergency department visit for using cannabis were at a 23% greater risk of a …