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A recent study, titled "Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates by Physician and Patient Sex," published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that patients, especially female patients, have better health outcomes when treated by female doctors. It analyzed Medicare patients hospitalized...

Medicare has recently decided to include coverage for Novo Nordisk A/S's (NVO) obesity medication, Wegovy (semaglutide), for the treatment of heart disease in overweight individuals. A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) suggests that approximately 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries...

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City completed the first combined gene-edited pig kidney transplant and surgical implantation of a mechanical heart pump. Lisa Pisano, a 54-year-old from New Jersey dealing with heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, underwent the procedures. Pisano's...

FDA health officials have discovered traces of the bird flu virus in some pasteurized milk samples. This finding comes after the bird flu virus was detected in chickens and dairy cows in various states. The FDA suggests that the virus particles detected are likely residuals from the pasteurization...

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. is recalling six lots of Sapropterin Dihydrochloride Powder for Oral Solution 100 mg to the consumer level. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the recall was due to powder discoloration in some packets leading to decreased potency.

A recent study revealed that the introduction of malaria nets treated with a new potent insecticide has prevented over 13 million cases of the disease in Africa. Findings from the New Nets Project, which is supported by Unitaid and the Global Fund, emphasized the effectiveness of second-generation...

A recent study titled "Habitual Short Sleep Duration, Diet, and Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults" discovered that individuals who sleep less than six hours per night are at a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes. To investigate the connection between sleep duration and diabetes,...

The Marion County Public Health Department in Indiana is cautioning individuals who were present at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis on April 8 for the solar eclipse event that they may have been exposed to measles. This warning comes after an out-of-state visitor who later tested positive for...

Miami, Florida-based Infinite Herbs LLC is recalling select fresh organic basil citing potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration said. The recall was initiated after the FDA notified the company that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC has reported that 12 illnesses are likely related to these products.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service or FSIS has warned against Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc.'s ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The public health alert has been issued to inform consumers about the issue, but a recall was not requested as the products are no longer available for purchase.

A recent study found that time-restricted eating does not help in losing weight unless the person ensures appropriate consumption of calories. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University randomly assigned 41 adults suffering from obesity and pre-diabetes to one of two groups. They also assessed participants'...

A recent analysis found that doctors in the U.S. still prescribe less-effective generic medicines instead of FDA-approved seven next-generation antibiotics to battle infections caused by gram-negative bacteria. According to the researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center, gram-negative...

The state of Colorado is currently experiencing a concerning surge in the number of syphilis cases among newborns, which has prompted the public health department to issue a directive to expand testing and prevent the disease from escalating. According to recent data from the Colorado Department...

A new simplified oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization. WHO said that the inactivated oral vaccine Euvichol-S has a similar efficacy to existing vaccines but a simplified formulation, allowing opportunities to rapidly increase production capacity.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert regarding an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to potentially contaminated basil. CDC said it has received reports of 12 Salmonella infections in seven states. One person has been hospitalized with Salmonella infection and no deaths have been reported. The illnesses have been linked to Infinite Herbs organic bas