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(NEW YORK) -- A personalized mRNA vaccine may reduce the risks of pancreatic cancer returning after surgery, according to a preliminary study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers, with a typical survival rate of only about a year after the diagnosis according to the study.While the findings are encouraging, the vaccine is still in early testing and will likely take years before […]

(WASHINGTON) -- New research shows the far-reaching effects of the abortion bans that have proliferated the United States since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022.Three new studies have provided some of the first nationwide data on the effects of those bans in the states where they are currently active -- revealing more births but also a rise in infant deaths.The impact of those bans have even […]

(WASHINGTON) -- During his confirmation hearings two weeks ago to lead the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated several unfounded claims about autism.Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who has made money through books, speeches and lawsuits while sharing vaccine skepticism, refused to say that vaccines don't cause autism despite many high-quality studies finding no such link.He stated during the hearing that autism rates have "have […]

(NEW YORK) -- Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit -- it could help people drink less alcohol.A study published in JAMA Psychiatry enrolled 48 adults between ages 21 and 65 who had been diagnosed with alcohol use disorder but were not actively seeking treatment.Half received semaglutide, a type of GLP-1 receptor agonist, while the other half received no treatment. Over the nine-week trial, […]

(NEW YORK) -- Measles cases are rising in the U.S. with infections confirmed in at least five states so far this year.Cases have been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York City, Rhode Island and Texas, mostly among individuals not vaccinated for measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).In western Texas, an outbreak has grown to at least 24 cases according to an update published Tuesday from the Texas Department of State […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal government has drastically lowered some of the funding that universities and research institutions receive from medical and scientific grants.News of the cuts rattled the scientific community with many scientific institutions set to lose millions of dollars in funding annually.The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country’s primary agency responsible for conducting and supporting medical research, provides federal research grants to universities and research institutions in two […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Medical groups are expressing deep concern about the sudden removal or alteration of government data sets and webpages from agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at the behest of President Donald Trump's administration.The American Cancer Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating the disease, called on the administration to "restore access to comprehensive data, refrain from changes that […]

(NEW YORK) -- Outpatient health care visits for flu illnesses are at their highest levels in 15 years, according to data updated Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Nearly 8% of outpatient health care visits for respiratory illnesses are due to flu-like illness, which is the highest seen since the 2009-10 flu season, during the swine flu pandemic, data shows.During the week ending Feb. 1, 8% of emergency department visits were due […]

(NEW YORK) -- A second type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.Until recently, all dairy herd detections in the U.S. had involved a form of bird flu, or avian influenza, known as B3.13.This strain of bird flu, known as D1.1, has only ever previously been detected in wild birds and poultry, indicating that it has […]