Global Pharma Healthcare is issuing a recall of its Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops that were distributed by EzriCare and Delsam Pharma due to possible contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.The drops were sold online across the…
More than half of US adults support ending the sale of all tobacco products, according to a new study led by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and nearly two-thirds said they support banning menthol cigarette…
Sitting among the warehouses of Dulles, Virginia, is one of the US Drug Enforcement Administration's forensic labs. It's one of eight across the country where scientists analyze illegal drugs and try to stay ahead of what's driving deadly overdoses.Starting in…
The number of times it's appropriate to wear clothing items without washing them often seems based more on folklore or a person's upbringing than professional advice.TikTok user Allison Delperdang started a heated online debate when she posted a video January…
Without cracking a single textbook, without spending a day in medical school, the co-author of a preprint study correctly answered enough practice questions that it would have passed the real US Medical Licensing Examination.But the test-taker wasn't a member of…
Five major pregnancy complications are strong lifelong risk factors for ischemic heart disease, a new study finds, with the greatest risk coming in the decade after delivery.Ischemic heart disease refers to heart problems, including heart attack, caused by narrowed or…
Nearly half of adults in the United States -- including 2 out of 5 women of childbearing age -- are unsure whether medication abortion is legal in their state, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.The…
People who live in a highly polluted area have a higher risk of depression and anxiety than those who live with cleaner air, a new study says.The study, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, found that people who were…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care providers and consumers to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears as it conducts an investigation into at least 55 infections in 12 states that have led to instances of…
Eating more ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing and dying from cancer, especially ovarian cancer, according to a new study of over 197,000 people in the United Kingdom, over half of whom were women.Overly processed foods include prepackaged soups,…
The head of the US Food and Drug Administration proposed sweeping changes to the agency's food safety programs Tuesday in order to protect the US food supply and promote better nutrition.FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf proposed new structures for the…
Use of marijuana and other substances dropped in teenagers during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study.But adults' use of cannabis, illegal drugs and alcohol, including binge drinking, either stayed the same or increased compared to…
The US public health emergency declaration for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, ends Tuesday.The outbreak, which once seemed to be spiraling out of control, has quietly wound down. The virus isn't completely gone, but for more than a month, the…
Forty percent of US parents are "extremely" or "very" worried that their children will struggle with anxiety or depression at some point, a new survey finds.The Pew Research Center report said mental health was the greatest concern among parents, followed…
The number of babies born each year in the United States has been steadily dropping since the Great Recession of 2008. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit and brought another burst of uncertainty, many expected an even steeper dropoff.But a new…
The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with multiple chronic diseases, according to a new report from The Commonwealth…
Letting infants watch tablets and TV may be impairing their academic achievement and emotional well-being later on, according to a new study.Researchers found that increased use of screen time during infancy was associated with poorer executive functioning once the child…
Covid-19 has become the eighth most common cause of death among children in the United States, according to a study published Monday.Children are significantly less likely to die from Covid-19 than any other age group -- less than 1% of…
A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in their learning progress during the Covid-19 pandemic.Students "lost out on about 35% of a normal school year's worth of learning" when in-person…
Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the pandemic is at a "transition point."WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Friday at its 14th meeting on Covid-19, and…
