FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Frito-Lay has recalled select 13-oz bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips due to undeclared milk, which could pose a serious risk to those with milk allergies. According to a report released by the U.S. Food and Drug...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Early adoption and implementation of Tobacco 21 (T21) policies, with a minimum legal access age for tobacco products of 21 years, is associated with potential premature mortality reductions, according to a study published...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- For individuals with type 2 diabetes, examination with vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) alongside retina scanning has a high acceptance rate, but false-positive findings seem to be common, according to a...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Sexual minority women (SMW) report better sexual functioning in midlife than their heterosexual peers, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Menopause. Laura A. Muratore, from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- For patients with advanced breast cancer and baseline clinical anxiety, cannabidiol (CBD) is safe and may reduce anxiety levels two to four hours after ingestion, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in JAMA Network...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Most children with likely primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) have asthma, according to a research letter published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Joe Zein, M.D., Ph.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, and...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Little medical education exposes students to caring for justice-involved populations, according to a review published online Dec. 10 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Claire Stover, from the Boston University...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Similar postinsertion complication and technical survival rates are seen with single- and double-purse-string suture catheter insertion methods for peritoneal dialysis, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in Renal...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- The antiviral drug tecovirimat does not reduce the time to lesion resolution or pain among adults with mild-to-moderate clade II mpox and a low risk for developing severe disease, according to an interim data analysis from...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with cirrhosis, but cirrhosis itself is not significantly associated with an increased CAD risk, according to a review published online Nov. 21 in the Journal of Clinical...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Just over half of children hospitalized with influenza receive antivirals, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. James W. Antoon, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Vanderbilt University...

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher rate of heart failure subtypes, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in Arthritis Care & Research. Yumeko Kawano, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vtama (tapinarof) 1 percent cream for an additional indication -- the topical treatment of atopic dermatitis in adult and pediatric patients aged 2 years and older. The...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- The use of influenza testing at hospital emergency department visits increased from 2013 to 2022 in the United States, according to a December data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Susan M...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Life expectancy in the United States increased in 2023, reaching 78.4 years, while drug overdose mortality decreased from 2022 to 2023, according to two December data briefs published by the National Center for Health...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- There is an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and increased all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions for both physical and behavioral illnesses, according to a study published online...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in young childhood is not associated with executive function in middle childhood, but participation in team sports is associated with better executive function, behavior...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- A new diagnostic test using a dual-biomarker algorithm can inform osteoarthritis diagnosis with high accuracy, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research. Daniel Keter, from CD...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Light-to-moderate consumption of wine, measured through an objective urinary biomarker, is associated with lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in an older Mediterranean population, according to a study published online...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Higher intakes of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are positively associated with developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Nov. 25 in...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Antidepressants may reduce genital sensitivity when compared with other medications, according to a study recently published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. Yassie Pirani, M.S.W., from the Canadian...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Even low levels of arsenic exposure in drinking water may increase the risk for kidney cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in Environmental Pollution. Nishat Tasnim Hasan, Dr.P.H., from Texas A&M...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Patients with an anorexia nervosa (AN) diagnosis have an increased risk for cardiovascular conditions, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in JAMA Network Open. Mei-Chih Meg Tseng, M.D., Ph.D., from Taipei...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 -- Any or repeated use of antibiotics is not associated with incident dementia, cognitive impairment/no dementia (CIND), or accelerated cognitive decline among initially healthy older adults, according to a study published...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Nemluvio (nemolizumab) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in patients aged 12 years and older. The approval is for use in combination with topical...