Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread ( www.statnews.com )
Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread ( www.statnews.com )
H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears safe ( www.statnews.com )
“The agency said it has been trying to see if it could grow virus from milk found to contain evidence of H5N1, which is the gold standard test to see if there is viable virus in a product. The lengthy statement the agency released does not explicitly say FDA laboratories were unable to find live virus in the milk samples, but...
Genetic analysis reveals H5N1 flu virus outbreak in cows likely started earlier than thought ( www.statnews.com )
The genetic data point to a single spillover event that probably occurred in late 2023, Michael Worobey, an evolutionary virologist at the University of Arizona, told STAT on Tuesday.
About half of cancer drugs given accelerated approval don't show improved survival or quality of life ( www.statnews.com )
For decades, the Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval pathway has helped companies get drugs for serious unmet medical needs to patients — and the market — sooner. But about half of cancer drugs approved via this route fail to improve patient survival or quality of life in subsequent clinical trials after...
People in Republican-voting states more likely to report Covid-19 vaccine side effects, study says ( www.statnews.com )
People in Republican-voting states were more likely to report adverse events after receiving a Covid-19 vaccination than people living in Democratic-leaning states, a new analysis finds, suggesting that how people view their post-vaccine side effects or decide whether to report them may be shaped by their political views....
The U.S. banned asbestos, but its health impact will still be felt for decades ( www.statnews.com )
A new rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency this week puts an end to the use of asbestos, a known carcinogen, in the United States. But researchers caution that we’ll likely still be dealing with the mineral’s public health harms for decades....
How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic ( www.statnews.com )
Embryo loss is integral to IVF. Alabama’s ruling equating embryos with children jeopardizes its practice ( www.statnews.com )
An embryo is one of the earliest stages of development of a multicellular organism. But according to the Supreme Court of Alabama, it is a person, too — an unborn child, entitled to the same legal protections as any minor....
War zone or not, Ukraine seeks to reclaim its role as a hub for clinical trials ( www.statnews.com )
In the years leading up to Russia’s invasion, Ukraine had become a burgeoning hub of clinical trials, particularly in oncology. The war put a hold on the vast majority of those studies....
As midwife-assisted home births rise, so too do high-risk births outside hospitals ( www.statnews.com )
Supreme Court to weigh whether Covid misinformation is protected speech ( www.statnews.com )
As social media sites were flooded with misleading posts about vaccine safety, mask effectiveness, Covid-19’s origins and federal shutdowns, Biden officials urged platforms to pull down posts, delete accounts, and amplify correct information....
FDA urged to move faster to fix pulse oximeters for darker-skinned patients ( www.statnews.com )
The Food and Drug Administration should move more quickly to ensure pulse oximeters — the ubiquitous devices used to measure blood oxygen — work well in all patients, should better inform clinicians about the devices’ shortcomings in patients with darker skin, and should recall versions that are particularly problematic,...
Updated Covid vaccine has 54% effectiveness, new data suggest ( www.statnews.com )
New data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that the most recent Covid-19 booster offers about 54% percent protection against infection with the virus....
Updated Covid vaccine has 54% effectiveness, new data suggest ( www.statnews.com )
Scientists document first-ever transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, tied to no-longer-used medical procedure ( www.statnews.com )
Scientists document first-ever transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, tied to no-longer-used medical procedure ( www.statnews.com )
Scientists document first-ever transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, tied to no-longer-used medical procedure ( www.statnews.com )
Merck CEO refused to testify in Senate because he’s not an expert in drug pricing, Bernie Sanders says ( www.statnews.com )
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday jabbed the CEO of Merck for telling congressional staff that he didn’t have the expertise to testify at a Senate hearing on prescription drug prices because he’s a tax attorney....
Article from 2016: Bad science misled millions with chronic fatigue syndrome. Here's how we fought back ( www.statnews.com )
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Springworks wins FDA approval for drug to treat desmoid tumors ( www.statnews.com )
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first treatment for people with desmoid tumors, a localized cancer that invades soft tissue and muscle.
Does the risk of getting long Covid increase each time you get reinfected? ( www.statnews.com )
Does the risk of getting long Covid increase each time you get reinfected? ( www.statnews.com )
Palliative care for cancer patients is found to be as effective given virtually as in person ( www.statnews.com )
Comfort can be delivered to patients with advanced cancer virtually just as well as in person, according to a new study presented on Sunday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago....