Month: August 2022

The detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples from New York and London has sparked fears on a possible public health crisis even if the world has yet to heal from the COVID-19 pandemic.  However, health experts in the U.S. believe that the virus is unlikely to secure widespread transmission in the country, especially in highly

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Hair loss, reduced sex drive, and erectile dysfunction have joined a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID in patients who were not hospitalized, according to findings of a large study. Anuradhaa Subramanian, PhD, with the Institute of Applied Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has streamlined its COVID-19 guidance to help the public better protect themselves from the risk of catching the novel coronavirus at this point of the pandemic.  The public health agency made some changes to its guidelines to ensure that everyone would be up to date regarding the

Polio virus has been discovered in New York City’s sewers, suggesting that the virus is circulating in the city, New York’s health authorities said today. The detection of polio in NYC alarming but not surprising, said New York State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett, MD, MPH. “For every one case of paralytic polio identified, hundreds more

WASHINGTON — By a party-line vote of 220-207, the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act — a bill that among other provisions allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices — and sent it to President Biden for his signature. “The Inflation Reduction Act is also one of the most significant pieces of health care legislation to

Diabetes drugs are once again under the microscope as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found certain samples of sitagliptin contain nitrosamine – a possible cancer-causing ingredient – at levels above what is allowable by the agency. Sitagliptin is used for the management of high blood sugar in individuals that have Type 2 diabetes, but it

Switching from one biosimilar medication to another is safe and effective, a new systematic review indicates, even though this clinical practice is not governed by current health authority regulations or guidance. “No reduction in effectiveness or increase in adverse events was detected in biosimilar-to-biosimilar switching studies conducted to date,” the review’s authors note in their

Banana peels mostly end up in the trash or compost bin, but they are now finding more yummy uses. Researchers have found that using a bit of banana peel flour on sugar cookies can make the dessert more healthful and even more satisfying. For their new study, published in ACS (American Chemical Society) Food Science & Technology,

A new study published in the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology suggests that patients and physicians have differing views on what symptoms constitute a sinus infection, probably resulting in communication barriers between patients and providers and potential misunderstandings — including misdiagnoses — in the clinic. The study findings were derived from responses to a

Last month, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Cases are surging through the U.S., Western Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Governments are scrambling to purchase vaccines, with small amounts of Jynneos doses trickling into a handful of wealthy countries. One region has not had access to

Arecent study has revealed a concerning connection between the most prevalent type of liver cancer and some man-made chemicals found in industrial items, often known as “forever chemicals.” It is reportedly the first study in humans to precisely relate liver cancer to “forever chemical” exposure. The term “forever chemicals” refer to polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS), which