Novavax COVID Vaccine Moves Closer to Full FDA Approval

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine could soon receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company said Wednesday.

The update sent Novavax’s stock up more than 21% in early trading. It also helped ease fears that the decision had been delayed by the Trump Ad...

Nearly Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, New Report Finds

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) —Breathing the air in nearly half of the United States could be putting your health at risk.

A new American Lung Association report shows that 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy air.

The group’s annual "State of the Air" report found that smog and soot pollution are ge...

California Gives $25 Gift Cards To Boost Bird Flu Testing

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage folks near farms to get tested for bird flu.

The project is a partnership between the state and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to CBS News.

Clinics run by a state vendo...

Four-Gene Combo Might Predict Lethality Of Stomach Cancer

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Four specific genes serve as a telltale clue to how potentially deadly stomach cancers will develop and progress, a new study says.

Testing for these genetic mutations could enable doctors to offer targeted treatments and spare some patients from going through aggressive measures like surgery...

Blood Test Can Predict Fatty Liver Disease

Doctors can accurately predict a person’s risk of fatty liver disease as early as 16 years before symptoms develop, a new study says.

A blood test looking for five specific proteins can predict metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), more commonly known as fatty liver disease, researchers are scheduled to re...

These Three Bad Habits Can Harm Your Health As Young As Your Mid-30s

Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and skipping exercise can start to impact a person’s health as early as their mid-30s, a new study says.

In fact, those three specific vices mean poorer physical and mental health starting at age 36, researchers report today in the Annals of Medicine.

“Our findings highligh...

Umbilical Cord Could Contain Clues For Child's Future Health

Doctors might be able to predict a newborn's long-term health outlook, by analyzing their umbilical cord blood, a new study says.

Genetic clues found in cord blood can offer early insight into which infants are at higher risk for health problems like diabetes, stroke and liver disease later in life, researchers will report at the upcoming ...

Colon Cancer Screening Program Cut Cases, Deaths, Eliminated Racial Gaps

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 -- A Kaiser Permanente colon cancer screening initiative put a huge dent in cancer cases and deaths over two decades, a new study says.

The systematic outreach program doubled colon cancer screening rates, researchers are scheduled to report at the upcoming Digestive Disease Week meeting in San Diego.

As a resu...

Signs Of Dementia, Alzheimer's Can Appear Prior To Middle Age

Risk factors for dementia could start taking their toll as early as a person’s 20s and 30s, a new study says.

Younger adults who carry known risks for dementia performed worse on memory and thinking tests between ages 24 and 44, researchers report in the May issue of the journal The Lancet: Regional Health Americas.

Th...

U.S. Births Barely Rise in 2024

THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (Health Day News) — Fewer babies are being born in the U.S., and experts are worried what that portends for the future.

The number of babies born in the U.S. rose slightly in 2024, the fertility rate remains below levels needed to sustain population growth, The New York Times said.

More than 3....