By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Litfulo (ritlecitinib) for adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with severe alopecia areata at a recommended…
Wildfire Smoke Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S.…
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 -- Clouds of smoke continue to drift over the Eastern United States and Europe from wildfires in Canada, and experts are predicting a longer and more destructive…
Infectious Disease Experts Update Rules on Superbug Spread…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 -- “Superbug” infections are increasing in U.S. hospitals, and a coalition of medical groups has now issued a set of updated recommendations to protect patients. These guidelines…
Singer Lewis Capaldi Sidelined From Touring by Tourette…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 -- After appearing to lose his voice at a Saturday appearance, singer Lewis Capaldi is canceling his tour. Capaldi, who has Tourette syndrome, cited the need to…
The Age at Which People Experience Gender Dysphoria…
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 -- Growing numbers of young people are expressing a sense of a "mismatch" between the gender on their birth certificate and the one that they "feel" inside,…
AHA News: Teen With Gene Mutation Gets Rare…
By American Heart Association News>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- At school dismissal one sunny October day in Pineville, Louisiana, then-9-year-old Anniston Fairbanks was headed toward her ride home when she realized…
New Competitor to Wegovy Shows Promise in Clinical…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 -- An experimental drug appears to outperform the trendy medications Wegovy and Ozempic for both weight loss and diabetes control, a pair of early clinical trials shows.…
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 -- Gastric bypass surgery is a potential long-term cure for type 2 diabetes, especially if the procedure is performed before the disease progresses, a new study argues.…
Dr. Anthony Fauci to Become Professor at Georgetown…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 – Dr. Anthony Fauci, best known for his public health leadership during the pandemic, will become a professor at Georgetown University starting next week. Fauci will work…
Malaria Cases in Florida, Texas Are First U.S.…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 – Public health officials are warning doctors, especially those in southern states, to be on the lookout for local spread of malaria after five cases have been…