A Massachusetts General Hospital study of more than 18,000 pregnancies found children exposed to maternal COVID were slightly more likely to receive neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3, mostly speech or motor delays. The association was strongest after third-trimester infection and in boys, though most children developed typically. Universal testing from...
Long-term melatonin use may be a red flag for the heart, researchers report. Reviewing five years of records from 130,828 adults (average age 56), regular users for at least a year had higher rates of heart failure (4.6% vs 2.7%), hospitalization (19% vs 6.6%), and death. The team says melatonin...
Maldives has begun enforcing a generational smoking ban, making it the only country to bar tobacco for those born on or after 1 January 2007, the health ministry said. Initiated by President Mohamed Muizzu, the measure took effect on 1 November, applies to visitors and requires retailers to verify ages....
Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea may carry hidden risks for the brain, a study in JAMA Network Open reports, linking the condition to a higher likelihood of new cerebral microbleeds. Such tiny bleeds, common with aging, are tied to slightly increased stroke risk and faster cognitive decline, experts said,...
An escalating measles outbreak along the Arizona Utah border has surpassed 150 cases in two months, and a likely infection in Salt Lake County is stalling the response after the patient refused testing, questions, and location details, officials said. Vaccination rates remain low at 78.4 percent for Mohave County kindergartners...
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage begins Nov. 1, with millions bracing for higher premiums amid a congressional stalemate over enhanced subsidies at the center of the shutdown. About 22 million of 24 million marketplace buyers rely on the aid, set to expire after 2025; without it, average premiums...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says more than 580,000 bottles of prazosin hydrochloride have been voluntarily recalled nationwide over possible nitrosamine impurities considered potentially cancer causing. New Jersey-based Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and distributor Amerisource Health Services initiated the recall of multiple capsule strengths earlier this month. The FDA assigned...
Children whose mothers had Covid-19 during pregnancy were more likely to receive neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3, a Massachusetts General Hospital study of more than 18,000 births found. Risk was 1.3 times higher after adjustments, with over 16% affected versus under 10% among unexposed pregnancies. The link was stronger in...
A randomized trial of 850 adults with mild to moderate depression found that as-needed text or email psychotherapy led to similar 12 week improvements as weekly video sessions, according to JAMA Network Open. Though not an equivalence study, researchers saw no outcome differences and no adverse events. Participants were more...
Viral infections, including Covid-19, flu and shingles, are linked to heightened heart and stroke risks, according to a large review in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The analysis of 150+ studies found heart attack risk triples after Covid and quadruples after flu; stroke risk rises fivefold in the...
