Health

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday they have developed a wearable ultrasound tracker that could detect breast cancer at its early stages, giving it the potential to save many lives....Read More

A new CDC report Thursday shows that many healthcare providers have limited knowledge of alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy associated with a tick bite....Read More

At least 45% of U.S. tap water has PFAS chemical contamination, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS study tested for 32 types of PFAS “forever chemicals.”...Read More

Moderna has submitted its RSV vaccine for people 60 and older regulatory approval in the United States, European Union, Switzerland and Australia....Read More

U.S. federal health officials will soon start tracking infant illnesses caused by cronobacter, a rare but deadly bacteria that prompted last year’s baby formula shortage....Read More

Health officials have recently detected five malaria cases in the United States, marking the first locally acquired mosquito-borne malaria to be diagnosed in the country in two decades....Read More

Britain’s underperforming National Health Service is likely to blame for avoidable deaths from treatable conditions such as cancer, heart attack and strokes with knock-on effects on life expectancy, a new study finds....Read More

The Food and Drug Administration issued guidelines Friday for scientific research with psychedelics. Comments are due by Aug. 23, after which the agency will begin work on final guidelines....Read More

Pharmaceutical firm Moderna on Thursday submitted an updated application for its COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration....Read More

Despite increasing marketing regulations and studies showing health concerns, new data released Thursday by CDC showed that overall e-cigarette monthly unit sales increased nearly 50% from 2020 to 2022....Read More