The FDA is conducting its first-ever investigation into cosmetics companies, asking for details on safety and manufacturing. Public outcry has been escalating for years over concern of side effects and long-term health risks of some cosmetics.
The Thai boys rescued from the flooded cave complex have survived the extreme physical duress, but now they may face a daunting mental challenge: post-traumatic stress disorder. Children with PTSD are at risk of lifelong health issues.
Heart disease has been declining all over the U.S. for decades, but nine states saw a recent big jump in their relative rank for this disease burden. They have something else in common: All nine voted for Trump.
The Trump administration shocked the World Health Organization by mixing politics with breastfeeding, but there is no debate. Baby formula cannot match the health benefits of mother's milk.
Consumer DNA testing companies are rushing in to help immigrant parents reunite with detained children at the border, but there are privacy risks and questions about DNA ownership.
New diet-based approaches to diabetes prevention and treatment include fresh-food prescriptions and ketogenic diets rather than drugs alone. Spending on drugs reached $53 billion last year, with mixed results.
An ingestible micro-bio-electronic device has been developed at MIT that can detect blood in the stomach. It could end the need for endoscopy procedures.
As transplant surgery reaches new heights, human head transplantation may not be as far-fetched as once thought. Still, surgical, immunological, psychological and ethical hurdles remain.
Evidence suggests e-cigarettes — the most commonly used form of tobacco among US youth — leads to nicotine addiction and drugs. Oculus is funding a new VR games it hopes will be the game changer.
Mount Sinai in New York is among the first to explore a personalized vaccine to combat some of America's deadliest cancers, including lung, breast, gynecological and bladder cancers.
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Michael "Mick" Farrell, CEO of ResMed, says that his company has been ramping up production of ventilator equipment to meet surging global demand as countries battle the coronavirus outbreak.
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A significant long-term care insurance premium increase can force people to choose between financial security and compromising their access to quality care.
The FDA has not informed Moderna of any issues related to the vaccine's safety, efficacy or quality that would prevent its approval, the biotech company said.
The deal will allow Novavax to lift its "going concern" warning, which it first issued in 2023 due to having "substantial doubt" about its ability to survive.