New FDA Proposal Aims To Help Patients With Hard-To-Treat Diseases

U.S. health officials are proposing a new way to develop and approve custom-made treatments for people with rare and hard-to-treat conditions.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just released a draft of guidelines that would create a special pathway for therapies designed for just a small number of people. Drug companies often avo...

Study Suggests Cutting Sugar Before Age 2 Could Lower Heart Disease Risk

Cookies, cupcakes, fruit snacks, juice boxes, oh my! These sweet treats are often part of childhood. 

But when it comes to babies and toddlers, new research suggests less sugar may be better for the heart later on.

Researchers found that people whose sugar intake was restricted before birth and during the first two years of life...

CDC's Deputy Secretary General Steps Down Just 2.5 Months Into the Job

Leadership uncertainty at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) deepened this week after the agency’s second-in-command suddenly resigned.

On Monday, the CDC announced that Ralph Abraham, its deputy secretary general, stepped down effective immediately.

Abraham had been in the role for about two and a half m...

Gap In Preventable Deaths Widening Between Those With, Without A College Degree

A gap in preventable deaths is growing between people with and without a college degree, a new study says.

A steadily increasing number of people with a high school diploma or less are dying from illnesses that could have been prevented by health care, researchers reported in the American Journal of Public Health.

A growing ...

Dry Powder Inhalers: A Double Win for COPD and Environment

Dry powder inhalers might provide a double benefit for people battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study says.

These inhalers not only lead to slightly better lung health among COPD patients, but also are less harmful to the environment, researchers reported Feb. 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The most...

Living Near Nuclear Plants Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk

The closer you live to a nuclear power plant, the higher the odds that you’ll die from cancer, a new nationwide study has concluded.

People living near a nuclear plant have a cancer death risk that rises with age, peaking in the senior years for both women and men, researchers reported Feb. 23 in the journal Nature Communications...