Category: healthcare

WHO Ends Mpox Global Health Emergency — But Warns Of Potential Summer Resurgence

Cases in Chicago have spiked in recent weeks.

This Week In Credit Card News: Card Debt Surging Once Again; Medical Credit Cards Can Cause Problems

What took place this week in the credit card and payment industries

FDA Loosened Requirements To Give Blood Making It Easier For Gay Men To Donate

The final recommendation comes about four months after the proposal was first reviewed in January.

What To Know About Opill —The Birth Control Pill FDA Advisors Support Making Available Over-The-Counter

If the FDA follows its advisors’ recommendation, Opill will become the first birth control pill available over-the-counter without a prescription in the United States.

Higher Long Covid Risk Linked To Living In Poor Areas And These Two Occupations

People who live in the most deprived or poor areas are at a 45% higher risk of having long Covid than higher socioeconomic groups.

FDA: Lay’s Potato Chips Recall Affects These 4 States

How do you tell if you have a good Lay’s versus a bad Lay’s.

FDA Moves One Step Closer To Switching An Oral Contraceptive From Prescription-Only To Over-The-Counter Status

Today, the FDA moved one step closer to approving the first OTC birth control pill in the US. Perrigo had applied for a switch from prescription-only to OTC status for its once-daily oral contraceptive named Opill. FDA could reach a final decision on t…

Covid’s No Longer A Public Health Emergency: Here’s How That May Affect You

Millions of Americans may have to pay out-of-pocket for vaccines, tests and treatments once they’re no longer federally supplied.

Life-Saving Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Feature Gets FDA Green Light

The FDA has passed a Samsung Galaxy Watch feature that monitors for signs of atrial fibrillation throughout the day, as announced on the Samsung website.

New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Are A Step In The Right Direction, But One More Step Is Needed

Breast cancer in younger women is more likely to be more aggressive at diagnosis and difficult to treat, thus dropping the screening age to 40 represents a milestone in preventing breast cancer diagnoses and ultimately saving lives.