Risk-Based Breast Cancer Screening Outperforms Annual Mammograms, Clinical Trial Finds

Tailoring breast cancer screening to a woman’s individual cancer risk might work better than annual mammograms, a new study says.

Women had breast cancers caught at an earlier, more treatable stage when assigned to risk-based screening, compared to those who got annual mammograms regardless of personal risk, researchers reported Dec....

Large Review Finds Limited Proof Behind Many Medical Cannabis Uses

Medical marijuana is often seen as a safer, natural way to ease pain, anxiety or sleep issues. But a large new review suggests that for many of these uses, the science simply isn’t there.

It adds that a significant share of folks, roughly 30%, using cannabis for medical reasons may actually be at risk for addiction.

The review,...

COVID Vaccines Cut ER Visits for Children, CDC Reports

COVID-19 vaccines given to children last fall helped keep many out of emergency rooms (ER) and urgent care, new data shows.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that COVID vaccines reduced the risk of ER visits by 76% in kids under age 4 and by 56% in kids ages 5 to 17 during the first six months after vaccina...

FDA Approves Two New Antibiotics to Treat Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea

Doctors now have new tools to fight gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection that has grown harder to treat over time.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new antibiotics: Zoliflodacin and gepotidacin.

This is the first new major treatment for gonorrhea in decades.

On Friday, the FDA cleared z...

FDA Weighs Strongest Black Box Warning for COVID Vaccines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering adding the strongest safety warning available to COVID-19 vaccines.

The move has alarmed many outside health experts, who say there is no scientific basis for the warning.

People familiar with the plan told CNN the FDA is weighing whether to place a black box warning...

Too Much Drinking Contributes To Cancer Risk, Study Says

A new evidence review offers some sobering info for folks preparing to raise more than a couple celebratory glasses during Christmas or New Year’s.

Alcohol significantly increases a person’s risk of developing a wide range of cancers, and that risk rises further as more is imbibed, researchers reported in the journal Cancer...