HEALTH NEWS
Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who's seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants
Read full article: Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who's seeking a bold new warning on antidepressantsThe Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a request for new warnings on antidepressant drugs, and that's presenting an unusual conflict of interest at the agency.
‘It isn’t fair’: Jacksonville HIV advocate warns of crisis as thousands lose medication access, but relief may be coming
Read full article: ‘It isn’t fair’: Jacksonville HIV advocate warns of crisis as thousands lose medication access, but relief may be comingFlorida’s emergency cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program could leave more than 16,000 people without consistent access to HIV medication or insurance coverage , including at least 500 in Jacksonville.
26 Doctors without Borders workers remain unaccounted for in South Sudan a month after attacks
Read full article: 26 Doctors without Borders workers remain unaccounted for in South Sudan a month after attacksThe medical charity Doctors Without Doctors says 26 staff working with the group remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan.
Scratch Season: Hidden health risks for pets this Spring
Read full article: Scratch Season: Hidden health risks for pets this SpringThey play, they roll, they run! And they itch! What looks like playtime can actually be a sign of fleas, ticks or allergies. New national forecasts show flea and tick season is starting earlier and lasting longer across much of the U.S.
Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms
Read full article: Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanismsAs people awoke to news over the weekend of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, it resulted in many feeling anxious and stressed.
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
Read full article: Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in CaliforniaThe Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.
White House attributes redness on Trump's neck to skin cream but doesn't say what it's treating
Read full article: White House attributes redness on Trump's neck to skin cream but doesn't say what it's treatingThe White House says a red spot on President Donald Trump’s neck comes from a prescribed skin cream.
60% of prostate cancer patients are opting out of treatment & living just as long, study finds
Read full article: 60% of prostate cancer patients are opting out of treatment & living just as long, study findsThe American Cancer Society reports that about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. The average age of men who get diagnosed is 67.
Accessible walks bring the joys of birding to people with mobility and other limitations
Read full article: Accessible walks bring the joys of birding to people with mobility and other limitationsPeople with mobility and other limitations are getting the chance to experience birding through a movement that aims to make the hobby accessible to everyone.
Trump's Medicaid work mandates are meant to save money. But first states will have to spend millions
Read full article: Trump's Medicaid work mandates are meant to save money. But first states will have to spend millionsNew Medicaid work requirements signed into law by President Donald Trump are meant to save money.
Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome
Read full article: Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndromeFor Black people living with Tourette syndrome, a racial slur being shouted by someone with the disorder at the British Academy Film Awards has left them with complicated feelings.
Eddie Vedder turns solo vulnerability into a powerful plea in Netflix’s 'Matter of Time'
Read full article: Eddie Vedder turns solo vulnerability into a powerful plea in Netflix’s 'Matter of Time'Eddie Vedder uses two emotional solo concerts and a new Netflix film to push for a cure for epidermolysis bullosa.
Local doctor explains new minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer
Read full article: Local doctor explains new minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancerDr. Ali Kasraeian from Kasraeian Urology is the first in our area to utilize a new minimally invasive treatment, called Focal Therapy, that precisely targets and destroys prostate cancer tumors.
New sleeping sickness pill gets nod, paving the way for use in Africa
Read full article: New sleeping sickness pill gets nod, paving the way for use in AfricaEuropean drug regulators are endorsing a new and simpler treatment for sleeping sickness, in what could be a giant boost to efforts to eliminate the disease.
Positively JAX: Here Tomorrow is saving lives by meeting people where they are
Read full article: Positively JAX: Here Tomorrow is saving lives by meeting people where they areThis month’s Postively JAX winner, Here Tomorrow, is redefining suicide prevention in Northeast Florida by offering something many families say they couldn’t find when they needed it most: immediate, personal support at no cost and with no wait.
Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birth
Read full article: Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birthFederal health data shows Black women are more than three times likely than white women to die around the time of childbirth.
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine
Read full article: Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicineNovartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine.
Mom of a preemie crochets colorful yarn octopi for tiny tots at Detroit hospital NICU
Read full article: Mom of a preemie crochets colorful yarn octopi for tiny tots at Detroit hospital NICUA Michigan mother is making and collecting soft, yarn toys that are being donated to the neonatal intensive care unit at a Detroit hospital.
News4JAX anchor Scott Johnson shares how a shocking discovery at his physical led to life‑saving robotic surgery
Read full article: News4JAX anchor Scott Johnson shares how a shocking discovery at his physical led to life‑saving robotic surgeryNews4JAX anchor Scott Johnson underwent life-saving robotic surgery after a routine physical revealed a heart murmur and a leaking mitral valve.
EU expands funds for abortion access in response to a citizens' campaign
Read full article: EU expands funds for abortion access in response to a citizens' campaignThe European Union has agreed to expand funding for citizens needing to leave their home countries to access safe abortions elsewhere in the 27-nation bloc.
Jersey votes to approve assisted dying, as a similar UK bill stalls in House of Lords
Read full article: Jersey votes to approve assisted dying, as a similar UK bill stalls in House of LordsThe island of Jersey has voted to legalize assisted dying for some terminally ill adults, as a similar bill stalls in the U.K. Parliament.
‘Advocate for yourself’: Jacksonville woman’s severe ovarian cysts took 10 years to be correctly diagnosed
Read full article: ‘Advocate for yourself’: Jacksonville woman’s severe ovarian cysts took 10 years to be correctly diagnosedLena Billings was diagnosed in early January with large ovarian cysts, a twisted ovary and a tumor on her ovary. She said it took more than a decade of severe pain before she was correctly diagnosed.
Bird flu outbreak in California elephant seals prompts officials to cancel popular tours
Read full article: Bird flu outbreak in California elephant seals prompts officials to cancel popular toursResearchers have found avian flu in elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park, and officials have stopped seal-watching tours to help limit the spread of the virus.
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
Read full article: Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concernsVice President JD Vance has announced that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds.
Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications
Read full article: Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualificationsWellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the next surgeon general.
As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability
Read full article: As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading abilityNationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3.
