Tonmya is the first FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of fibromyalgia in more than 15 years

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued vaccine recommendations that differ from U.S. government guidelines. In new guidance released Tuesday, the AAP strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children between...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novo Nordisk’s popular weight-loss drug Wegovy to treat a serious form of fatty liver disease. The approval makes Wegovy the only GLP-1 therapy cleared to treat adults with...

If you’ve purchased frozen shrimp from Walmart lately, you may want to hold off on serving it for dinner. Walmart is recalling certain frozen shrimp products sold under its Great Value brand after the U.S. Food and...

Seniors with known heart-related problems aren’t doing a very good job taking steps to protect their health, a new study says. Older folks with high blood pressure, stroke survivors and heart failure patients in the United States...

Exposure to a common pesticide during pregnancy can impair children’s brain development and motor function for years to come, a new study says. The widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) is linked to altered brain function and poorer...

Sensitive people tend to have a higher risk of developing a mood disorder, a new evidence review says. In particular, highly sensitive souls are more likely to develop depression or suffer from anxiety, researchers report in the...

Tight control over blood pressure is not only good for patients, but is also cost-effective health care, a new study says. Controlling blood pressure to below 120 systolic prevents more heart attacks, strokes, cases of heart failure...

There’s one less potential impediment for women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study says. A thin endometrial lining does not appear to decrease a woman’s chances of a successful IVF pregnancy, researchers reported recently in...

COVID-19 infection appears to cause women’s blood vessels to age prematurely, potentially increasing their risk of heart disease, a new study says. Women infected with COVID experienced about five additional years of blood vessel aging, even if...