Kennedy Orders Takedown of Fake CDC Vaccine Web Page

A fake web page designed to look like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine safety site has been taken down on orders from health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The site was linked to Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine nonprofit Kennedy founded. 

The page copied the CDC’s logo, ...

Rare Red Meat Allergy Linked To More Tick Species

A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a bite from the lone star tick, may also be caused by other tick species found in different parts of the U.S., a new report shows.

“Alpha-gal syndrome is relatively rare, but those who have it can have a full-on anaphylactic shock,” Douglas Norris, a professor of molecular microbiology...

FDA OKs Amvuttra To Treat Heart Conditions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for a serious heart condition that affects thousands of people. 

The drug, called Amvuttra (vutrisiran), is made by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and is used to treat transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).

ATTR-CM is a disease in which harmful proteins build ...

Study Finds Better Way For Smartwatches to Track Health

Folks frequently use their smartwatches to monitor their daily step count, aiming to get enough physical activity to improve their health.

But smartwatches are tracking another measure of health that could prove even more important, a new study suggests.

Smartwatches also capture a person’s average daily heart rate, and dividin...

New Guidelines Upped Lung Cancer Screenings, But Gaps Remain

More smokers are getting CT screenings for lung cancer, thanks to guideline changes that included younger people and those who’ve smoked less, a new study says.

However, significant gaps remain for these potentially life-saving scans, particularly among people with limited access to health care, researchers reported March 20 in J...