CDC Panel May Change Longtime Rule on Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns

A CDC advisory group is meeting today and preparing to vote on whether newborns should still get a hepatitis B vaccine within the first 24 hours of life, a significant change from guidance that has been in place since the early 1990s.

For decades, doctors have been advised to give every baby a hepatitis B shot the day they're born, which h...

Who Are The Loneliest Americans?

Middle-aged Americans are most likely to feel the pinch of loneliness in their lives these days, a new AARP survey has found.

About 1 out of 4 U.S. adults 45 and older (40%) say they’re lonely, up from 35% in 2018 and 2010, survey results show.

Middle-aged folks 45 to 59 are most affected, with nearly half (46%) expressing lone...

People With Diabetes Face Dramatically Higher Odds Of Sudden Cardiac Death

THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) —  Diabetes can be literally heart-stopping, a new study asserts.

People with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes have a dramatically higher risk of sudden cardiac death, which occurs when the heart stops beating, researchers reported today in the European Heart Journal.

They a...

Poor Kidney Health Might Influence Dementia, Alzheimer's Risk

Your brain health might be linked to how well your kidneys are working, a new study says.

People with impaired kidney function have higher levels of proteins in their blood that are linked to Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported Dec. 4 in the journal Neurology.

“Our study found that when the kidneys are not ...

Background AI Scribe Can Help Doctors During Patient Visits

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools that "eavesdrop" on patient visits can significantly cut down on doctors’ paperwork burden, a new study says.

Doctors using a AI scribe software to help document office visits cut their paperwork time by nearly 10%, researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine AI.

"Docu...

Should You Know Whether You Have Dense Breasts? Maybe Not, Experts Argue

American women are notified if a mammogram reveals they have dense breasts, which can hamper the accuracy of breast cancer screening.

But this knowledge might be more trouble than it’s worth, a new study argues.

The news can spark fear and uncertainty, rather than leaving women feeling better informed, researchers reported Dec...