Vaping appears to act as a gateway to cigarette smoking among young people, a new evidence review says.

E-cigarettes also were significantly linked to risk of asthma and substance use, researchers reported Aug. 19 in the journal Tobacco Control.

“The consistency in the evidence is striking,” said lead researcher ... Full Page

Folks with metabolic syndrome have up to a 40% higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study says.

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of health problems that include excess belly fat, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and abnormal cholesterol levels.

It’s already known to increase people’s risk of ... Full Page

Climate change-driven weather disasters like hurricanes, wildfires and floods pose an immediate threat to the United States drug supply chain, a new study says.

Nearly two-thirds of all U.S. pharmaceutical production plants are located in a county that has experienced at least one weather disaster declaration during the past six years, res... Full Page

The brains of newborns have a surprising trait in common with adults who’ve developed Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study says.

Both have elevated blood levels of a well-known biomarker for Alzheimer’s – a protein called phosphorylated tau, researchers reported recently in the journal Brain Communications.<... Full Page

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 6 months and 2 years of age. For older children, shots are also advised but ultimately ... Full Page

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 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and moderate to advanced liver fibrosis. About 14... Full Page

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 Drug Administration (FDA) warned that the seafood may be at risk for radioactive contamination.

The frozen shrimp ... Full Page

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 all have been neglecting Life’s Essential 8 — a checklist of lifestyle factors that can prote... Full Page

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 fine motor control among children exposed to it while in the womb, researchers report in JAMA N... Full Page