Health officials are investigating two separate foodborne outbreaks that have sickened dozens of people in Idaho who drank raw milk.
Since May 19, nearly 60 people have fallen ill after consuming raw milk, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW). At least 45 of those people have tested positive for campylobacteriosis, a bacterial infection that can cause diarrhea that is sometimes bloody, fever, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, the department said.
Most people who were sick reported drinking raw milk from two different producers — one in northern Idaho and one in

Individuals in middle age with higher levels of plasma amyloid-beta 42, amyloid-beta 40 and phosphorylated-tau 217 demonstrated worse cognitive performance and accelerated cognitive decline, according to data published in The Lancet.
“We already know that Alzheimer’s disease pathophysiology can begin decades before symptoms arise,” Xiaqing Jiang, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, told Healio.
“But there is still a major gap in our understanding of how early Alzheimer’s disease pathology emerges

BOSTON — Negative parenting behaviors may increase the likelihood that children with ADHD will develop internet gaming disorder, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.
An estimated 80% to 90% of children in the United States play video games, many starting in toddlerhood, according to Emily Wassmer, MD, IBCLC, a developmental and behavioral pediatrics fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In addition, she said data suggest that 3% to 8% of children meet the criteria for internet gaming disorder.
“Gaming disorder research so far has been

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The FDA approved Ranluspec, an interchangeable biosimilar referencing Lucentis, as a treatment for vision-threatening retinal diseases, according to a press release from Lupin.
The approval covers Ranluspec (ranibizumab-hkdz) as a vial and a prefilled syringe at two strengths: 0.3 mg (0.05 mL of 6 mg/mL) and 0.5 mg (0.05 mL of 10 mg/mL). The recombinant humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody fragment inhibits VEGF and is indicated for wet age-related macular degeneration, macular edema following retinal vein

Several frequently used food preservatives may increase the risk for CVD and hypertension, according to findings published in European Heart Journal.
“These new data call for a re-evaluation of the safety of food additive preservatives by health authorities for better consumer protection,” lead study author Anaïs Hasenböhler, a PhD student at Sorbonne Paris North University in France, told Healio. “This may lead to eliminating some of these preservatives from the market or lowering authorized doses.”
Hasenböhler and colleagues previously reported that higher consumption

The recent federal reforms to pharmacy benefit managers are a meaningful step in the right direction, but the work is not over yet, according to experts.
In January 2025, the Federal Trade Commission released a report that revealed pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) overcharged for specialty generic medications — in many cases by hundreds and thousands of percent — for billions in profits. And, according to a report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers, the three largest PBMs in the United States — Optum Rx (a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group), Caremark Rx (a subsidiary of CVS Health

CLEVELAND — The field of prurigo nodularis has seen landmark updates in the past 5 years, with clinicians expecting more potential treatments in the future, according to a speaker at Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Dermatology Therapy Update IV.
Prurigo nodularis (PN), a chronic, debilitating inflammatory skin disease, affects approximately 75,000 adults in the United States. As Healio previously reported, FDA-approved treatment options have historically been limited.
“Our prior treatment guidelines included a lot of topical agents, intralesional steroids, light, gabapentinoids and traditional

For more than 30 years, I have had the privilege of helping patients regain visual clarity, independence and confidence through cataract surgery.
It is one of the safest and most transformative procedures in all of medicine. And yet, every year, the environment surrounding Medicare reimbursement grows more complicated and more concerning. This past year offered a vivid example of both the risks we face and the power we hold when our community acts together.
In the proposed 2026 ASC payment rate regulation, CMS proposed a significant change that would have undermined patient access and practice

Adverse pregnancy outcomes, especially hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, were associated with poor cardiovascular health in offspring by early adulthood, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
“Most adults in the United States are at elevated risk for heart disease. We are learning that this risk can be passed to future generations, and it’s not related only to genetics,” Nilay S. Shah, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, assistant professor of cardiology, preventive medicine and medical social sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, told Healio. “This

DENVER — ST-100 significantly improved signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in as little as 2 days, according to phase 3a data presented here.
“ST-100 by Stuart Therapeutics is a collagen mimetic peptide designed to repair damaged collagen on the ocular surface,” study author Jodi Luchs, MD, FACS, of Florida Vision Institute, told Healio. “It’s a new class of medication that has a completely different approach to the treatment of dry eye syndrome.”
Luchs highlighted that the drug is “agnostic as to the cause of dry eye.”
“It repairs the damaged collagen on the ocular surface, which is really