Some 450,000 people in the U.S. may unknowingly have a tick-borne condition that causes a red meat allergy, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
Driving the news: Since 2010, the number of suspected alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) cases in the U.S. has increased substantially, according to two new CDC studies published last week.
The Biden administration on Monday rolled out a new Medicare pilot program aimed at improving the quality of life for people with dementia and reducing the burden on unpaid caregivers.
Driving the news: The new payment model from Medicare's innovation lab will test a standardized approach to providing coordinated care to patients with dementia, who often have complex health care needs.
The National Institutes of Health is launching clinical trials to test four possible treatments for long COVID, including administering the antiviral Paxlovid over a longer course than is used for treating new infections.
Why it matters: The efforts announced Monday are part of the $1.15 billion RECOVER research initiative that seeks to define and study the long-term effects of the virus.
Some Americans are being hit harder than others by the extreme heat wave baking swaths of the country because they can't get enough to eat or drink.
The big picture: Food-insecure households are among the most at risk of health and financial hardships during blistering temperatures. They face unique exposure to dehydration and costly relief that further strains dwindling food budgets.
Even as encouraging data fuels hype around a new class of obesity drugs, regulators and experts are racing to better understand possible health risks that are still emerging in a market projected to be worth tens of billions of dollars.
