Archives: Morning Breakouts

Cuba is home to an innovative vaccine called Cimavax, but American trials on the drug could take years. Many, however, can't wait that long. In other public health news, Donald Trump's stance on healthy eating may upend first lady Michelle Obama's efforts to improve school lunches; timeouts are taking the place of spankings for disciplining children; proteins that signal Alzheimer's don't always lead to diagnosis; and more.

In other public health news, the trauma of the Dallas police shootings still reverberates and two new studies quantify the need for a community-based health approach. News outlets also report on "elder orphans," the social stigma of diabetes and work wellness programs.

Doctors have been concerned about Celebrex for years because it is similar to another pain reliever that was pulled from the market after being linked to heart attacks and strokes. The new study, however, showed it's safe. In other heart health news, the U.S. task force has new recommendations out concerning statin drugs, an analysis finds that a healthy lifestyle can outweigh genetics when it comes to heart risks and a new tracking app aims to cut back on readmissions for heart failure patients.

In other news on the nation's drug epidemic, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports on a network that flies Puerto Ricans who are addicted to heroin to Philadelphia and other cities to so-called recovery houses. But some say the system is a form of human trafficking. And the Drug Enforcement Administration puts a synthetic opioid, called U-47700, on the list of most restricted controlled substances.

Doctors have seen an increase in stress-related symptoms at higher levels than even after the 9/11 attacks.