Mental Health Risk Doubled For Women Who Quit Antidepressants During Pregnancy

Women who stop taking prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy are playing games with their mental health, a new study says.

Pregnant women who quit their antidepressants are nearly twice as likely to experience a mental health emergency compared to those who keep taking their meds, researchers reported Wednesday at a meeting of the Soc...

COVID Vaccines During Pregnancy Not Linked To Autism

Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy is not linked to any risk of autism or other brain development problems in children, a new study says.

Researchers found no ties between mRNA COVID vaccines and child developmental issues, according to findings presented Wednesday at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual preg...

FDA Declines to Review Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine Application

In a major blow to vaccine development, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will not review Moderna’s application for the first mRNA-based flu shot.

Dr. Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, told the company it lacked an "adequate and well-controlled" study, Moderna said in a statement earlier this w...

Smartwatches May Soon Predict a Depression Relapse

Your smartwatch might soon do more than just count your steps or check your heart rate: It could serve as a literal early-warning system for your mental health.

New research from McMaster University suggests that wearable trackers can detect the subtle signs of a depression relapse weeks or even months before an actual episode.

The s...

AMA Launches Independent Vaccine Review After CDC Criticism

Two major medical groups will begin reviewing vaccine safety and effectiveness after major changes at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have raised alarms among experts.

The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Vaccine Integrity Project at the University of Minnesota announced Tuesday that they are creating an...

Trump Pulls $600M in Public Health Funds From Four States

The Trump administration plans to take back about $600 million in public health funding from four Democrat-led states, saying the grants no longer match health priorities.

The states affected are California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. 

The money was awarded t...