FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Eight times more young Americans are taking antiretroviral meds to protect them from HIV infection than a decade ago, a new study says. About 208 of every 100,000 U.S. young adults were using pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, to prevent becoming infected with HIVContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A parent’s instincts regarding their child’s health usually are right on the money, even when they’ve taken the child to an ER, a new study says. Parental worry over a kid’s deteriorating health strongly predicts how critically ill the child might become, researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The mentally scarred, deeply depressed combat veteran is an indelible stereotype promoted by movies and TV. The post-traumatic stress and despair that some suffer following military deployment have prompted concerns that service members are highly vulnerable to depression. However, the opposite might beContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 2 of 5 smokers in the U.S. suffer from some form of disability, a new study says. And in 1 of 7, their disability is so severe it interferes with their daily lives, researchers report. “The prevalence of disability among adults inContinue Reading
UCT through social programs has little or no effect on postpartum mood; evidence lacking for all other associationsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he may no longer allow government scientists to publish research in top medical journals. Kennedy made the statement on a podcast called The Ultimate Human where he called theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Ever thought so long and hard on a problem that your forehead grew hot, your brain became frazzled and your eyes grew bleary? A new temporary tattoo can help measure that sort of mental strain, researchers report. The wireless forehead electronic tattoo decodesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Smoking or eating marijuana on a regular basis may damage a healthy person’s blood vessels much like tobacco does, a small study finds. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) looked at the blood vessels of 55 people between 18 andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government has canceled a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu and other dangerous flu strains, raising concern among experts. The deal, forged under the Biden administration, aimed to prepare for future flu pandemics by fundingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Singing to your baby can soothe them considerably and improve their overall mood, a new clinical trial shows. Parents given smartphone-based music enrichment training sang more often to their babies, and those babies were generally happier and more content, researchers reported May 28Continue Reading