FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new shot to prevent HIV infection has just been approved — and it only needs to be taken twice a year. On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved lenacapavir, a long-acting injection that was shown to be nearly 100%Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Caring for your emotional health might also help keep your memory sharp, a new study says. People with higher levels of well-being have a reduced risk of memory loss in middle age, according to a new study published June 19 in the journalContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A fecal transplant performs as well as antibiotics in treating people with a bacterial infection that can cause life-threatening diarrhea, a new study says. People who received a single fecal transplant via enema recovered slightly better from a Clostridioides difficile infection than those whoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Celiac disease patients currently must make themselves sicker before they’re able to seek treatment. The tests now used to diagnose celiac disease require patients to eat gluten, the protein that provokes an autoimmune reaction, then chart their response. But a new blood testContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Harried parents aren’t wrong to suspect something’s changed in what is expected of them when it comes to their children’s sports activities, a new study says. Modern-day parents are spending more time, money and resources on their kids’ sports activities than moms andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 7.6 million Americans could lose their health insurance if the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a new study says. As a result, more than 16,600 people a year will die needlessly, as medicalContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A cheap HIV drug might be able to help people with diabetes reverse a complication that can lead to blindness, a new small-scale study says. The drug, lamivudine, appears to improve vision that’s being threatened by diabetic macular edema (DME), an eye conditionContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Drinking a cup or two of coffee every day may help you live longer — but only if you skip the heavy cream and sugar, new research suggests. The research, published recently in The Journal of Nutrition, found that black coffee or coffeeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As summer temperatures rise, a Houston emergency room doctor is sharing important tips to help folks stay safe while outdoors. Dr. Neil Gandhi, an emergency medicine physician with Houston Methodist, says a mix of heat, humidity and extreme weather makes it especially importantContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires might inadvertently increase the risk of flu and COVID-19 outbreaks, a new study argues. Sky-choking wildfire smoke tends to drive people indoors, and infectious diseases are more likely to spread among those packed into enclosed spaces, researchers reported today in the journalContinue Reading