THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Just three weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children, lawmakers in that state passed legislation that shields both patients and providers who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) from civil and criminal liability. Gov. Kay Ivey, aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s more good news around the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic: It might help ease fatty liver disease in people living with HIV, new research shows. Six months of weekly injections of Ozempic (semaglutide) resulted in an average 31% reduction of a harmfulContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Childhood exposure to lead has long been a public health concern, with lead in water and paint leading to brain damage and developmental delays in kids. Now researchers have uncovered an unexpected source of household lead exposure — firearm ammunition. There’s about aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a move that acknowledges that COVID-19 is no longer the danger it once was, the White House on Monday lifted a COVID testing requirement for anyone who plans to be near President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses. TheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many people protected by drugs that prevent HIV infection quit using them, upping their vulnerability to the virus that causes AIDS, new research shows. The drug combo known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is now a mainstay of HIV prevention among gay and bisexualContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days. Instead, the CDC recommends “returning to normal activities when, for at leastContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The adjustment to and from daylight saving time might be a biannual annoyance, but there’s no evidence that it harms a person’s heart health, a new study finds. Data from more than 36 million adults ages 18 and older found no connection betweenContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Increasingly, knee replacement surgeries are requiring follow-up operations when post-op complications arise. Now, new research from the University of Texas Southwestern is illuminating whether you might fall into a high-risk category for these second surgeries. According to the researchers, the rate at whichContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a ruling that could drastically limit future infertility care, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. In the decision, judges turned to what it called anti-abortion language in that state’s constitution and concludedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Big cats may be more attuned to humans than you think: New research shows that lions, tigers and cheetahs can recognize familiar human voices and tell them apart from strangers. Investigators found consistent evidence of voice recognition among 25 big cats of variousContinue Reading