FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a controversial settlement that drug maker Purdue Pharma had reached with victims of the opioid epidemic. The ruling threatens a massive bankruptcy plan that would have protected the Sackler family, which controls the company, againstContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Just 25% of people battling opioid use disorder are getting medications aimed at helping them quit and potentially avoid an overdose, new data shows. Boosting access to proper treatment might save countless lives. “In 2022, 81,806 opioid-involved overdose deaths were reported in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The search for a cure for ALS has been elusive, but researchers may have identified a way to lower a man’s risk in the long run. Staying fit and getting moderate levels of exercise may lower the chances for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A federal health advisory warning of a heightened risk of dengue fever infections in the United States was issued on Tuesday. The alert was prompted by an unexpectedly high number of dengue fever cases reported across the country this year, the U.S. CentersContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The COVID virus, or rather people’s immune response to it, has changed and it might be prudent to wait a couple days after symptoms start before taking a COVID test, researchers report. “For COVID, we found that if you only have one test,Continue Reading
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it would hear a case on a Tennessee law that bans transgender minors from receiving certain medical treatments in that state. The banned treatments include puberty-blocking drugs or hormonal therapies. It’s the first time the courtContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Just two injections a year of a new HIV drug protected young women in Africa from infection with the sexually transmitted disease, new trial results show. In announcing the findings, Gilead Sciences Inc. said its HIV medication lenacapavir demonstrated 100% efficacy as aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Seven different kinds of microplastics have been discovered in human penises for the first time. The tiny fragments, formed when plastic products break down in the environment, were found in four of five samples of penis tissue, researchers reported Wednesday in IJIR: Your SexualContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a success story for Americans seeking affordable healthcare coverage, tax credits put in place during the pandemic helped millions gain health insurance, a new report found. Trouble is, the credits are set to expire at the end of 2025, noted a researchContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Climate change is harming the heart health of people around the world, a new review warns. Extreme temperatures, hurricanes and other dangerous weather events all contribute to an increased risk of heart disease and heart-related death, researchers reported June 12 in the journalContinue Reading