As new variants of the coronavirus continue to gain traction, doctors and researchers are bracing for a potential rise in cases this summer. As the New York Times reports, two of these variants, KP.3 and KP.2, now account for nearly half of all cases, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
Last week, the Supreme Court unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. As AP News reports, the nine justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food and […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers and retailers to not “eat, sell or serve” any of Diamond Shruumz-brand’s microdosing chocolate bars, infused cones and micro dose and macro dose gummies after people across eight states were left hospitalized. As CNN reports, twelve people became ill after eating Diamond Shruumz’s products, the FDA […]
An FDA panel has voted to endorse Donanemab, a monoclonal antibody that is designed to slow the development of early symptomatic Alzheimer disease. As Pharmacy Times reports, the FDA’s Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11-0 on the effectiveness of drug, which is manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company. If Donanemab is approved […]
A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States. As NBC News reports, the case study, published last week in JAMA Dermatology by doctors at NYU Langone Health in New York City, comes as clinicians worldwide increasingly say they’re having trouble treating fungal infections. “We think […]
Reassuring new evidence suggests that feeding children smooth peanut butter during infancy and early childhood can help reduce their risk of developing a deadly peanut allergy even years later. As CNN reports, compared with avoiding peanuts, starting peanut consumption in infancy – as early as around 4 months of age, as a soft pureed paste, for instance […]
Another human case of bird flu has been detected in a dairy farm worker in Michigan—though the cases aren’t connected—and this is the first person in the U.S. to report respiratory symptoms connected to bird flu, though their symptoms are “resolving,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The global outbreak of this H5N1 […]
Sunscreen may be the scent of summer, but that doesn’t necessarily mean everyone is slathering it on poolside, at the beach or before hopping out to the store to pick up some popsicles, but here’s why you should: While you’re soaking up the warmer weather outside — or even just driving in your car or sitting near an office window — […]
Getting enough vitamins may have been drilled into you early on by parents who insisted you “eat your vegetables.” Getting nutrients is vital to health at any age, particularly as we rack up those birthdays. And nowadays, it’s hard not to doom scroll on social media or get through your favorite TV show without seeing […]
In 2020, a study was led by Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists, as part of an ongoing effort to re-evaluate the number of calories eaters derive from popular foods. This particular experiment is focused on how the human body digests lentils and chickpeas, but it builds on prior ones conducted on almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and […]