Google has announced that its Health Connect app is now available in beta on the Play Store. As TechCrunch reports, the Health Connect app is designed to centralize access to health and fitness data from various eligible apps. Currently, more than 10 health and fitness apps are launching integrations with Health Connect, including MyFitnessPal, Oura and Peloton, and more […]
Pfizer and BioNTech has stated in a press release that people who received their bivalent booster shots had far higher levels of antibodies to fight SARS-CoV-2, than people who received previous booster shots. As Healthline reports, the companies announced the findings from phase 2/3 studies, but those findings were not yet peer-reviewed. Bivalent COVID-19 boosters that target […]
As Yahoo Life reports, experts say that Sex Education in America is “failing,” with its patchwork approach falling short in most districts when it comes to offering honest, inclusive, medically accurate information that goes beyond teaching abstinence-only. And that’s despite a majority of parents — 59% — wanting their kids to learn about birth control methods beyond […]
Seriously, really? The real answer is, maybe. At least, that’s according to the findings of the study that triggered the latest news coverage. Researchers found that regular consumers of French fries don’t live as long as those who eat them less often. Okay, but is it just the French Fries? Do those little crispy potato strips of […]
As CNN reports, for the first time since 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines for clinicians and patients on the use of prescription opioids to treat short-term and long-term pain. The update comes as drug overdose deaths have risen dramatically in recent years, although the majority of those deaths […]
As NBC News reports, an experimental drug could eventually offer hope to millions of people struggling with uncontrolled high blood pressure, new research has found. Patients who took a daily dose of the drug, baxdrostat, were able to reduce their blood pressure substantially, compared to a people who got a placebo, according to the study published […]
With the advent of Apple Watches and Fitbits, it’s easy to track your own health metrics at home. But knowing what to track is just as important as having the equipment to do it. And, there is one important health metric many people aren’t tracking yet that health experts say you should: heart-rate variability, or HRV, the amount of […]
Do you remember those mini trampolines your parents (or grandparents) loved to use in the 80’s? Well, they’re back, and better (for you than ever), but this time, let’s call it Rebounding. Due to the pandemic and a host of celebrities like Goldie Hawn seen on TikTok and Instagram working it, there’s been a resurgence. […]
Pfizer announced on Tuesday that its experimental RSV vaccine for pregnant women protects newborns against severe illness for at least six months after birth. As Yahoo News reports, in phase III of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, considered the gold standard of epidemiologic studies, the vaccine was found to be about 82% effective at preventing […]
As Yahoo Life reports, Jonathan Van Ness is sharing his struggles with binge eating disorder. The Queer Eye star, 35, took to Instagram to post a video of himself in a split screen, doing a gymnastics routine. On the left, the hairstylist struggled with the landing, while in the right video, he significantly improved. “Always been a hot & sexy […]