Health

An existing drug for HIV could double as a preventative therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers.NRTIs (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) are antivirals that are approved to treat HIV infection, but scientists from UVA Health at the University of Virginia found that patients taking them were less likely to develop the common form of dementia.There was a roughly 10% annual reduction in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in people […]

Public health officials in Washington state are warning residents that a Canadian traveler who was contagious with measles visited several public locations, including the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.The person, whose vaccination status is unknown, traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and visited multiple public locations in Renton, Bellevue, Seattle, Everett and Woodinville between April 30 and May 3, according to a King County news release.Health officials said the Canadian was given the […]

Weight-loss medications and bariatric surgery have both been found effective at helping people shed excess pounds — and now a new study explores their link to obesity-related cancer (ORC) risk.Obesity is a known risk factor for certain types of cancers, and has also been shown to impact cancer survival.Obesity-related cancers include multiple myeloma, meningioma, adenocarcinoma of esophagus; stomach, colorectal, liver or bile duct, gallbladder, pancreas, uterus, ovary, renal-cell kidney, thyroid, […]

Older adults are being warned against receiving the chikungunya vaccine before traveling.The Ixchiq vaccination, developed by Valneva to prevent the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2023 as the first of its kind.The approval applies to anyone aged 18 and older who has a risk of being exposed to the virus.FIRST VACCINE FOR CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS, AN ‘EMERGING GLOBAL HEALTH THREAT,’ GETS FDA […]

Addressing hearing loss in the elderly could help alleviate the growing loneliness epidemic among senior citizens, according to a report from SWNS. A new study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health found that providing hearing aids and guidance on their use may help preserve vital social connections that often diminish with age, which could reduce feelings of isolation.MUSIC CONDUCTOR WITH PARKINSON’S SEES SYMPTOMS IMPROVE WITH DEEP BRAIN STIMULATIONThe study, one […]

A threat to American livestock – the New World Screwworm (NWS) fly, which has been considered eradicated from the country since 1966 — has reemerged as a potential danger following an outbreak in Mexico.The news triggered a shutdown of cattle, horse and bison imports along the southern border, as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins announced in an X post on Sunday."Due to the threat of New World […]

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sounding the alarm on a dangerous drug referred to as "gas station heroin," that can lead to serious harm, including death.FDA Commissioner Martin A. Makary sent a letter to his colleagues last week to draw their attention to what he called a "dangerous and growing health trend" facing the nation and young people. Makary said there is an increasing […]

A simple selfie could hold hidden clues to one’s biological age — and even how long they’ll live.That’s according to researchers from Mass General Brigham, who developed a deep-learning algorithm called FaceAge.Using a photo of someone’s face, the artificial intelligence tool generates predictions of the subject’s biological age, which is the rate at which they are aging as opposed to their chronological age.MUSIC CONDUCTOR WITH PARKINSON’S SEES SYMPTOMS IMPROVE WITH […]

Allergy season is upon us, and it’s bringing about some of the worst cases yet."Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns allow plants and trees to grow in places they didn’t before," according to the American Lung Association — which means a rising pollen count, and even new types of pollen.The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) recently released its annual allergy report, which identifies the "most challenging cities" for […]