NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have cleared a new approach in COVID-19 vaccination — two needle-free options, one a squirt in the nose and the other inhaled through the mouth. Regulators in India authorized Bharat Biotech's nasal version on Tuesday as an option for people who haven't yet been vaccinated.
in a study (9/6) published in JAMA Neurology, researchers found that "people between the ages of 40 and 79 who took 9,826 steps per day were 50% less likely to develop dementia within seven years," and that "people who walked...at a pace over 40 steps a minute...were able to cut their risk of dementia by 57% with just 6,315 steps a day." Those who walked "at a very brisk pace of 112 steps per minute for 30 minutes a day" had the largest reduction in dementia risk.
To better understand how microbes affect our health, researchers combined 119 species of bacteria naturally found in the human body.
New AAMC guidelines on diversity and equity are a much-needed addition to medical education. "When data demonstrate the glaring inequities in healthcare, there should be no argument about the need to include these data in medical training."
The Developing and Nationalizing Key (DANK) Cannabis Research Act -- would set a federal marijuana research agenda and create a designation for universities to carry out cannabis studies with federal grant money, and protect them against federal sanctions for obtaining marijuana from state-legal dispensaries for study purposes.
The growing worries about violence have prompted raging debate inside Twitter over whether the Libs of TikTok account should be suspended.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this week that rape victims in his state can take Plan B, a pregnancy-preventing emergency contraceptive known as a "morning-after pill."
The U.S. government will provide abortion services for the first time ever to veterans in cases of rape or incest, or when the pregnancy puts the life of the woman at risk, even in states that have banned or restricted the practice, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said on Friday.
Telehealth flourished during the pandemic, and now a new study shows it saved lives: The practice meant more people struggling with opioid addiction stayed in treatment longer and thereby lowered their risk of dying from an overdose.
Two new studies provide more evidence to support policies that limit ultraprocessed foods and promote consumption of fresh or minimally processed foods.
President Joe Biden’s medical adviser Anthony Fauci warned that the US should be prepared for “pretty bad flu season” coupled with continued Covid-19 cases this winter when he’ll be stepping down from his post as the nation’s top infectious disease official.
The Southern Hemisphere, which annually sees new strains of flu appear before the North, has already experienced a more severe season than usual, Fauci said Wednesday in an interview, and Americans should get flu shots when they become available.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men. The bill passed Wednesday and now goes to Gov.
A Wisconsin federal court on Wednesday blocked a state elections rule that would have forced voters with disabilities to cast their own ballots. U.S. District Judge James Peterson with the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that state officials violated the Voting Rights Act (VRA) because a 2021 ruling effectively prevented Wisconsinites with physical disabilities from…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would present itself as a haven for transgender youth facing discrimination in other states under a bill that advanced Monday, much as it is positioning itself as a sanctuary for those seeking abortions.
After doctors diagnosed Paula Estrada with breast cancer in 2009, the then 41-year-old Argentine decided she would not only beat the disease, but would do so without losing her long blonde hair to the ravages of chemotherapy.
Twin lawsuits in D.C. area jails show just how fleeting the direct impact of civil litigation can be for incarcerated people.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana abortion clinic operators filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the state’s ban on abortions before it takes effect in about two weeks.
GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N. human rights experts expressed concerns Tuesday about the adverse impact on the rights of racial and ethnic minorities from the U.S. Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for abortion in the United States.
The U.S. government expects its supply of COVID-19 vaccines and antiviral treatments to run out over the next year and is preparing for them to be sold via the commercial market, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.
With a dearth of resources, the Office for Civil Rights is struggling with an overflowing caseload.