The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an innovative new treatment for patients with a form of lung cancer. It is to be used only by patients who have exhausted all other options to treat small cell lung cancer, and have a life expectancy of four to five months.Continue Reading
With Pride events scheduled worldwide over the coming weeks, U.S. officials are bracing for a return of mpox, the infectious disease formerly called monkeypox that struck tens of thousands of gay and bisexual men worldwide in 2022. A combination of behavioral changes and vaccination quelled that outbreak, but a majorityContinue Reading
Enlarge this image A coalition of advocates call for full Medicaid expansion in Mississippi at a rally at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The gathering drew supporters from throughout the state representing religious, social and human service organizations, medical professionals and legislators. Rogelio V. Solis/APContinue Reading
The Biden administration, under acute pressure from House lawmakers, moved on Wednesday to ban funding for a prominent virus-hunting nonprofit group whose work with Chinese scientists had put it at the heart of theories that Covid leaked from a lab. The decision, announced in a letter from the Department ofContinue Reading
At the end of the day, happiness is all we want. We all look for things that make us happy – whether it is following a hobby or being in good company. There’s no doubt, happiness is an emotion, but it is also the work of hormones in our body,Continue Reading
Dear women, have you ever observed a white or off-white fluid in your underwear? We bet it’s a yes. You might as well have been frightened the first time you saw it. You might have thought that something is wrong within the body, you probably caught an infection. Consequently, youContinue Reading
Whether you are a full-time athlete or someone who just enjoys being active, being injured is a difficult situation. Regardless of whether it is an acute or overuse injury, you may have an overwhelming amount of stress trying to figure out how to handle your injury so that you recoverContinue Reading
When it comes to your brain, who’s in charge: you, or the onslaught of incoming stimulation? In “Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty and Chaos,” Emma Seppälä, a psychologist with academic postings at Yale and Stanford, argues that modernity has forced the humanContinue Reading
Overdose deaths in the United States declined slightly last year, the first decrease in five years, according to preliminary federal data released Wednesday. The rare good news in the decades-old addiction crisis was attributable mostly to a drop in deaths from synthetic opioids, chiefly fentanyl, said researchers at the NationalContinue Reading
Enlarge this image Fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills are flooding U.S. streets, but other street drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine, are killing more and more people. U.S. Attorney’s Office for Utah/AP U.S. Attorney’s Office for Utah/AP Updated Wednesday May 15 at 1:25 p.m. ET. Preliminary data released Wednesday from the CentersContinue Reading
