Fat Pharms: Antidepressants and Weight Gain
More than 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants to treat depression. For the most part, these medications get the job done. Your health care provider may need to tweak your…
Scientists Find Brain Mechanism Behind Age-Related Memory Loss
July 1, 2022 – Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have identified a mechanism in the brain behind age-related memory loss, expanding our knowledge of the inner workings of the aging…
SCOTUS Opinion Leak Caused Spike in Search for Abortion Drugs
July 1, 2022 – Word that the U.S. Supreme Court was on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade led to a dramatic spike in web searches for abortion medications,…
She tried to avoid plastic while grocery shopping for a week. Here’s how it went
Enlarge this image Nuts and dried fruit items at a grocery store. Martha Bebinger/WBUR hide caption toggle caption Martha Bebinger/WBUR I didn’t see the thin plastic thread running between one…
Vaccine Makers to Update Boosters to Target Omicron Subvariants
By Steven Reinberg and Robin FosterHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has asked vaccine makers to update…
Pfizer Plans a Vaccine to Target All Coronaviruses
June 30, 2022 – Ask the sibling of any celebrity and they’ll tell you they don’t get anywhere near the same attention. The same is true for coronaviruses – the…
New Report Raises Question: Can You Get COVID From Your Cat?
June 30, 2022 – As if cats weren’t already mysterious enough, questions have now resurfaced about animal-to-human transmission of the coronavirus after a report that a veterinary surgeon in Thailand…
Can the Flu Vaccine Help Keep Older Minds Sharp?
June 30, 2022 – For older adults, getting the annual flu shot may do more than protect against the flu. It may also reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease.…
Headed Back to the Water? Keep Swim Safety in Mind
June 30, 2022 – Six-year-old Grant Brown was not a strong swimmer. His mother told counselors that when she dropped him off on his first day at a North Carolina…
How to get rid of medical debt — or avoid it in the first place
Enlarge this image Oona Tempest/KHN Lori Mangum was 32 when apple-sized tumors sprouted on her head. Now — six years and 10 surgeries later — the skin cancer is gone.…