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hands in surgical gloves extracting vaccine dose from vial

Date: 2025/05/30 - 19:31

Changes to COVID-19 vaccine guidelines: 4 key questions answered

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced more key changes to the CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination. Two health experts answer questions about what the changes mean.

Young female getting vaccinated against COVID

Date: 2025/05/29 - 23:32

CDC, FDA Limit Access to COVID Shots for Healthy Adults, Kids, and Pregnant People

The CDC will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women and healthy children. Updated COVID-19 shots will now undergo placebo-controlled clinical trials prior to FDA approval, which could limit access for healthy adults.

Date: 2025/05/29 - 22:30

NIH scientists pioneer promising treatment for intractable cancer pain

RTX is a non-addictive pain therapy derived from a cactus-like plant.

Date: 2025/05/25 - 10:00

Chronic fatigue can persist for 1 year after a ministroke

People who experience a transient ischemic attack, or 'ministroke,' can experience fatigue for as long as a year afterwards, research from Denmark has found.

A person holding a tray full of test tubes of blood to be sent off for Alzheimer's diagnosis

Date: 2025/05/22 - 21:00

First blood test for Alzheimer's gets FDA greenlight: 3 things to know

The FDA has cleared the first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's which works by measuring the amount of pTau 217 and beta-amyloid 1-42 in plasma.

middle-aged white woman pictured in half-shadow

Date: 2025/05/21 - 20:00

Why do some people get dementia in middle age?

Protein changes linked to RNA regulation and brain connectivity could help explain how frontotemporal dementia develops in middle age.

Date: 2025/05/19 - 22:32

Zepbound More Effective for Weight Loss Than Wegovy, Eli Lilly Trial Shows

Tirzepatide (Zepbound) led to more weight loss than semaglutide (Wegovy) in a clinical trial funded by Eli Lilly. Participants who received tirzepatide also had greater improvements in metabolic risk factors. Tirzepatide's dual effects on GLP-1 and GIP may explain its superior performance.

Date: 2025/05/18 - 19:00

Wilson Phillips’ Carnie Wilson on Living With Depression: ‘It Ebbs and Flows’

Carnie Wilson of '90s pop music group Wilson Phillips opens up about her mental health journey. The "Hold On" singer and daughter of Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is raising awareness about tardive dyskinesia (TD), an involuntary movement disorder linked to some mental health medications.

Cut up pieces of collagen and protein bars made out of oats, nuts, and fruits

Date: 2025/05/17 - 18:00

Collagen-based protein bars may help with weight loss, study finds

Participants who had protein bars enriched with collagen not only saw greater weight loss results but also improved cardiometabolic health, a recent study's findings showed.

Two older adults walking on the beach barefoot as one puts an arm over the other and holds their shoes in the other hand

Date: 2025/05/16 - 14:31

Drug that slows Alzheimer's is safe and effective, real-world data shows

Significant adverse events — such as ARIA — with lecanemab, the drug that slows Alzheimer's, is rare and manageable, “real-world” data from people with mild Alzheimer's disease shows.