Hpv When parents say 'no' to HPV shots, teens have no choice. Some states are changing that.NBC News - Anna AlmendralaSome legislatures are trying to create a legal way for dependent teens to get the HPV vaccine without their parents' consent. Jennifer Canada remembers when her pediatrician in Middletown, Maryland, recommended
Microbiome More genes in the human microbiome than stars in the observable universenewatlas.com - Rich Haridy A team of US scientists is embarking on an immense project to catalog all the genes in the collective human microbiome. In the team's first published …
Science Scientists Say They've Found a New Organ in Skin That Processes PainGizmodo - Ed Cara It’s not common that researchers discover what could be an entirely new part of the human body. But a team in Sweden claims to have uncovered an …
Vaping Doctors suspect vaping behind dozens of lung illnesses in USAssociated Press - By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 people in at least six states have come down with breathing illnesses that may be linked to e-cigarettes or other vaping products. No deaths have been reported, but at least
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScience Scientists Just Solved a Mystery of How Gallstones Formdiscovermagazine.com A large gallstone. (Credit: eleonimages/Shutterstock) Up to 25 million Americans suffer from gallstones. The unwanted pebbles form in the gallbladder …
Skin Newly discovered organ may be lurking under your skinNational Geographic - Catherine ZuckermanIdentified in mice, the simple organ most likely exists in humans, too, offering fresh insight into how we experience painful pressure and pricks. Most people who’ve been jabbed by a needle know the drill:
Dementia Dementia is our collective responsibility. We can’t ignore it any longerThe Guardian - Nicci GerrardThere’s a silent crisis in our midst. Often cunning and stealthy like Grandmother’s Footsteps, sometimes swift and brutal, dementia is all around us. One in eight people die of it. In the UK, a person
Medicaid Most Kids On Medicaid Who Are Prescribed ADHD Drugs Don't Get Proper Follow-UpNPR - Patti NeighmondMost children enrolled in Medicaid who get a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder don't get timely or appropriate treatment afterward. That's the conclusion of a report published Thursday
News (South Africa) Doctor about town: Caring for thousands of patients | City Pressnews24.com As South Africa celebrates a generation of freedom, Anglo American acknowledges its deep roots in the country and looks ahead to its contribution in …
Ebola Finally, some good news about Ebola: Two new treatments dramatically lower the death rate in a trialsciencemag.org - Kai Kupferschmidt A trial of four experimental Ebola treatments carried out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been stopped early after two of them …
Ebola Scientists report two life-saving treatments for Ebola - Wikinews, the free news sourcewikinews.org On Monday morning, Director Anthony Fauci of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), announced a trial of …
Science Activated charcoal shown to make herpes medication more effectivenewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Applied topically or taken orally, acyclovir is one of the most commonly-used herpes-treatment drugs. It can also damage the kidneys over time, …
Teeth How our ancestors drilled rotten teethBBC News - By Colin BarrasImagine a world without toothbrushes, mouthwash and dental floss. That’s an easy one, right? There would be rotten teeth in every mouth, and rich dentists in every town. The earliest prehistoric human
Osteoporosis Osteoporosis drugs may lower mortality risk by 34%Medical News Today - By Maria Cohut New research has found a correlation between taking osteoporosis drugs and a lower risk of premature mortality. However, many people ignore their …
Lyme Disease Why Is Lyme Disease So Hard to Understand?The Atlantic - Meghan O'RourkeIn the fall of 1997, after I graduated from college, I began experiencing what I called “electric shocks”—tiny stabbing sensations that flickered over my legs and arms every morning. They were so extreme
CRISPR A Woman Had Her Genes Edited To Treat Anaemia, Here’s What Happened NextMashable - Afiya QureshiMississippi-based woman, Victoria Gray was born with sickle cell disease, a condition caused by genetic mutation that warps the shape of red blood cells meant to transport oxygen in the body. Currently,
Vaccines Landmark chlamydia vaccine passes first stage of human trialsnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy The results from a Phase 1 trial into the safety of a landmark chlamydia vaccine have just been published demonstrating promising signs the treatment …
Hunter Gatherers ‘Stature gene’ may reveal why these hunter-gatherers are among the world’s smallest humanssciencemag.org - Michael Price African rainforest hunter-gatherers are among the smallest humans on the planet. Adult men rarely exceed 1.5 meters tall, about a quarter-meter …
Biological Species A new species of superbug is emerging—and it loves when you eat sugarPopular Science - Kat EschnerAs many as half a million people in the United States get sick because of Clostridioides difficile every year, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control. This microbe preys on people
Women's Health This Is What Periods Look Like For Women Around The WorldRefinery29 - Natalie GilThanks to the much-needed noise around period poverty in recent years, we're increasingly aware of the fact that, for many women, sanitary products aren't readily available. They're expensive, and being
Legionnaires' Disease What is Legionnaires' disease and how many people does it affect?CNN - By Steve Almasy, CNN(CNN) — Legionnaires' disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacterium, which is found in fresh water, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bacteria
Medicine How False Beliefs in Physical Racial Difference Still Live in Medicine TodayThe New York Times Biological fallacies were used to justify slavery. Why can’t doctors let them go?
Bournemouth AIDS-related death of Bournemouth man prompts advice from charitybournemouthecho.co.uk - Jane Reader A SEXUAL health charity has moved to reassure the public after the death of a Bournemouth man from an AIDS-related brain disease. The Terrence Higgins …
Libraries AIDS Documentary Journalist: ‘We Were Helping to Save People’s Lives’Healthline Veteran journalist Hank Plante is being called “the voice” of “5B,” a documentary about how San Francisco General Hospital took care of people with …
Bacteria $CFRX Contrafect: Killing Bacteria Through New MechanismSeeking Alpha In this article, I will try to explain why I believe that Contrafect (CFRX), a company focused on discovering and developing therapeutic proteins and …
Sperm Sperm separation method may allow sex selection in IVFThe Guardian - Nicola DavisA new sperm separation technique may one day allow prospective parents undergoing IVF to choose whether they have a boy or a girl before fertilisation takes place, researchers say. Scientists in Japan
HIV This "Miracle Solution" is Marketed as a Cure for Cancer and HIV. It's Bleach.VICE - Tim MarcinWant the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Miracle Mineral Solution has been promoted online as a cure for everything from HIV to cancer. The Food and Drug Administration warned that
Bali Prescription drugs that caused tourist, 25, to be arrested at in Balidailymail.co.uk - Brett Lackey and Sahar Mourad An Australian woman arrested at Bali airport and thrown in jail has revealed customs officers found the prescription medications Valium, …
Measles Israeli flight attendant dies after contracting measlesCNN - By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent(CNN) — An Israeli flight attendant and mother of three has died of measles. Rotem Amitai, 43, died Tuesday, according to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel. Amitai had traveled from New York to
