Military Service Might Protect Against Depression
Title: Military Service Might Protect Against DepressionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/30/2025 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/30/2025 12:00:00 AM
New Law Allows Physicians to Help Patients Receive Their Medical News – Good or Bad
Aug.19, 2025 A new law effective Sept. 1 will protect Texas patients from the confusion of receiving difficult-to-decipher health information in their inbox with no explanation, thanks to the efforts of Texas physicians. Instead, doctors will have time to review the patient’s test results and call them to reveal the news – good or bad – […]
Pritzker signs executive order restricting data collection on Illinoisans with autism
Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order on Wednesday to protect autistic Illinoisans from unauthorized data collection.
This 1 Hobby Is Great For An Aging Brain, According To A New Study
Flashpop via Getty Images Want to protect your brain as you age? Pick up an instrument. If you’re looking to bolster your cognitive abilities and keep your mind sharp throughout your lifetime, you may want to pick up a musical instrument. A recent study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found that playing […]
On Anniversary of Roe Decision, Biden Tells Congress: ‘Let Doctors Do Their Job’
The Biden administration announced new actions to protect and defend access to abortion and other reproductive services on the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. “Congress must codify Roe v. Wade for all the states in America,” Biden said at a press briefing Monday. “Stop playing politics with a woman’s life and freedom; […]
U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIV
A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the latest effort to catch up to much of Europe and Africa in stemming the spread of the virus. Under the plan from the Biden administration, Medicare would cover patients’ full cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs, which […]
CDC Advisors Endorse Maternal RSV Vax to Protect Newborns
The CDC’s advisors on Friday recommended a maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to protect infants from serious infections. By an 11-1 vote, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that pregnant women receive a single dose of Pfizer’s prefusion F protein (RSVpreF) vaccine (Abrysvo) at 32 to 36 weeks’ gestation to prevent lower […]
New COVID Shots Are Coming. Here’s What They Do And Who’s Eligible.
aire images via Getty Images “The vaccines are our single best method to protect ourselves from COVID, to protect our friends, family, loved ones, classmates, co-workers, etcetera, from COVID,” said Dr. S. Wesley Long. This week, updated COVID-19 booster shots — one shot by Pfizer and one shot by Moderna — were approved by the […]
Red blood cells exposed to oxygen deficiency protect against myocardial infarction
Red blood cells exposed to oxygen deficiency protect against myocardial infarction, according to a new KI study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The study also shows that the protective effect is enhanced by a nitrate-rich vegetable diet. Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to all of the body’s cells and carbon […]
Circumcision May Be Protective Against HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men
BRISBANE, Australia — Voluntary medical male circumcision appeared to protect men who have sex with men from acquiring HIV, especially those who primarily practice insertive anal sex, researchers from China reported here. Of the 124 men assigned to undergo circumcision, there were no seroconversions during the 12 months of the randomized controlled trial, while five […]