Infection with the mpox virus is five times more likely among gay and bisexual men who engage in unprotected anal sex as the receptive partner, a new analysis reveals. The study dovetails with the release of a second report on clusters of mpox cases in California and Illinois of a strain of mpox that’s resistant… read on > read on >
The Fisher-Price company is recalling more than 2 million of its Snuga infant swings, after the suffocation and deaths of five infants who went to sleep while in the swings. “The swing should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it,” according to an alert from the U.S. Consumer… read on > read on >
Microscopic magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive means of providing deep brain stimulation, a new study says. The tiny discs – about 250 nanometers across, or 1/500 the width of a human hair – would be injected directly into specific regions of a person’s brain, researchers say. From there, researchers said, the discs… read on > read on >
More than 15.5 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with ADHD, and nearly three-quarters of those taking medication to treat it say drug shortages are hampering their ability to get help, a new report finds. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a national survey conducted last fall found that 6%… read on > read on >
After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant for a major supplier of IV fluids for U.S. hospitals, officials said the federal government is reaching out internationally to help restore supply. The situation could get even worse: As Hurricane Milton barreled down on Florida, a second IV fluid maker’s facility in Daytona Beach… read on > read on >
Attention all ‘know-it-alls.” Folks who are sure they’re right often believe they’ve got enough information to make up their minds, even if in reality they only have part of the picture, a new study finds. It’s a concept called the “illusion of information adequacy,” and it helps explain how people can have such strong and… read on > read on >
A newly developed soft robotic finger with a sophisticated sense of touch could one day help your doctor perform routine office examinations, a new study suggests. The finger can take a person’s pulse and detect abnormal lumps, researchers reported Oct. 10 in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science. Such technology could help detect diseases like… read on > read on >
More than a third of women don’t know they are pregnant in time to meet the six-week abortion ban active in four U.S. states, a new study finds. About 37% of women who got an abortion in 2021 and 2022 discovered they were pregnant at six weeks or later, according to findings from the sexual… read on > read on >
A new study finds persistent loneliness taking a toll on aging brains and significantly raising a person’s odds for dementia. Research funded by the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health tracked self-reports of loneliness and the neurological health of more than 600,000 people worldwide. The study found loneliness was linked to a 31% rise in… read on > read on >
It’s never too late for a person to quit smoking, even if they’re elderly, a new study finds. Dropping the smokes even as late as 75 can meaningfully increase a person’s life expectancy, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Seniors age 75 will lose on average more than four years of… read on > read on >
