Children whose mothers took antiretroviral medication for HIV while pregnant may have higher risks for developmental delays at age 5, according to new research. Nonetheless, researchers said it’s important for women with HIV to take antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy to prevent HIV transmission to their fetus. Women who have HIV and know it should start… read on > read on >
Tests done on a Chilean man infected with bird flu showed signs that the virus has partially adapted to spread between mammals. However, the public health risk still remains low, U.S. health officials say. “Those genetic changes have been seen previously with past H5N1 infections, and have not resulted in spread between people,” Vivien Dugan,… read on > read on >
Consistently good sleep is important for everyone, but it is particularly important for patients with schizophrenia, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, along with collaborators in Italy, used wrist monitors to measure activity and rest in 250 people, including 150 patients with schizophrenia, in both outpatient settings and in psychiatric hospitals.… read on > read on >
Arthritis strikes millions of Americans, leaving them with aching, inflamed joints that make it hard to move around without pain. It is the leading cause of disability and most common in women, but is it the same for everyone? Absolutely not. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis and they aren’t all treated the… read on > read on >
New research in mice shows promise for a potential therapy for pancreatic cancer, which can be aggressive and hard to treat. Researchers from Houston Methodist tested a device that, while smaller than a grain of rice, could deliver immunotherapy directly into a pancreatic tumor. It’s called a nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES). The scientists invented the… read on > read on >
It may be hard to believe as you reach for yet another tissue, but you don’t have to suffer with the itchy eyes and stuffy noses that seasonal allergies bring. Some simple steps can make a big difference, according to an allergies expert. “Predisposition combined with westernized changes in living and diet and overuse of… read on > read on >
The Supreme Court of the United States on Friday acceded to a Biden Administration emergency application and paused parts of a recent federal ruling that had limited the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone. Justice Samuel Alito Jr. issued the interim stay, which would allow women access as usual to mifepristone up until midnight next… read on > read on >
Long periods of immobility can put people at risk of dangerous blood clots — yet hibernating bears lie around for months without any problem. Now scientists think they’ve figured out why. The researchers hope the insight can eventually lead to new drugs for preventing life-threatening blood clots — the kind that begin in the legs… read on > read on >
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that bans abortions in that state after six weeks, with exemptions only given up to 15 weeks for rape, incest and the life and health of the pregnant woman. The new law will impact women in the state, as well as those in the region where… read on > read on >
U.S. prison inmates may be severely undertreated for common chronic health conditions, such as asthma, type 2 diabetes, HIV and mental illness, new research suggests. While researchers lacked complete inmate data, they reached this conclusion through a variety of sources, including national health survey data from 2018 to 2020 and a commercial prescription database. They… read on > read on >
