WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More and more of America’s teens are getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus virus (HPV), new research indicates. Between 2015 and 2020, the study found, the percentage of 13- to 17-year-olds who had gotten at least one dose of the vaccine steadily increased,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Treating precancerous anal growths in people with HIV slashes their risk of anal cancer by more than half, according to a new study. Researchers found that treating these growths — called high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) — is a safe and effective wayContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You might think that having the whole bed to yourself would leave you feeling more refreshed in the morning than sleeping with someone who might toss, turn or snore. Yet, a new study suggests that adults who share their beds with a partnerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve survived a painful bout of shingles, at least you won’t have to worry that it might raise your future risk of dementia, new research indicates. Shingles, caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, results in a blistering rash from nerveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even after vaccination, living with HIV ups the odds for COVID infection, new research shows. The study found that vaccinated people living with HIV have a 28% higher risk of developing a “breakthrough” COVID infection compared to those who don’t have the AIDS-causingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of known U.S. monkeypox cases has increased to 21 in 11 states, federal health officials announced Friday. The cases are also concentrated largely among gay or bisexual men, with the virus apparently transmitted as a result of intimate skin-to-skin contact, accordingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children raised by same-sex parents are just as well-adjusted as kids raised by different-sex parents, researchers say. In the new study, the researchers compared 62 Dutch children (aged 6 to 16 years) whose parents were the same sex with 72 kids whose parentsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Is an upcoming final exam or big-time job interview stressing you out? Hug your honey. That’s the takeaway from new research that showed how embracing your significant other can help calm women. But sorry, guys, the same isn’t true for you, according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Certain common viruses, including the genital herpes virus, might contribute to the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study hints. Type 2 diabetes is a highly prevalent disease, with older age and obesity being two of the major risk factors. Now theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vaccination against the virus that causes most cervical cancers has spurred a widespread reduction of infections among young Americans — including those who are unvaccinated, a new government study finds. The study, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looked atContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The first underwear meant to protect against sexually transmitted infections during oral sex was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Lorals — which are available as bikinis or shorties — are made of vanilla-flavored latex about as thin asContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two in five adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder say their mental health is excellent, which is significantly lower than people without the disorder, but still an encouraging finding, according to the authors of a new study. Their analysis of a Canadian government mental healthContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rates of gonorrhea are on the rise, and this sexually transmitted disease is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, raising fears of a potential superbug. Luckily, while there isn’t a vaccine against gonorrhea yet, an available meningitis vaccine may offer some protection against thisContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The more orgasms you have, the more you come to expect. And the reverse is also true, according to a new study of the so-called orgasm gap — in which men climax far more often than their female partners. “Our expectations are shapedContinue Reading