PEOPLE – First came the sandwiches, then the cookies. Now, nachos are the newest footlong offering. Subway’s latest menu item is crunchy, cheesy and 12 inches: Doritos Footlong Nachos. The new addition…
Shingles vaccine tied to a 20% lower risk of dementia among older people
EURO NEWS – Older adults who got the shingles vaccine may be at significantly lower risk of developing dementia, a new study in Wales has found. The study, which was published in…
Supreme Court considers if South Carolina may cut Planned Parenthood funding
CNN – The Supreme Court on Wednesday is debating whether patients may sue states that cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, teeing up a dispute over preventive healthcare that has been drawn…
Police release photos from inside the Connecticut home where a man was allegedly held captive for 20 years
CNN – Police in Waterbury, Connecticut, have released photos from inside a house where a man was allegedly held captive by his stepmother for 20 years. The unnamed man, who in February…
Socks could really improve your sleep, experts say
CNN – Want to improve your chances for a good night’s sleep? This idea could actually knock your socks on, says behavioral sleep disorders specialist Michelle Drerup. “It sounds counterintuitive, I know,…
Astronauts can survive a trip to Mars, but one critical internal organ will likely fail
Earth.com – Crews heading for Mars will face conditions quite different from those on Earth, and researchers have been working to figure out what might happen to the human body during these…
Medication taken by 1 in 8 Americans linked to substantial increase in the risk of sudden cardiac death
FORTUNE – New research links antidepressants to potential heart health risks. Over 20 million American adults and 3.7 million kids ages 12 to 17 live with depression, according to the Substance Abuse…
The top F.D.A. vaccine official resigns, citing Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies.’
THE NEW YORK TIMES – The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, resigned under pressure Friday and said that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on…
Michigan patient dies of rabies from a transplanted kidney
NBC NEWS – A Michigan resident who received a transplant in December died after having been infected with rabies from the new organ, the state health department said Wednesday. “A public health…
What scientists learned from the world’s first genetically modified pig liver transplant
EURONEWS – Scientists in China have transplanted a modified pig liver into a brain-dead human – the latest step toward using pig organs to help extremely ill patients with liver failure. In one…