FDA Approves ‘Breakthough’ Drug to Prevent HIV
The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a preventative HIV drug widely regarded as a breakthrough. On Wednesday afternoon, the FDA approved Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir as a more convenient…
A Vaccine for Yeast Infections Could Soon Be Reality
Hold your horses, The Last of Us. Scientists have created an experimental vaccine that could be effective against multiple types of fungal germs, including those that cause vaginal yeast infections.…
Yet Another Study Finds Weed Is Bad for Your Heart
In recent years, weed use among U.S. adults has reached an all-time high. While many laud this drug as safe, natural, and even medicinal, a growing body of evidence suggests…
Latest Covid Variant Now Driving Over a Third of U.S. Cases
The newest concerning variant of covid-19 is rapidly advancing across the U.S. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that NB.1.8.1 has started to supplant other circulating…
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Literally Kill, Study Warns
The Republican party’s upcoming budget reconciliation bill—a.k.a. President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”—will come with a deadly cost. A study out today finds that the Medicaid cuts proposed in…
Bill Nye the Science Guy to RFK Jr: ‘Okay No More Texts’
Bill Nye, the science educator who’s been a TV mainstay for decades, is not the kind of guy you’d expect would be friends with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the most…
Period Data ‘Gold Mine’ Poses Serious Health and Safety Risks, Report Finds
Apps that help people track their menstrual cycle are data “gold mines” for advertisers, a new report warns. Advertisers use this highly valuable data for customer profiling, allowing them to…
RFK Jr. Purges CDC’s Vital Vaccine Advisory Committee
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is continuing his ideological purge of the federal government. The Health and Human Services Secretary just terminated all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control…
Study Links TikTok Skincare Routines to Lifelong Skin Allergies and Other Risks
A search for the hashtag “skincare” on TikTok turns up more than 35 million videos, but most follow the same formula. “Get ready with me,” a beauty influencer coos before…
The Ugly Side of Weight-Loss Drugs: Rotten Breath, Damaged Teeth, and Dry Mouth
Ozempic and Wegovy have been hailed as wonder drugs when it comes to weight loss. But as the drug has become more widely used, a number of unintended side-effects have…