Category: 4. Health

Traveling across state lines in search of an available shot. Scrambling to get a doctor’s prescription. Showing up for a pharmacy vaccination appointment only to be denied. Those are some of the stories people have been describing to journalists and on social media as they share whether or not they could get the latest COVID-19 vaccine, updated to better match coronavirus strains in circulation.

This reality contradicts Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy…

Aging and inflammation are deeply interconnected processes shaping much of the human experience. New scientific findings reveal that healthy aging may be possible by managing chronic inflammation—a phenomenon now called “inflammaging.” For decades, aging was seen as the body’s inevitable breakdown. New evidence is overturning that view. It shows instead that aging reflects a delicate balance between defenses that once…

The finding, published on Aug. 29 in JAMA Network Open, highlights a gap in medical care for 4- and 5-year-olds with ADHD. Treatment guidelines recommend that these young children and their families try six months of behavior therapy before starting ADHD…

The study, published in the August 23, 2025 online edition of The Lancet, found that the medication, ION224, targets a liver enzyme called DGAT2, which…

The study highlights how high hair cortisol, a type of steroid hormone, acts as a powerful early warning sign that could help identify children who live with CPI and who could be most at risk of mental health challenges, helping guide prevention and treatment strategies to…

According to a 2025 report by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, September is National Suicide Prevention Month and a reminder to be vigilant about preventing this cause of death. Some might be confused as to why suicide is called the most preventable cause of death among emerging adults. For example, in 2024, Speakingofsuicide.com, a website that’s self-described as providing resources for those affected by suicide, released a report called, “

To say that Dan Marino has had an unordinary career would be an understatement. The Pro Football Hall of Famer who played 17 years for the Miami Dolphins is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, served as an analyst for The NFL Today on CBS for over a decade and most importantly…

Findings from a King’s College London study indicate that people not following a Mediterranean – style diet tended to have more severe gum disease, especially if they consumed red meat frequently.

In these patients, the researchers observed higher levels of circulating inflammatory markers, such as…

On Sept. 10, 2025, the nation’s attention was riveted by the fatal shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah. At nearly the exact same time, a state away − in Colorado − an active shooting was underway on a high school campus in a sleepy mountain town, leaving two teens in critical condition and the shooter, a fellow student, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.

While differing in context, these events share devastating commonalities that will…

Conceivable Life Sciences has announced a $50 million Series A round to amplify its work and efforts to bring AI driven automation and advanced robotic precision to the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) space. The round will be led by numerous prominent investors including ARTIS ventures, Stride and ACME ventures.

Currently, the IVF lifecycle is an incredibly cumbersome and manually driven workflow which depends heavily on human experience, dexterity…