Up to 155,000 COVID Deaths May Not Have Been Counted, Study Finds

A new study suggests the true number of COVID-19 deaths in the early days of the pandemic may be much higher than official counts show.

Researchers estimate that as many as 155,000 additional deaths linked to COVID may have gone unrecognized in the United States during 2020 and 2021. 

During that same period, about 840,000 COVID...

FDA Drops Plan To Ban Tanning Beds for Minors Nationwide

A long-debated plan to block teens from using tanning beds nationwide will not move forward.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said earlier this week it is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have banned anyone under age 18 from using tanning beds.

The rule, first proposed in 2015, would have also required adults to sign...

Survey Shows More People Struggling To Afford ACA Insurance

Rising health insurance costs are pushing some Americans to drop their coverage, a new survey finds.

About 1 in 10 people who had Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans last year are now uninsured, according to a report from the health policy group KFF. 

The change follows a sharp increase in premiums following expiration of extra fede...

Heart Benefits From GLP-1 Drugs Fade After Stopping, Study Finds

Drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro are known to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke, but a new study suggests those benefits may not last if people stop taking them.

Researchers found that heart risks begin to rise again within six months after stopping GLP-1 medications, and much of the benefit may be gone within about 18 months.

High Blood Pressure Deaths Quadruple Among Young Women, Study Finds

High blood pressure-related deaths are skyrocketing among young women, with rates up more than fourfold during the past two decades, a new study says.

Nearly 5 of every 100,000 deaths among 25- to 44-year-old women in 2023 owed to heart disease caused by high blood pressure, compared to about 1 in 100,000 in 1999, researchers are to report...

Meningitis Vaccine Doesn't Protect Gay, Bisexual Men From Gonorrhea, Clinical Trial Concludes

A meningitis vaccine does not protect against gonorrhea spread between men, a new clinical trial has concluded.

Experts had hoped that a meningococcal B vaccine called 4CMenB might prevent the spread of gonorrhea, based on an earlier study that linked the vaccine to a 38% reduced risk of the sexually transmitted infection.

But a clin...