The first condom specifically designed to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections during anal sex has been approved for sale in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The One...

Two doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK were 100% effective against severe disease and hospitalizations, the companies announced Wednesday. The vaccine was also 75% effective against moderate-to-severe disease and 58% effective against symptomatic...

Expectant U.S. women died in greater numbers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, either during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth, a new federal study reports. This increase hit Black women particularly hard. They had...

When your cardiologist orders a test, do you stop to ask why you need it? You probably don’t — but perhaps you should, according to a new report from the American Heart Association (AHA). Too many Americans...

More than 90% of free at-home COVID-19 tests ordered through a federal government website have been shipped in an “unprecedented” effort, the Biden administration’s senior adviser on testing said Tuesday. “It’s a lot of firsts. It’s the...

Early on in the pandemic doctors observed that some children and teens infected with COVID-19 went on to develop a relatively rare, but potentially life-threatening, complication known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). But new research...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued another pointed warning about the dangers posed by tianeptine, an antidepressant that is not approved for any type of medical treatment in the United States. Topping the list of...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Every few seconds, someone in the U.S. finds themself in need of a blood donation. But there’s not always enough donated blood to meet that need. Aid agencies...

Microdosing has become trendy in the era of drug legalization, with TV shows like “Nine Perfect Strangers” promoting the potential positives of regularly taking tiny amounts of psychedelics. But a new study finds that short-term microdosing of...

All testing and quarantine requirements for travelers to European Union member nations should be lifted next month for those who are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, the European Council said Tuesday. That would include people who...