This Travel Season, Know Your Risks for Yellow Fever

If tropical lands like South America or Africa are your travel destinations, getting yourself protected against yellow fever before you go is imperative, an expert says.

What is yellow fever? According to  Dr. Jill Weatherhead, an assistant professor of tropical medicine and infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine ...

Extended Course of Paxlovid Adds No Benefit for Those With Long COVID

An extended course of the antiviral drug Paxlovid won’t ease a person’s Long COVID symptoms, a new study finds.

People who took Paxlovid for 15 days -- three times as long as it’s prescribed for an initial COVID infection -- had no better improvement in their Long COVID than people taking a placebo, researchers reported June 7 in the...

With Bird Flu a Threat, FDA Asks Some States to Curb Sales of Raw Milk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday asked states to work harder to protect the public from the risks of raw milk as a bird flu outbreak continues to spread among dairy cows.

In an open letter to state and local officials, the agency urged more testing of herds that produce raw milk for sale and recommended that stat...

FDA Rescinds Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes

A ban on Juul e-cigarettes has been reversed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.

Why? The agency said it needs to review both new court decisions and updated data from the vape maker. While the company's e-cigarettes are back under review, they have not been fully cleared for sale in this country, the FDA said in its...

Only About Half of Folks Would Tell New Sex Partner If They Had an STD

Only about half of people with a sexually transmitted disease would tell a new partner about their infection before having sex, a new review finds.

Fear prevents many people from revealing their STD to a new sex partner, according to the combined results of 32 previous studies.

Other reasons include believing that condom use provides...

Younger Kids in Class Might Be Misdiagnosed With ADHD, Autism

If your child is among the youngest in their school grade, it's more likely they'll be mistakenly identified by teachers as having ADHD or autism, a new study confirms.

"Adults involved in identifying or raising concerns over a child’s behavior -- such as parents and teachers -- may be inadvertently misattributing relative immaturity as ...