BEIJING, June 18, 2025 – New laboratory research from Peking University suggests that sildenafil—best known by its brand name Viagra – may hold promise as a treatment to prevent age-related bone loss. In a study published this month in Stem Cell Research & Therapy, researchers led by Menglong Hu and Likun Wu investigated how sildenafil […]
SAN DIEGO, June 26, 2025 – Self-esteem more than doubled within one year of undergoing weight-loss surgery, according to a new U.S. study presented at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) annual meeting. Researchers followed 85 patients who underwent bariatric surgery and tracked their self-esteem using validated psychological scoring tools over the […]
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2025 – The United States will end its financial support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, citing concerns about safety oversight, according to an announcement by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Kennedy said Gavi—an organization that has helped vaccinate over a billion children in low-income […]
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved lenacapavir as the world’s first twice-yearly injectable for HIV prevention—a landmark moment in the fight against one of the globe’s most enduring public health challenges. The drug, developed as a form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), requires just two injections a year and […]
LONDON, June 21, 2025 – A cyberattack on a major NHS laboratory services provider has been linked to the death of a patient, marking one of the most serious consequences yet of ransomware in UK healthcare. Synnovis, which runs pathology and diagnostic services for multiple hospitals in southeast London—including King’s College Hospital and Guy’s and […]
Frankfurt, 19 June 2025 – A Syrian doctor living in Germany has been sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes committed during Syria’s civil war. Dr. Alaa Moussa was found guilty by a Frankfurt court of murder and multiple counts of crimes against humanity after a three-year trial involving over 50 witnesses. He had been […]