Health Sciences In The Media

Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, CBSM, FAASM, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program and associate professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes about the importance of building some buffer time between work and bedtime to ensure the best possible night's sleep.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved another bivalent COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems in an effort to bolster protection against the virus this spring.

There are no HIV vaccines currently available, and after the recent failures of three experimental vaccines in development, there are now zero candidates in late-stage trials.

The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it would temporarily keep in place federal regulations for use of mifepristone, while it considers issues raised by a federal judge's ruling that suspended FDA approval of the medication and its use in abortion procedures.

Adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab can help patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer “live longer and better,” according to a study.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in remote jobs, hybrid work and work-from-home arrangements. While these options present flexibility that can be beneficial, they can also disrupt people's sleep patterns and make it challenging to achieve work-life balance.

Not regulating the synthetic byproducts of hemp-derived products like Delta-8 could result in a public health crisis.

Healthy older adults with unintentional weight loss may die sooner than their counterparts who maintain their weight, a new study suggests.

Text messages updating rural residents about COVID-19 are now being expanded to other health issues. The program will text people who have less access to health care, including people of color, migrants and those who are immunocompromised.

Grief experts are now dealing with bereaved people who create digital versions of their loved ones.