Month: May 2023

Most of the deaths occurred during the early months of the year and mostly among older adults, according to new federal data. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

The longer a person’s telomeres, researchers found, the greater the risk of cancer and other disorders, challenging a popular hypothesis about the chromosomal roots of vitality. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata

People in South Florida who need a pancreas transplant will soon have another option: Memorial Transplant Institute in Hollywood. The institute, part of Memorial Healthcare System, the public hospital network … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can dangerously compromise breathing, especially for infants and the elderly. But there has been no vaccine to prevent it—until today. On May 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first vaccine against RSV, from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), to prevent respiratory disease in people ages 60 and older. The Centers … Read more

Millions of people, many of whom have never thought much about computer science, are experimenting with generative AI models such as the eminently conversational ChatGPT and creative image generator DALL-E. While these products reflect less of a technological breakthrough than AI’s emergence into the public consciousness, the traction they have found is guiding massive investment … Read more

In a May 3 press release, Eli Lilly announced encouraging results from its latest study of its Alzheimer’s drug candidate, donanemab. In the Phase 3 study, which included more than 1,000 people with early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, people receiving donanemab experienced 35% slower cognitive decline, as measured on cognitive tests, than people receiving placebo. … Read more

Vermont on Tuesday became the first state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives. Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed the bill that removes the residency requirement for the decades-old law. Last year in a … Read more

Whether you get it from a vaccine or an infection, COVID-19 immunity does not last forever. In a study published May 3 in JAMA Network Open, researchers combed through studies to determine just how long protection from the shots endures. The scientists, led by a team from Italy, analyzed 40 studies that documented people’s vaccination … Read more