Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Are on Track to Run Out in Less Than a Decade. Here’s What to Know

Social Security and Medicare are expected to need to cut monthly benefits in less than a decade as the trust funds for both programs are on track to run dry earlier than previously predicted. A report released on Wednesday from the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees pushed up the programs’ go-broke dates, meaning … Read more

FDA Approves a Twice-Yearly Shot to Prevent HIV

On June 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first medicine to prevent HIV that only has to be taken twice a year. People who are at high risk for HIV can now take the injection—called lenacapavir and sold as Yeztugo—just once every six months. The approval is a milestone in the … Read more

7 Surprising Symptoms of Lyme Disease

Nearly 500,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year in the U.S. For about 75% of them, the first sign will be a skin lesion that appears one to four weeks after being bitten by an infected deer tick. But it might not look how you’d imagine: Only 20% of these lesions take on … Read more

What to Say When a Loved One Comes Out

When someone trusts you enough to come out to you, it’s essential to choose the words you respond with carefully and thoughtfully. “Empathy is, in that moment, the most important tool you have to be an ally and to be there for the person you love who’s opening up to you,” says Max Talisman, a … Read more

New Zealand Becomes Latest Government to Approve ‘Shrooms’ for Medicinal Use

The Brief June 18, 2025 Updates on the Israel and Iran conflict, a case that could upend social media, and more Podcast ID – Short Length: 51001c1f-ad86-4ceb-b10b-d17b768f72d6 Podcast ID – Long Length: 51001c1f-ad86-4ceb-b10b-d17b768f72d6 [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Psilocybin—a notorious hallucinogen found in “magic mushrooms”—is a federally controlled substance that the U.S. deems to have “no currently accepted … Read more