High schools across the country are using advanced technology to monitor whether students are vaping — and they're sometimeshanding down severe punishments when someone gets caught.
The big picture: Districts have set up sensors and surveillance cameras to detect vaping, often without informing students.
Women in low-income regions of the U.S. are experiencing significantly more cases and deaths from cervical cancer despite an overall decline of the disease, according to a new study in the International Journal of Cancer.
Why it matters: The existence of an effective and widely available vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) — the source of virtually all cervical cancers — makes the disparity all the more troubling, researchers say.
While the burden of undergoing fertility treatment typically has fallen on women, there's growing recognition of infertilityin men — especially as people are putting off having kids until later in life.
Why it matters:Emergingdata suggests that the count and quality of sperm decreases with age and can be impacted by other health factors.
Growing awareness about male infertility and shifting cultural attitudes are fueling demand among tech startups offering men at-home fertility services.
Why it matters: Fertility care has historically been marketed toward women, but male fertility is a growing business amid mainstream alarm over falling sperm counts and interest in what screenings may indicate about a man's overall health.
Most milk alternatives don't taste like the ingredient they feature (oat, almond, cashew, etc.) — but a newcomer called pistachio milk does, and delightfully so.
The babies of unvaccinated mothers who contract COVID during pregnancy face three times the risk of developing respiratory distress after birth compared to those who weren't exposed.
The big picture: The findings from a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)-led study published Thursday add to growing evidence on the impact COVID has on the babies of people who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant and to concerns about longer-term consequences of the virus for infants.
Consumer health company Haleon is voluntarily recalling select lots of Robitussin honey cough syrups due to microbial contamination.
Why it matters: The recalled products "could potentially result in severe or life-threatening adverse events" if used by immunocompromised individuals, according to the recall notice posted on the Food & Drug Administration website.
Got an upcoming doctor's appointment? Perhaps a prescription to refill or a dental cleaning? Odds are your phone has been pinging away with incessant reminders about it.
Why it matters: It's not just you. There's a growing flood of emails, texts, phone calls and other prods to patients that — beyond just potentially becoming another digital annoyance — may make them tune out the important stuff.
