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Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Halts HIV Vaccine Trials
In January 2025, President Trump ordered a 90-day pause on all foreign development assistance to assess its alignment with U.S. interests. This abrupt suspension halted numerous global health initiatives, including a promising clinical trial of what could become the...
Planned Parenthood App Expands Abortion Care in Illinois
Planned Parenthood of Illinois is expanding access to abortion care through its app, PPDirect, helping to offset the impact of four clinic closures, including one in Chicago. As a progressive state, Illinois has become a haven for individuals traveling from nearby...
Virginia NICU Nurse Arrested for Abusing African American Newborns
Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, a now-former nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at a Virginia hospital, was arrested on January 3, 2025, and charged with malicious wounding and felony child abuse. The 26-year-old Chester County native is accused of...
Menstrual Blood Could Be the Key to Curing the Incurable
Menstrual blood stem cells (MenSCs), first discovered in 2007, could hold groundbreaking potential in regenerative medicine, offering new possibilities for treating chronic and degenerative diseases. Yet, until recently, the cells remained underexplored. Their...
Gene Editing Offers Hope for Herpes Cure
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) affects millions of people worldwide. While there is no cure, there are several existing medical interventions to suppress symptoms and lower the chances of transmission. However, a new study in Nature Communications highlights an approach...
New Guidelines Favor HPV Testing Over Traditional Pap Smears
Since the 1940s, Pap smears have been the primary screening method for cervical cancer. However, new guidelines have emerged from a draft recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Instead, the panel of medical experts now recommends HPV...
Study Reveals Late-Stage Breast Cancer More Likely in Black Women
Rates of late-stage breast cancer diagnoses have risen for American women across the board, with Black women facing the most severe impact. A study published in the journal Radiology found that advanced-stage cases have increased over the past 20 years, particularly...
Dating Apps Linked to Rising STI Rates and Risky Behaviors
Dating apps may be fueling the rise of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to a new study published in Frontiers in Reproductive Health. The research found that dating app users are 1.8 times more likely to get tested for HIV and other STIs—and 1.3 times...
