Mymetics Corporation and Texas Biomedical Research Institute have announced the continuation of their partnership in developing a HIV vaccine after a previous study showed the vaccine was 87 percent effective in delaying the time of infection.

While the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic still rages, prescriptions of painkillers have been getting a skeptical eye. Many people who now suffer from opioid addiction and abuse started taking them as part of a pain-killer regimen. And the trend is killing people—up to a person a day in some states, according to New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. 

With some of the biggest wearable advancements coming from the medical industry, some professionals have concerns about the leisure side of the market integrating itself where it shouldn’t be.

Stealth BioTherapeutics has announced findings that the delivery of elamipretide improves mitochondrial and skeletal muscle function in senior patients.

Medical researchers are going to be on the hook for faster data-sharing after new federal policies were introduced Sept. 16, according to the Washington Post. 

Although not as popular as other wearables, the Microsoft Band has found its place in predicting and preventing seizures for those with epilepsy.

Researchers might now have an idea of how breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body and metastasizes, which means they are one step closer to finding out how they can stop that process, according to Forbes. 

Telehealth app Amwell now offers psychiatry services for patients looking to receive mental health treatment remotely from U.S. board-certified psychiatrists.