Health Highlights: Feb. 4, 2022

More destructive form of HIV found in The Netherlands. Researchers say the variant proceeds more rapidly in the body to full-blown AIDS, but it's likely been around for a long time and remains rare. Read more

Crowdfunding for medical costs almost always fails. Online campaigns at GoFundMe to pay for a loved one's bills rarely achieve their goals, a new study finds, and are no solution to problems in the U.S. healthcare system. Read more

Medicare to begin providing free COVID-19 home tests. Beginning in early spring, the agency will provide up to eight free COVID-19 rapid tests to clients each month, the Biden administration says. Read more

U.S. children still dying from furniture, TV tip-overs. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging Americans to secure these large, heavy object to walls to avoid more needless tragedies. Read more