MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- An injectable gene therapy caused measurable improvements in vision among a small group of people with inherited blindness, an early-stage clinical trial says.Researchers r...
https://www.drugs.com/news/gene-therapy-improves-vision-inherited-blindness-119053.html
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Nearly 100,000 U.S. children lost a parent in 2020 to gun violence or drug overdose, a three-fold rise since 1999, according to a new study.Overall, these two causes made u...
https://www.drugs.com/news/parental-deaths-guns-harmed-nearly-100-000-u-s-kids-2020-119054.html
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Worries over health-related costs are plaguing the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new poll suggests.Five of the six health-related issues that most people f...
https://www.drugs.com/news/money-worries-top-seniors-list-health-related-concerns-poll-119055.html
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet.The effort from a British team at the Universi...
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 — Two-thirds of kids who suffer a subtle type of epileptic seizure go undiagnosed when they seek emergency room treatment, new research shows.“We do not know how many peop...
https://www.drugs.com/news/ers-often-missing-epilepsy-kids-non-motor-seizures-119057.html
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Parents of newborns diagnosed with cystic fibrosis often are confused about both the disease and their next steps, a new national survey has found.In fact, about half of ne...
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Pets and pet owners who come into contact with Bausch & Lomb's "Project Watson" dog eye wipes could be at risk for infection if the products come from certain lots.The wipe...
https://www.drugs.com/news/avoid-some-project-watson-dog-eye-wipes-due-infection-danger-119059.html
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- A potentially dangerous spike in blood pressure known as preeclampsia can occur in 1 in every 25 pregnancies, but an accurate test to spot those women at highest risk has r...
https://www.drugs.com/news/new-test-might-alert-pregnant-women-preeclampsia-danger-119060.html
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- A new combination therapy appears to boost the response rate for liver cancer patients receiving immunotherapy, according to results from a phase 2 clinical trial.The combo...
https://www.drugs.com/news/combo-therapy-may-advance-against-liver-cancer-119061.html
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 -- Everyone knows that specific type of sports parent – the over-the-top dad or mom who curses, shouts and even becomes physically aggressive during their kid’s match.Whil...
https://www.drugs.com/news/unruly-sports-parents-harm-their-kids-mental-health-119062.html
SATURDAY, May 4, 2024 -- The silent symptoms of stress can be easily overlooked, but they’re important to recognize to protect one’s mental health, experts say. Visible symptoms of stress are...
https://www.drugs.com/news/could-you-spot-silent-stress-119052.html
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 -- People in homes with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a new study says. Typical use of these stoves increases exposure to ni...
https://www.drugs.com/news/gas-stoves-could-leave-your-lungs-vulnerable-nitrogen-dioxide-119047.html
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 -- Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves a debilitating narrowing of arteries in the legs, and the National Institutes of Health estimates that 1 in every 20 Americans over...
https://www.drugs.com/news/key-therapy-equally-effective-women-men-narrowed-leg-arteries-119035.html
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 -- Doctors in Texas are describing the only known human case of H5N1 avian flu connected to the ongoing outbreak of the disease in dairy cows. Bird flu in humans remains extre...
https://www.drugs.com/news/doctors-describe-texas-dairy-farm-worker-s-case-bird-flu-119036.html
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 -- Artificial intelligence might be able to identify patients who have rare diseases years earlier than they would typically be diagnosed, a new study says. A newly developed ...
https://www.drugs.com/news/ai-might-spot-rare-diseases-patients-years-earlier-119029.html
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 -- Primates are capable of tending to wounds using medicinal plants, a new case report says. A male Sumatran orangutan treated a facial wound with a climbing plant known to ha...
https://www.drugs.com/news/orangutan-healed-himself-medicinal-plant-119030.html
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 -- Pre-kindergarten programs have long been considered an early ticket to future success for children. But the evidence is much more mixed than one might think regarding the l...
FRIDAY, May 2, 2024 -- Folks struggling to quit smoking might need a bump up on the dose of medication they’re using to help them stop, according to new clinical trial results. Patients are mor...
https://www.drugs.com/news/quit-smoking-meds-not-working-you-try-upping-119031.html
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 -- Advanced liver cirrhosis can push levels of ammonia in the blood to hazardous levels, but skipping meat at mealtime can help reverse that, new research shows. “It was exc...
https://www.drugs.com/news/even-skipping-meat-one-meal-helps-liver-patients-119033.html
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 -- Folks undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose heart problems may be able to safely skip the traditional pre-op fasting that's now the norm, new research s...
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 -- Many fewer Americans are falling prey to the most dangerous form of heart attack, a new study says. STEMI (ST‐segment-elevation myocardial infarction) heart attacks have ...
https://www.drugs.com/news/fewer-americans-suffering-most-dangerous-heart-attack-119032.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will spend $3 billion to help states and territories identify and replace lead water pipes. "The science is clear,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/epa-earmarks-3-billion-replace-lead-pipes-nationwide-119015.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that it would pay out more than $6.5 billion over the next 25 years to settle existing lawsuits claiming that its talc-containing pr...
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- Giving your kid a drink, snack or small bag of fast food on the way home from day care might distract them during a busy commute, but it’s not doing their daily diet an...
https://www.drugs.com/news/day-care-pick-up-often-involves-sugary-snacks-study-finds-119009.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- After investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that the nation's ground beef supply is so far testing negative for the presence of H5N1 avian flu....
https://www.drugs.com/news/no-sign-bird-flu-ground-beef-usda-says-119006.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- Brianna Starr, 29, didn’t think twice about sunbathing without sunscreen, hoping to get a golden tan that to many connotes health and beauty. But when her sister was di...
https://www.drugs.com/news/third-young-adults-still-believe-tan-healthier-myth-survey-119010.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- A looming presidential election, continued economic struggles and the threat of gun violence have a rising number of Americans more anxious this year compared to last, a ...
https://www.drugs.com/news/economy-election-spur-rising-anxiety-among-americans-2024-119008.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- Add one more damaging consequence of sleep apnea to the list: New research suggests it's related to late-life epilepsy. Late-onset epilepsy is defined as seizures that te...
https://www.drugs.com/news/sleep-apnea-linked-late-epilepsy-119013.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- An experimental cancer vaccine can quickly reprogram a person’s immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer, a small, prel...
https://www.drugs.com/news/mrna-vaccine-fights-deadly-brain-tumor-small-trial-119011.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- The number of American women who died at or soon after childbirth declined significantly in 2022, the latest government data shows, but the rate is still higher than pre-...
https://www.drugs.com/news/u-s-maternal-deaths-declined-2022-119007.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- The active chemical in magic mushrooms could prove to be a powerful antidepressant, a new review finds. Psilocybin outperformed a variety of “control” treatments in e...
https://www.drugs.com/news/more-evidence-supports-psilocybin-s-antidepressant-powers-119014.html
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors by filling out rote paperwork, but it’s not going to be useful in the ER anytime soon, a new study shows. OpenAI�...
https://www.drugs.com/news/ai-won-t-replace-er-doctors-anytime-soon-study-119012.html
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- People drinking raw unpasteurized milk are at risk for potentially contracting bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. “We continue to strong...
https://www.drugs.com/news/avoid-raw-milk-cut-risk-bird-flu-officials-urge-119001.html
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- Hormone replacement therapy can safely ease middle-aged women’s symptoms during early menopause, data from a major women’s health study show. Women younger than 60 c...
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- Organic walnuts from a California grower that were distributed to health food and co-op stores in 19 states have been linked to serious cases of E. coli illness, federal...
https://www.drugs.com/news/organic-walnuts-tied-serious-e-coli-illnesses-118982.html
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- In yet another sign that bird flu is spreading widely among mammals, a new report finds more than half of cats at the first Texas dairy farm to have cows test positive f...
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- The Justice Department has recommended that marijuana be reclassified as a less dangerous drug, a move that signals a significant shift in U.S. drug policy. The proposal...
https://www.drugs.com/news/biden-administration-could-reclassify-marijuana-less-risky-118984.html
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander people have cancer death rates that are two to three times higher than they are in whites, new data shows. The first-of-its-ki...
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- Popular teens pay a price for being so well-liked by their peers, a new study shows. The popular crowd are less likely to get the 8 to 10 hours of sleep recommended for ...
https://www.drugs.com/news/popular-teens-especially-girls-may-less-sleep-118988.html
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- Having a child with food allergies isn't easy to manage, and now new research shows that most of these parents turn to social media for medical advice. When they do, som...