Maria Menounos Welcomes ‘Miracle Baby’ Via Surrogate After Cancer Battle
Maria Menounos is over the moon after welcoming her first child, a baby girl, via surrogate last month. In an Us Weekly story published Wednesday, Menounos, a former E! News correspondent, talked about her “miracle baby,” Athena Alexandra, and explained what it’s like to finally be a mom after a 10-year struggle with infertility and […]
Alzheimer’s Drug Wins Full FDA Approval
Lecanemab (Leqembi) became the first Alzheimer’s treatment targeted at the disease process to win full FDA approval, the agency announced today. “Today’s action is the first verification that a drug targeting the underlying disease process of Alzheimer’s disease has shown clinical benefit in this devastating disease,” said Teresa Buracchio, MD, acting director of the Office […]
First Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker Approved by FDA
The FDA approved the Aveir DR dual-chamber leadless pacemaker, the first such device to make it to the market, manufacturer Abbott announced. Approved for the treatment of abnormal or slow heart rhythms, the Aveir DR system comprises two small single-chamber pacemakers: the new Aveir AR pacemaker for the right atrium, and the previously approved Aveir […]
FDA Gives Nod to Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A
The FDA approved valoctocogene roxaparvovec (Roctavian) as the first gene therapy for the treatment of adults with severe hemophilia A, drug developer Biomarin announced on Thursday. Patients with severe disease are eligible for the one-time, single-dose treatment if they don’t have antibodies to adeno-associated virus serotype 5 (AAV5), as detected by an FDA-approved test. FDA […]
Experts Quell Worries About Locally Acquired Malaria in the U.S.
Earlier this week, the CDC issued an alert on the first locally acquired malaria cases in the U.S. in 20 years. MedPage Today spoke with experts and physicians to determine how rare the cases are, whether there may be more, and what may have contributed to them. Within the last 2 months, four locally acquired […]
Opinion | I Never Asked Why the Bodies Kept Coming
Brian H. Williams, MD, is a trauma surgeon. Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, first opened as a 14-bed public hospital in 1892, the same year the first immigrants passed through Ellis Island. Grady Hospital is also where I trained to become a trauma surgeon and critical care specialist. It’s hard to imagine a clearer […]
FDA OKs Over-the-Counter Gel for Erectile Dysfunction
The FDA has granted over-the-counter marketing authorization to MED3000 (Eroxon), the first nonprescription topical gel for treating erectile dysfunction (ED), maker Futura Medical announced on Monday. According to the company, MED3000 has “a 10-minute onset of action” that sets it apart from prescription PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil (Viagra) and tadalafil (Cialis), which typically require […]
Cutting breakfast carbs can benefit people with Type 2 diabetes: Researchers say a low-carb start to the day may help control blood sugars
An international team, led by UBC Okanagan researchers, suggests a simple tweak to the first meal of the day might help people living with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) better control their blood sugar levels. Dr. Barbara Oliveira conducts research with Dr. Jonathan Little’s Exercise, Metabolism and Inflammation Lab in UBCO’s Faculty of Health and Social […]
Low-flavanol diet drives age-related memory loss, large study finds
A large-scale study led by researchers at Columbia and Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard is the first to establish that a diet low in flavanols — nutrients found in certain fruits and vegetables — drives age-related memory loss. The study found that flavanol intake among older adults tracks with scores on tests designed to detect memory […]
Chronic Pain Detected in the Brain for the First Time
Chronic pain was detected in the human brain for the first time, researchers reported. Data were collected over months from four participants with refractory neuropathic pain who had intracranial electrodes implanted, according to Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco, and co-authors. Over 3 to 6 months, participants reported their pain […]