Who Fares Worse After Multiple Sclerosis Strikes?
Latest Neurology News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) For people with multiple sclerosis, certain factors early in their disease may determine their quality of life in the years to come, a new study suggests. In medicine, there are ways to objectively measure a disease’s course, such as whether a […]
Bioengineered Pig Skin Is Turned Into Corneas, Restoring Patients’ Sight
Latest Eyesight News By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) Farmyard pigs could be the key to restoring sight in people who have lost their vision due to a damaged cornea, a new study reports. Collagen drawn from pig’s skin is being used to create an experimental implant that mimics […]
Vegetarian Women at Higher Odds for Hip Fracture
Latest Women’s Health News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) Record numbers of people are turning to plant-based diets to take advantage of the many health benefits they offer, but this may come at the expense of their bones, a new study suggests. Exactly what did researchers find? Middle-aged women […]
U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) The United States has an opioid epidemic, but there’s one bright spot in the fight against it: Prescriptions for these addictive drugs have declined for patients with private insurance. Amid guidelines over the past decade from governments, health systems and insurers aimed at reducing opioid […]
TPOXX Is the Only Monkeypox Treatment — If You Can Get It – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 What if a rare viral illness with the potential to cause excruciating pain was in fact treatable, but the only drug for that use was nearly impossible to get, despite being in plentiful supply? That is precisely the dilemma now confronting thousands […]
FDA Stretches Monkeypox Vaccine Supply by Authorizing Smaller Doses – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 As at-risk Americans stand in long lines across the country, trying to get the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials on Tuesday announced they will modify dosing instructions for the shot to help stretch the supply. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said […]
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Cancer News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 Men are known to be more likely to develop cancer than women, and a new study suggests that this is largely due to biologic differences between the sexes. “After controlling for factors like smoking, alcohol use, diet, physical activity and common medical conditions […]
Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
Latest Cancer News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) President Biden was poised on Wednesday to sign a bill that expands health care benefits for U.S. veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Known as the PACT Act, the legislation is the biggest expansion of veterans’ health care and benefits in more than 30 years, the […]
Most Older, Vaccinated Americans Say They’ll Get Updated Booster in Fall: Poll
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) Most older U.S. adults are prepared to roll up their sleeves to get an updated COVID-19 booster shot once one becomes available, a new poll shows. About 3 in 5 (61%) people over 50 who have gotten at least one dose of COVID vaccine say they […]
Climate Change Making 218 Infectious Diseases Even Worse
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) Flooding, heat waves and drought have made 58% of infectious diseases worse, a new analysis claims. For the review of previous studies, published Aug. 8 in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers found that 218 of the known 375 infectious diseases have been made worse […]