Even with modern prenatal care, thousands of U.S. families each year experience the heartbreak of stillbirth, and a surprising number happen without warning. A study, published Monday in JAMA, analyzed nearly 2.8 million pregnancies and found that about 30% of stillbirths occurred with no clear medical cause or risk factor. Researchers from the Harvard T.H.… read on > read on >
A 67-year-old New Hampshire man has set a medical milestone after living more than nine months with a gene-edited pig kidney, doctors announced Monday. The experimental transplant, performed by surgeons at Mass General Brigham, lasted 271 days, the longest anyone has survived with an animal organ. Doctors said Tim Andrews of Concord, New Hampshire, had… read on > read on >
A young boy in New Zealand needed emergency surgery and lost part of his bowel after swallowing more than 80 small, high-powered magnets, according to a new case report published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Doctors said the boy swallowed between 80 and 100 neodymium magnets, each just a few millimeters wide. Once inside… read on > read on >
Hormel Foods is recalling 4.87 million pounds of ready-to-eat frozen chicken after pieces of metal were found in some products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said. The recall covers select chicken breast and thigh items shipped to hotels, restaurants and institutions nationwide between Feb. 10, 2025, and Sept. 19,… read on > read on >
Ketamine might not be effective in treating depression, new clinical trial results reveal. Ketamine infusions added to standard depression care did nothing for people hospitalized with the mood disorder, researchers reported Oct. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry. “Our initial hypothesis was that repeated ketamine infusions for people hospitalized with depression would improve mood outcomes. However, we… read on > read on >
Folks who’ve suffered one or two concussions at some point shouldn’t worry about developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a new study has concluded. CTE is more common in people who experience many repeated head impacts, like the football players in whom the disorder was first identified, researchers recently reported in the Journal of Neuropathology &… read on > read on >
A friendly clasp on the shoulder. A comforting hug. Holding hands. All these can be dangerous in the wrong hands, a new study reports. Manipulative and narcissistic people are more likely to use touch in a calculating manner to influence their partners, researchers report in the journal Current Psychology. “What’s new about our work isn’t… read on > read on >
Frequent heartburn might be a sign that you have a drinking problem, a new study says. Patients had an 18% higher risk of diagnosis with alcohol use disorder if they suffered from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also called acid reflux or heartburn, researchers recently reported in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.… read on > read on >
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Researchers have identified a surprising source for a significant number of urinary tract infections (UTIs): contaminated meat. A new four-year study found that almost 1 in 5 UTIs detected among a group of patients in Southern California were likely caused by E. coli bacteria found on chicken, turkey, pork or beef products. In the U.S.,… read on > read on >
