As the weather warms, folks are bringing out their bicycles for a ride. That’s great, but it’s important to be ready for a safe biking season: The national rate of bike accidents is two fatal crashes and 2,630 accidents requiring emergency room visits every week. Angela Mountz, community car seat safety program coordinator at Penn… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Is the secret to happiness a warm puppy? A good marriage? A rewarding career? Or something else entirely?Happiness means different things to different people, but a growing body of research suggests keeping a smile on your face may help add years to your life by lowering… read on > read on >
If your bedtime routine includes snuggling up with your Boston terrier or lulling yourself to sleep to the gentle purrs of your calico cat, you might want to rethink it. Pets can offer a sense of security and comfort, but sharing a bed with them may lead to wakeful nights, according to a new study.… read on > read on >
Considered one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, chlamydia can spread easily and often without obvious symptoms. And although chlamydia cases have declined in recent years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chalks that up to reduced screening for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during the pandemic. It is estimated that 1 in… read on > read on >
A gene-editing experiment that restored the vision of mice might one day be used to treat a major cause of human blindness. Scientists in China reported they used the CRISPR-based gene-editing technique to bring back vision in mice with retinitis pigmentosa. Genome editing has previously been used to restore the vision of mice with genetic… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) – Sanofi Inc. on Thursday became the third company to announce it will slash prices on its insulin products. The French company announced that it will cut prices by 78% and cap out-of-pocket charges for its insulin, brand named Lantus, at $35 per month. The company will also lower prices on its short-acting… read on > read on >
A gene-editing experiment that restored the vision of mice might one day be used to treat a major cause of human blindness. Scientists in China reported they used the CRISPR-based gene-editing technique to bring back vision in mice with retinitis pigmentosa. Genome editing has previously been used to restore the vision of mice with genetic… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) – Sanofi Inc. on Thursday became the third company to announce it will slash prices on its insulin products. The French company announced that it will cut prices by 78% and cap out-of-pocket charges for its insulin, brand named Lantus, at $35 per month. The company will also lower prices on its short-acting… read on > read on >
Many patients worry that receiving a metal implant might set off their metal allergy, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. “Cases in which patients are inquiring about a metal allergy as it relates to their metal implants — including joint replacements, rods, pins, screws, plates, certain neurologic and cardiac devices such as pacemakers, and… read on > read on >
It’s well-established that American football players can suffer significant brain impacts as they age. Now, new research shows that elite European soccer players are also more likely than the average person to develop dementia. Men in the Swedish top soccer division between 1924 and 2019 were 1.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease than… read on > read on >
Just like adults, young children with type 1 diabetes may get the blood sugar control they need using an “artificial pancreas,” new research shows. The Control-IQ artificial pancreas system was tested in a clinical trial in children aged 2 to 6. Using the technology developed at the University of Virginia (UVA), these children spent approximately… read on > read on >
The list of symptoms that can strike long COVID sufferers has just gotten a little longer, and a little more mysterious: Researchers are reporting a case of “face blindness” related to the syndrome. The condition, known medically as prosopagnosia, causes a very specific impairment: trouble discerning one face from another. Even the once-familiar face of… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Research shows adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night for optimal health, and children need more. But what’s happening during those hours that’s so important, and what’s the danger of cutting sleep short? A growing body of research shows getting little or poor… read on > read on >
In state after state, doors are quickly slamming shut on the ability of doctors to provide gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The newest restriction is set to take effect Thursday in Florida, where that state’s Board of Medicine decided last month to ban the use of all puberty blockers, hormone therapies and/or surgeries for any… read on > read on >
Sometimes new moms receive opioid prescriptions for pain, particularly after a cesarean delivery. They needn’t worry, researchers say. Their newborns are at no greater risk of harm than those whose moms don’t get those prescriptions, according to a large new study in Canada. The findings, published March 15 in the BMJ, should reassure parents and… read on > read on >
Alzheimer’s is one of the most common and serious diseases of aging, yet many older adults with memory issues are not telling their doctors about their struggles. That’s according to a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association that focuses on whether doctors and patients are discussing early warning signs of the disease. The answer, often,… read on > read on >
