A recently approved injectable drug can significantly stall deteriorating health among people newly diagnosed with the most severe form of high blood pressure, a new study says. Sotatercept reduced patient’s risk of deterioration by 76% due to pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the heart-to-lung system, researchers reported recently in the New England Journal… read on > read on >
Seasonal allergies are considered an annoyance to most, and maddening to some. Few think of seasonal sniffles and sneezes as potentially fatal — but we might be overlooking the danger they pose, a new study warns. High pollen counts are linked to a significant increase in suicide risk, according to findings published in the December… read on > read on >
A new low-cost version of the abortion pill mifepristone just received federal approval and it’s already stirring political controversy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval to Evita Solutions for its generic version of mifepristone, a medication used to end early pregnancies up to 10 weeks. The original version of mifepristone has… read on > read on >
Universal free meal programs appear to improve kids’ heart health, a new study says. The proportion of students with high blood pressure fell by nearly 11% over five years among schools that signed up for free meal programs, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open. The better nutrition kids get from these free meals at… read on > read on >
Immigrants come to the United States hale and healthy, but that doesn’t last long, a new study says. Immigrants’ heart disease risk increases the longer they live in the U.S., according to research scheduled for presentation today at an American College of Cardiology meeting in Dubai. Living in America takes its toll on immigrants’ blood… read on > read on >
40 percent of children achieved complete skin clearance at week 16 with Tremfya versus placebo read on >
Doctors nationwide are issuing urgent warnings about a viral food trend inspired by the hit Netflix movie “KPop Demon Hunters” that is causing serious scalding injuries in children and teens. The trend involves youth imitating a scene from the movie by eating extremely hot instant noodles. Injuries are resulting not only from the high temperature… read on > read on >
The concerning spread of microplastics — plastic fragments smaller than a grain of rice — has now been found to extend to nearly every drink we consume. Research just published in Science in the Total Environment revealed that every hot and cold beverage tested, including soft drinks, teas and coffees, contained these pervasive plastic particles… read on > read on >
Long-term exposure to a chemical used in metal degreasing and dry cleaning might increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. Seniors living in places with the highest airborne levels of trichloroethylene showed a 10% higher risk for Parkinson’s than those in areas with the lowest levels, researchers report in the journal Neurology.… read on > read on >
People with extreme, life-threatening allergic reactions might do as well to use a nasal spray as jab themselves in a thigh with an EpiPen, a new evidence review says. Adrenaline delivered with liquid or powder nasal sprays is as effective, and sometimes even better, than injected adrenaline, researchers reported Tuesday at the European Emergency Medicine… read on > read on >
