FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Drug overdose deaths involving a powerful horse tranquilizer called xylazine have skyrocketed in the United States, rising 35-fold in just a handful of years, federal health researchers say. The number of xylazine-involved OD deaths nationwide rose from just 102 in 2018 to 3,468Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a costly single-dose gene therapy for patients with severe hemophilia A, a life-threatening hereditary bleeding disorder. The treatment is not cheap: Roctavian will cost $2.9 million for a single infusion, the Associated Press reported.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — California psychiatrist Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez once had a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who washed his hands so often that he had to wear gloves to cover his cracked and swollen skin. “People with intrusive thoughts of contamination can do this for hoursContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Blaming your ailing knees for feeling down? Unfortunately, even after physical pain eases, healing or fixing an injured joint often does not improve mental health, research shows. A new study found that anxiety symptoms only improved when a patient had major improvements inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Heat waves that hit the triple digits, like the ones now gripping many parts of the United States this week, can create dangerous conditions for folks who are vulnerable. One vulnerable group is people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, who may not realizeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Canadian wildfires that are burning out of control have brought hazy skies and polluted air to parts of the United States unprepared for it — and that’s affecting not just the people, but their pets and livestock, too. An animal welfare expertContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Scientists hope to learn more about the earliest stages of human development using models of embryos created from stem cells. The models, from University of Cambridge scientists, could ultimately shed light on why and how pregnancies fail, as well as on genetic disorders.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adding sun protection to your holiday gatherings takes little effort and can help you avoid the pain and potential side effects of sunburn. As Americans prepare to celebrate July 4 with parades, swimming and cookouts, the American Academy of Dermatology offers some tipsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, public health officials said Thursday. A new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report details this problemContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans ages 60 and up can get their vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this fall, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. On Thursday, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the outgoing CDC director, gave her signature to a recommendation made lastContinue Reading