FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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 sexuallyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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 editingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (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.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hair loss can be devastating for women, but the condition can also signal additional health problems. An American Academy of Dermatology expert offers information about the types of hair loss seen in women with darker skin tones, common types of medical conditions associatedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Paxlovid, a medication that has helped millions of high-risk COVID patients avoid hospitalization and death since late 2021, moved one step closer to getting full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. An FDA advisory panel voted 16-1 that theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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 theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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 1924Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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 specificContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Commonly known as the “clap,” gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause infertility in both women and men if left untreated. The bad news is that cases are on the rise: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Continue Reading