MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women and Black patients are more likely to suffer life-changing complications from advanced heart and blood vessel procedures, a trio of new studies says. Women face a higher risk of complications after procedures aimed at replacing heart valves or altering the heart’s structureContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay New) — Looking for a little uplift from Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” or “Happy” by Pharrell Williams? Or perhaps you’re in a reflective mood and would rather hear “Forever Young” by Alphaville or “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper. People turn to music toContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) can help detect when a person’s multiple sclerosis (MS) has reached an advanced state, a new study says. A newly developed AI correctly judged with 90% accuracy when a person’s MS had transitioned to a stage where it will progressContinue Reading
SUNDAY, May 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As swimming season heats up, you might notice your fingers wrinkle after spending time in the water — turns out, those wrinkles are the same with every dip you take. And that, researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York, could haveContinue Reading
SATURDAY, May 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When a chimp pounds rhythmically on a towering tree root deep in the jungle, it may be doing more than just making noise. A new study suggests that drumming could be one of the earliest forms of communication shared by chimpanzees and humans,Continue Reading
Noninvasive diagnostic test measures two proteins, pTau217 and β-amyloid 1-42, found in human plasmaContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is teaming up with California-based biotech Septerna to develop new pills to treat obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. The deal could be worth up to $2.2 billion for Septerna. This includes more than $200 million inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A baby born with a rare and deadly genetic disease is the world’s first known patient to receive an experimental gene editing treatment designed just for him. KJ Muldoon from Clifton Heights, Pa., is thriving after the therapy to fix a tiny butContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new report says rice sold in U.S. stores contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. The report — released by Healthy Babies, Bright Futures — found arsenic in 100% of rice samples tested from stores in 20 metro areas,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to America’s rural hospitals, health care CEOs are warning in interviews with HealthDay. House Republicans have proposed an $880 billion reduction in Medicaid funding. Combined with other health care cuts, the package could leave as manyContinue Reading