MONDAY, March, 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, saving the lives of three young girls across North Carolina. The procedure became possible after 11-year-old Journi Kelly, from Wilson, N.C., received aContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity can improve the mental well-being of women living with chronic pelvic pain disorders like endometriosis and uterine fibroids, a new study says. Activities like brisk walking or aerobic exercise caused measurable improvements in women with pelvic pain, researchers reported in theContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 — A patient with multiple autoimmune diseases can remember the exact moment a doctor tore their heart out. “One doctor told me I was making myself feel pain, and I still can’t forget those words,” the patient remembered. “Telling me I’m doing it to myself hasContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People who land in the ER after using hallucinogens are more than twice as likely to die in a handful of years, a new study says. Psychedelics users treated at a hospital are 2.6 times more likely than average folks to die fromContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Heard the latest on social media about testosterone testing, full-body MRI scans, “egg timer” female fertility tests or gut microbiome analysis? If so, you’ve more than likely been exposed to misinformation, a new study suggests. Analysis of nearly 1,000 Instagram and TikTok postsContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than a third of food-allergic kids were able to eat full servings of their trigger foods after treatment with an injectable asthma drug, new clinical trial findings report. In all, 36% of children treated with omalizumab (Xolair) for a year successfully ateContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Suicide prevention campaigns are overlooking seniors, even though people 75 and older have the highest rates of suicide for any age group, a new study says. None of the seven most prominent suicide prevention programs include any messaging aimed at at-risk seniors onContinue Reading
SUNDAY, March 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Learning that your child has cancer is overwhelming, and talking to them about it can feel just as difficult. But experts stress that open and honest communication is key to helping children cope with their diagnosis and treatment. It may feel natural toContinue Reading
SATURDAY, March 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Spring brings warmer weather, but for allergy sufferers, it also means sneezing, wheezing and itchy eyes. Instead of enjoying the season, you may be battling congestion and brain fog. So, what can you do to manage your spring allergy symptoms? Spring allergy treatmentsContinue Reading
Patients will no longer have to provide blood test results before filling their prescriptionContinue Reading