FDA Clears OTC Glucose Monitoring System for Weight Management
2025-08-22
System integrates glucose biosensor with an AI-driven platform to show how food, activity, stress, sleep affect the body in real timeContinue Reading
Advanced Tech Making Type 1 Diabetes More Manageable
2025-08-14
THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Advanced technology has boosted the ability of children and adults to manage their type 1 diabetes, a new study says. The number of kids under 18 who’ve achieved optimal control over their blood sugar skyrocketed 171% between 2009 and 2023, from 7% toContinue Reading
Severe Bleeding After Delivery Linked To Long-Term Heart Health Problems
2025-06-30
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The health of women who experience severe bleeding after giving birth can remain in peril for up to 15 years afterward, a major new evidence review says. Women who survive postpartum hemorrhage are 76% more likely to suffer health problems like heart failure,Continue Reading
There’s A Better Clot-Preventing Option Than Aspirin, Researchers Say
2025-06-06
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s a better option than daily aspirin to protect heart patients with a stent against dangerous blood clots, a new study found. A class of drugs called P2Y12 inhibitors that includes ticagrelor and clopidogrel could be more effective than low-dose aspirin in preventingContinue Reading
Chemo Drug Effective For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease
2025-04-21
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An oral chemotherapy drug can safely and effectively manage sickle cell disease in children, a new study says. Children taking hydroxyurea had fewer ER visits and spent fewer days in the hospital compared to kids not taking the drug, researchers reported April 17Continue Reading
Menstrual Cycle Could Be Contributing To Sickle Cell Pain Events
2025-04-14
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women with sickle cell disease often have pain crises around the time of their period, and researchers now think they know why. Inflammation increases significantly in women during their period, and that could be contributing to sickle cell pain events, researchers reported. “TheContinue Reading
FDA Approves Qfitlia to Cut Bleeding Episodes in Patients With Hemophilia
2025-04-02
Subcutaneous injection cuts the amount of the protein antithrombin, leading to an increase in thrombinContinue Reading
New Clot-Busting Drug Quicker And As Effective In Treating Stroke
2025-03-20
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly approved clot- busting drug for stroke works as well as a decades-old medication still used by most U.S. hospitals, and can be delivered even more quickly, a new study says. Tenecteplase (TNKase) is the first new clot-busting drug to be approvedContinue Reading
Glucose Monitors Improve Traffic Safety For Diabetic Drivers
2025-03-18
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Continuous glucose monitors don’t just help people with diabetes maintain healthy blood sugar levels, a new study says — the devices also can help them be safer drivers. Diabetics who use glucose monitors have fewer incidents involving low blood sugar, researchers reported inContinue Reading
Makers Drag Feet Reporting Medical Device Side Effects: Study
2025-03-18
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Other people could be having problems with the same insulin pump, dental implant or glucose monitor that you use — and you might not find out in a timely manner. That’s because medical device manufacturers frequently fail to promptly report side effects causedContinue Reading