TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A 53-year-old woman from Alabama has a new lease on life after receiving a gene-edited kidney obtained from a pig, living healthily with the new organ for over a month, her New York City doctors announced Tuesday. Towana Looney’s road to kidney failureContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More young people around the world are falling prey to colon cancer, a new study shows. Colon cancer rates in young adults have risen in 27 out of 50 countries around the world, including the United States, researchers found. These rates among youngContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Canadian Rowan Ladd scratched her head when doctors said they might bank a blood donation from her at the start of her 2022 liver surgery, but she figured it couldn’t hurt. “You’re told before surgery that the liver is so full of bloodContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have limited reimbursements for anesthesia during medical procedures. If the proposed policy had taken effect, it would haveContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new AI can help identify women at higher risk for developing breast cancer by tracking changes in breast tissue, a new study shows. The AI compares women’s own mammograms over time, looking for early signs of breast cancer that are tough toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — GLP-1 meds are all the rage for weight loss nowadays, but not everyone can safely take the drugs to shed pounds. Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too. Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they’ve developedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks soon might have their brain activity scanned using a temporary tattoo, a new study suggests. This temporary scalp tattoo allowed researchers to track electrical brain activity much more easily than with conventional electrodes, researchers reported Dec. 2 in the journal Cell Biomaterials.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For decades, surgery to remove an inflamed appendix has been a rite of childhood for many. But a new study says treating appendicitis with antibiotics, rather than surgery, is the best way to address most cases. Using antibiotics to treat uncomplicated cases ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Don’t let your surgeon toss your old heart pacemaker out with the trash. Used pacemakers can be refurbished, researchers report, providing the potential for more people overseas to get the lifesaving devices. “Unlike in the United States, pacemaker therapy is often not availableContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A painless nerve-zapping device called Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) has long been used to ease arthritis, back pain and other ailments. Now, researchers say TENS might also work to ease the fatigue and pain that can come with long COVID. “This wearableContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A 57-year-old woman with COPD has received the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant. The breakthrough surgery was performed in October at NYU Langone Health in New York City by Dr. Stephanie Chang. Just a month before, Chang performed a fully roboticContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A wearable patch the size of a postage stamp that can monitor blood pressure continuously could soon help people manage their hypertension. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, who developed the wearable ultrasound patch report Nov. 20 in the journal NatureContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After a hit to the head or a fall, people, especially seniors, can develop a dangerous pooling of blood and fluid between the brain’s surface and it’s protective covering, the dura. These “subdural hematomas” typically require surgery to fix, but a new studyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Scientists from around the world are making headway in compiling a Human Cell Atlas — a deep dive into the myriad types of cells in the body and their disparate roles in health and disease. The atlas is not yet complete, but 40Continue Reading