THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall -- its most urgent kind -- for an IOS app linked to a specific kind of insulin pump used by people with diabetes.The recall notice, which the FDA says is a...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- Antibiotic-resistant meningitis or severe, long-lasting joint infections: That's what three U.S. "medical tourists" brought home after seeking out unapproved stem cell treatments in Mexico, according to a new report. The...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- People who eat large amounts of ultra-processed foods have a slightly higher risk of premature death than those who mostly shun the industrially produced eats, a new 30-year study says.Those who ate the most ultra-processed...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- Colon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer rates, a new study says.The rate of colon cancer grew 500% among kids...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- One in every four people age 16 or older with type 1 diabetes may be struggling with an eating disorder, a new review of data on the subject finds.Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- Every cold and flu season, folks are flooded with ads for zinc lozenges, sprays and syrups that promise to shorten their sniffles.Zinc might indeed reduce the duration of common cold symptoms by about two days, a new...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 — Though it is a widespread disorder, neuropathy often goes undiagnosed, new research shows, leaving many people at risk of falls, infection and even amputation.Neuropathy is nerve damage that causes numbness and pain in...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- Smoking cigarettes while pregnant has long been known to harm the fetus, but new research shows things get even worse when marijuana is in the mix.The study by a team at Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) in...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- A tiny, flexible device that wraps around the spinal cord could be a breakthrough in the treatment of spinal injuries.The device, developed by a University of Cambridge team, can record 360-degree information and provide a...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- New mothers who like to smoke marijuana might wind up exposing their babies to THC through their own breast milk, a new study says.THC, the intoxicating compound in cannabis, dissolves in the fats contained in human milk,...
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 -- An experimental procedure could reduce levels of a hunger-triggering hormone by burning part of a person’s stomach lining, a new study reports.In the procedure, doctors snake a tube down the patient’s throat with a tiny...
