My Dialysis Machine Works as My Kidneys, for Now
2022-11-30
If you have autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), you may need dialysis at some point. Here’s what to expect…Continue Reading
Despite Katie Couric’s Advice, Doctors Say Ultrasound Breast Exams May Not Be Needed
2022-11-30
When Katie Couric announced she had breast cancer, she urged women to get a mammogram — and, if they have dense breasts, to get supplemental screening by ultrasound. But medical experts point out that ultrasound and other auxiliary screenings haven’t been proven to do more than regular mammography in reducingContinue Reading
Chinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’
2022-11-30
A campaign to vaccinate older Chinese has sparked hopes Beijing might roll back severe anti-virus controls that prompted angry protesters to demand President Xi Jinping resign, Read MoreContinue Reading
Syria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive
2022-11-30
Syria has received two million doses of cholera vaccines, the first to reach the war-torn country during a monthslong outbreak, Read MoreContinue Reading
China vows crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ as public tests Xi
2022-11-30
China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Mayor says NYC will treat mentally ill, even if they refuse
2022-11-30
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a new initiative that would allow authorities to more aggressively intervene to help people in need of mental health treatment, Read MoreContinue Reading
Knoxville’s Black Community Endured Deeply Rooted Racism. Now There Is Medical Debt.
2022-11-29
Despite the end of Jim Crow segregation, its legacy lives on in medical debt that disproportionately burdens Black communities…Read MoreContinue Reading
Drug slows Alzheimer’s but can it make a real difference?
2022-11-29
New data shows an experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening, Read MoreContinue Reading
Plea deal in attacks on California Planned Parenthood clinic
2022-11-29
Federal prosecutors say a Southern California man has admitted to firing BB guns at a Planned Parenthood clinic at least 11 times and agreed to plead guilty to two crimes, Read MoreContinue Reading
Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab hailed as momentous breakthrough
2022-11-29
Image source, Getty ImagesBy James GallagherHealth and science correspondentThe first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s has been heralded as momentous and historic.The research breakthrough ends decades of failure and shows a new era of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s – the most common form of dementiaContinue Reading
Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades
2022-11-29
A new study says the U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, Read MoreContinue Reading
When Monkeypox Reaches Rural Communities, It Collides With Strained Public Health Systems
2022-11-29
In Nevada, local health officials are assessing the threat of monkeypox, but their response may be hampered by historically limited public health infrastructure worn thin by the covid-19 pandemic…Read MoreContinue Reading