TUESDAY, Dec. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The world’s first baby born to a woman who had a uterus transplant from a deceased donor shows that such transplants can be successful, BrazilianRead More…
TUESDAY, Dec. 4, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Researchers say the ever-growing waiting list of hopeful heart transplant recipients could be trimmed down if only more patients were given the option toRead More…
TUESDAY, Dec. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — About 630,000 babies worldwide are born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) each year. They’ll need care averaging $23,000 annually, new research suggests. These childrenRead More…
TUESDAY, Dec. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Only about one in eight American adults has what is known as good metabolic health, a new study finds. This is an “alarmingly low” rate,Read More…
MONDAY, Dec. 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — About 10 percent of people will suffer from the itchy skin condition known as eczema at some point in their lives, new research shows. AndRead More…
MONDAY, Dec. 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — More than one-quarter of people with diabetes have skimped on needed insulin because of the drug’s soaring price tag, according to a new small study.Read More…
MONDAY, Dec. 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Teens and young adults who are prescribed opioid painkillers after having their wisdom teeth removed are at increased risk for addiction, new research suggests. ForRead More…
MONDAY, Dec. 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — An increase in prescriptions for antidepressants followed the 2016 “Brexit” vote in England, a new study reports. This increase may have stemmed from increased uncertaintyRead More…
SUNDAY, Dec. 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A marijuana-derived drug that helps control epileptic seizures appears to become less effective over time in some patients, a new Israeli study reports. Cannabidiol (CBD)Read More…
SATURDAY, Dec. 1, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush, died Friday night at his home in Houston at the age of 94. Bush,Read More…