CBS Local Doctors Urge Prevention As Flu Cases In Children Continue To IncreaseCBS LocalEAST MEADOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Four children in New York State died in January from the flu. Pediatric flu deaths are considered a key benchmark of a severe flu season. Experts have important advice and warnings for parents. Nassau University …‘Flu season’ death … Read more
New York Times Weak Reporting System Let Risky Surgical Device Stay in UseNew York TimesA family photograph from October provided by Dr. Hooman Noorchashm, second from back left, with his wife, Dr. Amy Reed, second from back right, and their six children at a “Slay Sarcoma” fund-raiser at the University of Pennsylvania. Doctors and …GAO … Read more
fox8.com Blood test might make Parkinson’s diagnosis easier, study saysfox8.comA new blood test may be as accurate as a test requiring a painful spinal tap for differentiating Parkinson’s disease from similar disorders, according to a study published Wednesday in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.Blood test may help differentiate Parkinson’s from … Read more
CT Post Here’s how the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub picked scientists as part of its plan to cure all diseasesCT PostThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, launched in September 2016 and run by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, set out with the ambitious goal “to cure, prevent or manage all disease during our … Read more
Washington Post Dense breasts may be leading risk factor for breast cancerReuters(Reuters Health) – Women whose breasts are composed mainly of dense glandular tissue rather than fat may have higher odds of developing breast cancer, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data on more than 18,000 women with breast …Genetic Testing Not Offered Enough to Breast … Read more
Fox News Male contraceptive ‘hydrogel’ passes test in rhesus monkeysFox NewsA new type of male contraceptive that blocks the flow of sperm effectively prevented pregnancy in female monkeys, a new study finds. The success of the contraceptive procedure in male monkeys means that human men may be up next in clinical trials, the …We’re One Step … Read more
Fox News 6-year-old boy breaks out in celebratory dance to mark end of chemotherapyFox NewsA 6-year-old boy who has been fighting an inoperable brain tumor since infancy donned a Superman T-shirt to his ceremonial ringing of the chemotherapy bell at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Thursday.This Child Ringing … Read more
Huffington Post Iranian Baby Barred By Travel Ban Enters US For Lifesaving SurgeryHuffington PostDoctors treating the girl in Oregon say they’re hopeful they can successfully manage her heart condition. 02/08/2017 12:27 pm ET. 800. Nina Golgowski Trends reporter, The Huffington Post. An Iranian baby girl denied entry to the U.S. for lifesaving …Sick Iranian Baby … Read more
Capital Wired What We’re Reading: Right to Try Support; Ryan on ACA Replacement; and Vaccine SafetyAJMC.com Managed Markets NetworkA law that would give terminally ill patients easier access to medicines that are not yet FDA approved has the support of President Donald Trump, according to The Wall Street Journal. Supporters of the bill also met … Read more
(Natural News) Following the UC Berkeley violence aimed at murdering gay conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos, the UC Berkeley newspaper has published a series of columns that unveil the dangerous new logic of the deranged Left: If they disagree with you, they are fully justified in KILLING you in order to prevent you from speaking. In… … Read more