Month: March 2024

TOKYO — Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan. The products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., billed as helping to lower cholesterol, contained an ingredient called “benikoji,” a red species of mold. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In addition to … Read more

Impella pumps are tiny devices used temporarily used to help support a patient’s heart. View original article Contributor: Rachel Roubein

Six states have been affected, with evidence the virus may be spreading cow-to-cow. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun

The agency is reporting a spike in bacterial infections that can cause potentially life-threatening inflammation in the brain and spinal cord. View original article Contributor: Sabrina Malhi

The agency faulted the device maker for delayed notice of mounting complications, citing increasing reports of how use of the device perforated the walls of the heart. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

I am an Aries through and through—bold, ambitious, fiery, and confident.  Today, March 27, marks my 50th year on this planet, something I could never have imagined. I was diagnosed with an undetermined type of muscular dystrophy as a young child, and doctors told my parents I wouldn’t live to become an adult. My immigrant … Read more