Month: October 2024

Gene therapy could help obese kids avoid health problems associated with excess weight, including arthritis, a new, preliminary study in mice suggests. The gene therapy prompts cells to convert inflammation-causing … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Half of people who develop blood poisoning, otherwise known as sepsis, are dead within a couple of years, a new study finds. A little more than 50% of patients admitted … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

It’s been an intense election season, from a candidate’s momentous dropout to meme-generating debates to assassination attempts. And that’s just accounting for the things that did happen—not the ones that were made up but generated extensive attention, like fake celebrity endorsements, false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets, and conspiracy theories about the government’s hurricane-response … Read more

Supplies of a highly nutritious treatment are running out, according to UNICEF. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Copenhagen neurosurgeons said in a case study that a tumor created a cone-shaped bump atop a breakdancer’s head. View original article Contributor: Kyle Melnick

The billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma is signaling they intend to fight lawsuits against them by challenging the use of public nuisance laws. View original article Contributor: David Ovalle

Flooding of the Baxter manufacturing plant in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene prompted the FDA to declared a shortage for several IV fluid products View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil, Rachel Roubein

Health reporter Laurie McGinley answered your questions on the latest Alzheimer’s developments during a live chat. View original article Contributor: Laurie McGinley, Alexandra Pannoni