Stem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type 1 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with type 1 diabetes lack functional islet cells in their pancreas to produce the hormone insulin and must take daily insulin via injections or a continuous pump to compensate.But if new research pans…
Learn MoreCPAP Helps Cut Heart Risks — But You Have to Actually Use It
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For sufferers of sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines may guard against having a second heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular crisis, but they have to use it consistently, …
Learn MoreFDA Approves Updated Novavax COVID Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to an updated Novavax COVID vaccine, giving Americans a more traditional alternative to two recently revamped mRNA vaccines.Adolescents and adults who have pre…
Learn MoreAntiviral Meds Could Help Ease or Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Kids, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Recent research has suggested that viruses could play a role in the loss of pancreatic beta cells, which triggers type 1 diabetes. Now, a new trial finds antiviral medications, when given soon after a child …
Learn MoreLargest-Ever Study of Suicide Genetics Gives Clues to Who’s at Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research has discovered 12 gene variants that may be tied to an increased risk of attempting suicide. These genes also may have links with physical and mental health woes, including chronic pain, attenti…
Learn MoreFloods Raise Death Rates Long After Waters Recede
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – People who experience flooding aren’t just at risk during these severe weather events — they also have a significantly higher risk of dying in the weeks that follow.A new study by Australian scientists looked a…
Learn MoreMachine Learning Can Better ID Who Needs Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A machine learning model that uses only data on age, smoking duration, and pack-years can predict lung cancer risk and identify who needs lung cancer screening with better performance than currently used metho…
Learn MoreMaternal Psychosocial Stress, COVID-19 Infection Tied to Infant Attentional Processing
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal psychosocial stress and COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may have joint effects on infant attention at six months, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Pediatric Research.Denise M. Wer…
Learn MoreMajor Drug Companies Agree to Price Negotiations With U.S. Government
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.The Biden administration announced Tues…
Learn MoreFollowing One Death, FDA Warns Hospitals About Giving Probiotics to Preemies
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators are cautioning doctors not to give probiotics to preterm infants. An infant given probiotics at an undisclosed hospital has died, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said in a recent…
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