Could Gene Therapy Help Cure Sickle Cell Disease?
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A gene therapy that could provide a permanent cure for sickle cell disease continues to show success through a third wave of patients, researchers report.The therapy, LentiGlobin, restored normal blood functio…
Learn MorePandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new study confirms yet another consequence of the pandemic for children and teenagers: Eating disorders, and hospitalizations for them, rose sharply in 2020.The study of six hospitals across Canada found new…
Learn MoreReport Shows World Ill-Prepared for Next Pandemic
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The world is not ready to prevent or deal with another pandemic because many nations are not taking the necessary steps to prepare for what is likely an inevitable future scenario, a new report shows. The Glob…
Learn MoreRadiological Society of North America, Nov. 28-Dec. 2
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America was held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 in Chicago and attracted more than 19,000 participants from around the world, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, physicists in medicine, radiol…
Learn MoreU.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States reached 800,000 on Monday, and one expert believes it will likely hit 1 million at some point in 2022.The 800,156 confirmed deaths in the nearly two years since th…
Learn MoreAHA News: Seattle Nonprofit Offers Chance at a Good Life and Good Health After Prison
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — After four years in a Washington state prison for first-degree burglary, Chelsey Johnson learned she was eligible for a work-release program that would shave the final year off her sentence.Sh…
Learn MoreBritish Studies Show Vaccines Weaken Against Omicron, But Boosters Help
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The ability of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines to protect against symptomatic infection by the Omicron variant falls significantly short, but a booster shot provides considerable protection, according to the first …
Learn MoreMonths After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don’t Disclose Prices Online
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Big “surprise” medical bills may still be a problem for Americans.According to a new study, more than half of U.S. hospitals haven’t complied with recent regulations requiring that they disclose their prices o…
Learn MorePoor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You can’t always choose who operates on you, especially in an emergency, but the sex of your surgeon shouldn’t matter, should it?It just may, according to a Canadian study of 1.3 million people.It reported tha…
Learn MoreT-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom’s Smell to Bond With Baby
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The sound of mom’s voice can soothe a fussy baby like nothing else, but now new research suggests that an infant is also calmed by the scent of its mother.Prior animal studies had already shown that olfaction …
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