Cardiac arrest is often sudden and shocking. It can happen without warning, even in young, healthy individuals. LeBron James’ 18-year-old son, Bronny, is recovering after he collapsed Monday during a workout in Los Angeles and was rushed to the hospital. “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat […]
World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is recognized annually on July 28th. This day is our opportunity to step up national and international efforts on hepatitis, encourage actions and engagement by individuals, partners and the public and highlight the need for a greater global response. July 28th was chosen because it’s the birthdate of Dr. Baruch Blumberg […]
The U.S. could soon be paying an additional $1 billion in healthcare expenses each summer due to forecasts of continuing waves of extreme heat in the near future, a new report has found. As ABC News reports, the additional cost in heat-related healthcare will stem from 235,000 visits to the emergency room and more than […]
Using gas stoves can raise levels of the carcinogen benzene throughout the home to dangerous levels for hours after use, according to a newly released study published last week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. The study was the first to measure benzene emissions from gas stoves and ovens, and it found evidence that the concentrations […]
Agriculture officials in the Biden Administration are testing four vaccines in hopes of stanching the latest outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza that has devastated U.S. poultry farms and driven up egg prices, with plans to launch a national vaccination campaign that, if implemented, would be the first-ever effort of its kind. Acccording to […]
The best ever drug for Alzheimer’s disease has been found to slow decline by a third, in a breakthrough that ushers in a new era of treatment for dementia. On May 3, US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced that its drug donanemab delays the worsening of symptoms by 35 per cent. In half of patients, the drug completely […]
The manufacturer of eyedrops recently linked to deaths and injuries lacked measures to assure sterility at its factory in India, according to U.S. health inspectors. As NBC News reports, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials uncovered about a dozen problems with how Global Pharma Healthcare made and tested its eyedrops during an inspection from late February through early March. […]
As the era of artificial intelligence, or AI, continues to expand, the groundbreaking technology is now being used as a tool to detect breast cancer. As ABC News reports, more and more breast imaging centers across the country are now using a type of AI called computer-assisted detection, or CAD, to help reduce the number of breast cancer cases […]
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning the public about a sharp increase in trafficking in fentanyl mixed with the animal tranquilizer xylazine, stating that the agency has seized mixtures of the deadly drug combo in 48 states. The DEA warning comes on the heels of a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement that it would begin […]
The death toll of an outbreak linked to contaminated recalled eye drops has risen and more people have lost their vision. As ABC News reports, an update issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday stated that the number of deaths has risen from one — which occurred in Washington state — to three. What’s more, […]