Category: Health

You have hepatitis C, a disease caused by a virus that’s contagious and attacks the liver. Maybe you know how you got it. Maybe you don’t. Whatever the case, the virus could be just part of the problem. Now that the doctor has told you that you have hep C, get ready to battle a […]

Dec. 6, 2022 – They’ve been around for a while and show no signs of going away: Videos on TikTok of people, often teens, slathering their face with petroleum jelly and claiming that it’s transformed their skin, cured their acne, or given them an amazing “glow up.” Videos on the popular social media platform mentioning […]

Dec. 6, 2022 – Rosalina Finelli from Deerfield Beach, FL, lost 216 pounds after weight loss surgery in November 2019. While she wanted to celebrate her achievement, the procedure left her with excess skin on her arms, back, chest, belly, and upper thighs. Finelli says she constantly felt pressure from the hanging skin on her […]

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pharmacists can now prescribe hormonal contraceptives in 20 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., giving women easier access to birth control, a new report says. Another 10 states have legislation in the works, according to research presented Monday at a meeting of the American […]

What makes for a good, lasting marriage? I can’t speak for everyone, and I don’t believe there’s just one magical thing. But my husband and I recently celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary, and I can share something that’s helped us: We’ve learned how to express our emotions in ways that are meaningful to each other. […]

Dec. 7, 2022 – Most of us have two voice changes in our lifetime: first during puberty, as the vocal cords thicken and the voice box migrates down the throat. Then a second time as aging causes structural changes that may weaken the voice.  But for some of us, there’s another voice shift, when a disease […]

SOURCES: Hannah Davis, founding member and researcher, Patient-Led Research Collaborative. Etheresia (Resia) Pretorius, PhD, head of department and distinguished research professor, Physiological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Douglas Kell, PhD, research chair in systems biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Liverpool, U.K. Michael VanElzakker, PhD, neuroscientist, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School; […]

By Larry Gershon, as told to Stephanie Watson  I was diagnosed with lung cancer by accident. In 2013, I went to urgent care with cold and asthma symptoms. When the doctor took an X-ray to make sure I didn’t have pneumonia, it showed a spot on my lung. After more scans, a surgical biopsy, and […]

Dec. 8, 2022 – What are the cars of the future, and what impact could they have on public health? Drivers around Silicon Valley have glanced out their car window to see the vehicle cruising alongside them has no one in the driver’s seat. Tech companies in California have been testing their new self-driving vehicles, […]

By Dennis Thompson  HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A relatively new drug is boosting survival rates for women with a specific type of advanced breast cancer who haven’t responded to other treatments, according to a pair of clinical trials.  The targeted antibody drug — trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd, sold under the brand […]