Newswise — BOSTON (24 de octubre de 2024) – La esofagitis eosinofílica (EE), un trastorno del esófago, se reconoce cada vez más como una de las principales causas de dificultades para tragar en niños y adultos. Afecta a aproximadamente una de cada 2,000 personas y es parte de un espectro de afecciones alérgicas. Un nuevo … Read more
Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city zoo in Louisville, Ky., waving at friends and stopping briefly to greet emus she knows by name. The 71-year-old retiree starts each morning this way with her walking club. “I’m obsessed,” she said. Not only does it ease her joint pain, “it just gives … Read more
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A Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In the wake of last month’s E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s slivered onions, the fast-food giant said it will invest more than $100 million … Read more
If it weren’t for a stem cell transplant — less than half a cup of blood from a stranger’s umbilical cord — four-year-old Tristan Ford would almost certainly have died as an infant, his parents say. Now, he’s smaller than other kids his age. But in almost every other way, he’s a normal kid. Ford … Read more
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders could be triggered by air pollution, including the type emitted in car exhaust, a new study suggested — though it had some limitations. The review, led by Hebrew University of Jerusalem, analyzed multiple studies related to autism and cellular activity. The findings were published in the journal … Read more
Newswise — Knee injuries, especially those related to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or meniscus, are a common problem among young athletes and sometimes surgery is required to treat them. Unfortunately, many kids, especially those from Hispanic communities face significant delays in getting the care they need. These delays can have serious long-term consequences, such … Read more
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Bryanna D. Vesely, DPM, MPH, performed the first minimally invasive Haglund’s repair surgery on the Virginia Peninsula using the Arthrex MIS FiberTak Achilles SpeedBridge Implant Repair System. The surgery was performed Monday, November 11 at Mercy Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, Virginia. This outpatient … Read more
Amgen on Wednesday said there is no link between its experimental weight loss drug, MariTide, and changes in bone density, a day after that potential safety concern wiped off more than $12 billion from its market value. Shares of the company fell more than 7% on Tuesday as analysts chewed over bone density loss data … Read more
A teenager diagnosed with bird flu in British Columbia is the first domestically acquired human case of H5N1 avian influenza, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. Since Influenza A or flu viruses are named after the animal where they are most commonly found, avian viruses are naturally found in birds. H5N1 is a highly transmissible … Read more