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New Studies find COVID-19 can cause Diabetes

Here's another reason why everyone on the planet should get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible: new studies have found that the virus may cause diabetes in addition to pneumonia and other lasting health problems. While most people will recover from COVID without longer-term problems, doctors have noticed that some patients have developed diabetes. And now this new research is finding that the virus may infect and destroy certain […]

todayJune 15, 2021

Health & Wellness

New “Game Changing” Test can detect Early Tumor Recurrence in solid Cancers

ABC News reports that a new cutting edge blood test seeks to change the game in cancer management. Signatera, a "tumor-informed" blood test developed by Natera, can detect circulating tumor DNA in the bloodstream for certain types of cancers. "What makes the tumor DNA different is that it has certain mutations that actually lead to the uncontrolled cell growth that became the cancer," Solomon Moshkevich, the general manager of oncology […]

todayJune 14, 2021

Health & Wellness

New Study suggests Banning Flavored Vape Products increase teens odds of Smoking Cigarettes

A new study from the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) shows that banning flavored tobacco products in an effort to keep things like flavored vape liquids and menthol cigarettes out of the hands of teens may have backfired.  Analyses found that, after a 2018 San Francisco ban on the products, high school students’ odds of smoking conventional cigarettes doubled in San Francisco’s school district relative to trends in districts […]

todayJune 10, 2021

Health & Wellness

FDA approves first new Alzheimer’s drug in nearly 20 years

Marketwatch reports that the Food and Drug Administration's accelerated approval of Biogen’s drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease is a significant step in the fight against the debilitating illness that destroys memory and other mental functions.  But the experts say there's still a long way to go. Biogen Inc.’s drug, called aducanumab but branded with the name Aduhelm, is the first treatment for Alzheimer’s to be approved since 2003, and is […]

todayJune 9, 2021

Health & Wellness

Groundbreaking Obesity drug just approved by the FDA

A new weight-loss treatment is being heralded by some health experts as "groundbreaking," and a potential "game changer" in the growing epidemic of obesity. ABC News reports that Semaglutide, an injectable drug made by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, was approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for patients struggling with chronic obesity. "We don't use those terms lightly," Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine professor Dr. Robert […]

todayJune 8, 2021

Health & Wellness

COVID-19 hospitalization rates in adolescents went up during March and April

In March and April, when COVID-19 vaccinations were starting to keep older adults out of the hospital, more and more children between 12 and 17 years old were being admitted. Many were seriously sick: around one-third of kids in this age group who were in the hospital for COVID-19 this year were in the intensive care unit, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows. It's important to note […]

todayJune 7, 2021

Health & Wellness

New Study shows carcinogen in many popular Sunscreens

A new study conducted by online pharmacy and lab Valisure claims several popular brands of sunscreen contain traces of a chemical tied to blood cancers including leukemia. According to the study results, benzene, a known carcinogen, was found in 78 of nearly 300 sprays and lotions tested — about 27% — including products sold by Banana Boat and CVS. Valisure says it analyzed 294 unique batches of sunscreen from 69 different […]

todayJune 4, 2021

Food & Drink

Plant-Based Meat Alternatives soar in popularity through Pandemic

Memorial Day weekend marks the official kickoff to grilling season. After a year of slaughterhouse closures due to Covid outbreaks and concerns, soaring meat prices, and increased attention to health and sustainability, the makers of plant-based meat alternatives are betting more of their products will be cooking up on grills this year. “What Covid has done is it has enabled people to briefly give some attention to where their meat […]

todayJune 2, 2021

Health & Wellness

Blood Clots: What You Should Know

Heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism—all three medical emergencies happen in different parts of the body, and yet they have something in common: They can all be caused by a blood clot. Blood clots have been in the news lately, after the CDC put a temporary pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine when six women developed a cerebral venous blood clot after receiving the shot.  According to the National Blood Clot […]

todayJune 1, 2021

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