KEY TAKEAWAYS: An Arkansas man has received the world’s first whole-eye transplant, along with a partial face transplant The man suffered horrific injuries in 2021 when his face touched a live wire His surgery took 21 hours and...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 -- Health care workers at America’s nursing homes are woefully under-vaccinated for both flu and COVID-19, threatening their own health and that of the frail elderly patients under their care, a new report...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 — There’s good news for folks who lost some of their sense of taste and smell after a bout of mild COVID: New research shows this side effect largely resolves by three years after infection.Italian researchers looked at...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 – Researchers are testing a toothpaste that aims to let patients who are sensitive to peanuts and other foods simply brush their allergies away.Doctors already treat some food allergy patients with oral immunotherapy —...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 -- If you're suffering from COVID, you might want to grab a glass of warm water and a shaker of salt.New research suggests that gargling and rinsing your nasal passages with a saline solution may help keep you out of the...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 (Healthday News) -- New data from two United Nations agencies shows that millions of workers toiling under the sun's glare is fueling skin cancer cases around the world.Nearly 1 in 3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer is...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 -- A kinder, more thoughtful workplace can lead to better heart health among older employees, a new study finds.Older workers’ heart health risk factors decreased significantly when their office employed interventions...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 (HealthDay) -- There's good news for people with diabetes who are turning to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat their disease and lose weight: The drugs probably will not harm their vision.Semaglutide (the generic name for...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 -- Strokes can strike anyone, but income and education may play a role in whether your stroke is fatal or disabling, new research shows.As reported Nov. 8 in the journal Neurology, folks who'd had a stroke were 10% more...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 -- The best way to prevent cervical cancer in women is to give HPV vaccines to both boys and girls, a new study argues.That way, herd immunity could help eradicate the cancer-causing virus, researchers say.Cancer-related HPV...
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 -- Eczema can be a burden on the mind as well the body, a new survey shows.People with eczema are more likely to experience depression and anxiety, and it worsens when additional allergic symptoms occur, according to a study...