The phone call wasn’t another birthday wish. It was about her mother’s heart.
Jasmine Hutchison wanted a classic 21st birthday celebration.
She’d never been all that interested in drinking alcohol but still wanted to go out to a...
New drug combo can effectively treat chronic wound infections
University of Oregon researchers tested a new combination drug therapy that proved 10,000 times more effective at killing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in chronic wound infections...
Breathing device reduces death risk in people with type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea
People with both type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) face a heightened risk of death.
However, new research presented at the 2024...
Beetroot juice may help lower blood pressure in older people
Drinking beetroot juice could help lower blood pressure in older people, and new research suggests this may be because it changes the bacteria in...
A promising new drug may treat high blood pressure in lungs
A new study has shown that a drug called sotatercept could make a big difference in treating a serious lung disease known as pulmonary...
How social factors can make prediabetes worse for older adults
Nearly half of adults aged 65 and older live with prediabetes, a condition that increases their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and facing...
Study finds important cause of anxiety in low-risk chest pain patients
Chest pain is the second most common reason people go to the emergency department (ED), but most cases—about 80%—are low-risk and not related to...
Experts call for a UK ban on commercial sunbeds to protect young people from...
Commercial tanning beds, often called sunbeds, are widely promoted as a quick way to achieve a tan.
But researchers and medical experts are warning that...
Son of a boxing great struggled in the ring. It was a life-threatening heart...
Boxer Evan Holyfield was only a few minutes into a fight when he felt “like I was deep in one of the hardest physical...
New drug combo could treat common liver disease effectively
A new study from the University of Barcelona has found that two existing drugs—pemafibrate and telmisartan—can effectively reduce fat buildup in the liver.
This condition,...