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15 Apr

Beating Spring Allergies: Lifestyle Changes and Medications That Work

A conversation with Dr. Zachary Rubin, top allergist and medical influencer, about the advice he gives patients and followers for conquering spring allergy symptoms.

14 Apr

ADHD Medications Have Small Effect on Key Heart Measures, New Study Finds

The use of ADHD medications by children and adults was associated with generally small increases in blood pressure and heart rate in a new study. Authors call the results reassuring.

11 Apr

Climate Change Is Making Allergy Sufferers Suffer More

A new evidence review finds allergy seasons are getting longer and more intense.

Pfizer Ends Testing of Obesity Pill After Possible Liver Injury

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer has stopped developing a once-daily pill to treat obesity after a person in a clinical trial showed signs of a possible liver injury.

The company said the injury went away after the person stopped taking the drug, called danuglipron, The Associated Press reported.

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Pig Kidney Removed After Historic Transplant in Alabama Woman

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have removed a genetically modified pig's kidney from an Alabama woman after her body rejected the organ, NYU Langone Health reported.

Towana Looney, 53, had the transplanted organ for 130 days — the longest anyone has ever tolerated an organ from a genetically altered...

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New Antibiotic May Be Effective in Treating Gonorrhea

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly approved antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections may also help fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a new study shows.

The medication, called gepotidacin, could become the first new gonorrhea treatment since the 1990s. In an international study of more than 600 people, researchers fo...

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Smart Shirt Might Predict Heart Problems

A “smart shirt” equipped with an electrocardiogram (ECG) can help identify folks who are at higher risk of heart disease, a new study says.

The shirt monitors people’s heart rate recovery after exercise, tracking the time it takes for their heart to return to a normal rhythm.

“The heart’s response to exe...

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Gun Violence Leads To Skipped Dental Visits, Lost Teeth

Gun violence is bad for dental health, a new study says.

More specifically, people are less likely to go to the dentist in neighborhoods with higher levels of firearm violence, researchers report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

These neighborhoods subsequently experience higher rates of tooth loss.

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ERs Treat A Gunshot Wound Every Half-Hour

U.S. emergency room doctors treat a gunshot wound every half-hour, a new study has found.

What’s more, firearm injuries appear to follow specific patterns throughout the year, with gun violence occurring more often at certain times, according to research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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