New Trial Will Test Gene-Edited Pig Liver for Sudden Liver Failure Patients

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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A new clinical trial will soon test if a pig liver can help people whose own livers have suddenly stopped working.

The hope? That animal organs can temporarily filter a patient’s blood, giving their own liver time to rest and possibly recover.

The U.S. Food a...

Autism Rates Rise Again, Now Affecting 1 in 31 U.S. Children

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Autism diagnoses are on the rise again, with about 1 in 31 U.S. children affected, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The latest data, from 2022, shows a jump from t...

Arkansas, Indiana Push to Ban Candy, Soda From SNAP Program

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana are asking the federal government for permission to ban soda and candy purchases with food stamps.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her goal is to improve the health ...

Blood Test Can Predict Melanoma Recurrence

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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A new blood test can help predict if melanoma survivors will have a future bout with skin cancer, researchers say.

The test looks for DNA fragments that are shed by tumors and float free in a person’s bloodstream.

About 80% of later-stage melanoma patients wh...

Brisk Walking Lowers Risk Of Heart Rhythm Disorders

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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Long brisk walks might lower a person’s risk for heart rhythm problems, a new study says.

Folks who stride faster than 4 miles per hour have a 43% lower risk of developing an abnormal heart rhythm, compared with those who amble at a pace of less than 3 miles an hou...

Timing Might Be Everything With Asthma Inhalers

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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Folks with asthma might better control their symptoms by precisely timing when they use their inhaler, a new study says.

A single daily preventive dose of inhaled corticosteroid is best taken at mid-afternoon for effective asthma control, researchers reported April 15 in...

Gene Test Predicts Urinary Problems From Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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Radiation therapy is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, but it can cause embarrassing urinary problems in some men.

But a new genetic test appears capable of sussing out which men are at greater risk of urinary side effects from radiation treatment, a new study says...

Heavy Weed Use Increases Risk Of Dementia

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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Middle-aged folks and seniors whose weed use lands them in the hospital are at higher risk for developing dementia within a matter of years, a new study says.

An ER visit or hospitalization due to cannabis use is associated with a 72% increased risk of a dementia diagnos...

CT Scans Can Increase Your Cancer Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 16, 2025
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Considering a trendy whole-body CT scan after hearing celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Jason Bateman tout their benefits?

Weigh the cancer risk from the scan’s radiation before making an appointment, a new study warns.

CT scan radiation is ex...

Pfizer Ends Testing of Obesity Pill After Possible Liver Injury

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 15, 2025
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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, c...

Pig Kidney Removed After Historic Transplant in Alabama Woman

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 15, 2025
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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...

New Antibiotic May Be Effective in Treating Gonorrhea

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• April 15, 2025
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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 19...

Smart Shirt Might Predict Heart Problems

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 15, 2025
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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 ret...

Gun Violence Leads To Skipped Dental Visits, Lost Teeth

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 15, 2025
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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 neighb...

ERs Treat A Gunshot Wound Every Half-Hour

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 15, 2025
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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...

Miscommunication Between Health Workers Puts Patients At Risk Regularly

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 15, 2025
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Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says.

Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital incidents that put patients’ safety at risk, researchers reported April 14 in the Annals of...