Advances in Diabetes Treatment By Camille PeriWebMD Feature WebMD Feature Archive Diabetes treatment is getting better every day. Scientists may be just a few years away from making an artificial pancreas that can safely detect and adjust blood sugar (glucose)…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An extended-release version of a Parkinson’s disease drug could provide more stable relief for patients with the movement disorder, new clinical trial data show. The new formulation of…
April 26, 2023 – Walnuts appear to be a tasty and nutritious way to boost attention and intelligence as well as psychological maturity in teenagers, according to new research. Investigators studied 771 healthy adolescents attending 12 high schools in Spain….
Michelle Anderson-Benjamin, a wife and mom of two, noticed back pain and a discharge from her right nipple during the pandemic. She went straight to her doctor, who ordered a mammogram. It was stage I triple-negative breast cancer. Benjamin moved…
SOURCES: Kati Markowitz. Cleveland Clinic: “Lung Resection.” Johns Hopkins Medicine: “What is a lobectomy?” Federal Register: “Modifications To Labeling of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use.” Monica Hanna, assistant director, Nicotine and Tobacco Recovery Program, RWJBarnabas Health Institute for…
As WebMD’s chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, is in a unique position to see both the current state of medical care for America’s older adults and the way things are trending for the future. We asked him to share…
SOURCES: Linda Geng, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, Stanford University; co-director, Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome Center. Diana Güthe, founder, COVID support group Survivor Corps. Michael Peluso, MD, infectious diseases doctor, assistant professor of medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Zachary…
April 28, 2023 – The paleo and keto diets have a lot of followers but aren’t necessarily good for heart health, the American Heart Association said in a ranking of popular diets. The top-10 listing was released Thursday in the…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Half of the cells in your body aren’t human — and a new study suggests that many critical to your health oscillate by the hour, day and even…
You’d never go for a walk wearing high heels or flip flops, right? You might be surprised to learn that wearing the wrong walking shoes could be just as bad for your knees. “Your shoes affect the amount of impact…
