Health

[ad_1] An outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in southern California has led to three deaths, according to a Dec. 8 health advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The total of five reported cases all involved affected people who had recently traveled to or lived …

[ad_1] Modern medicine is one step closer to potentially curing sickle cell disease. On the heels of the U.K.’s authorizing the world’s first gene-edited treatment for sickle cell disease on Nov. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the same treatment on Dec. 8. “CASGEVY’s approval by the …

[ad_1] Compression therapy, in which pressure is applied to certain areas of the body, has been proven to help with specific medical issues and is relatively easy to use.  “Compression for lower extremities helps prevent or decrease swelling seen in the lower legs or when the legs are in a …

[ad_1] High school sweethearts Mitchail and Brenda Encarnacion filled the early years of their marriage with excitement, before embarking on another kind of adventure. According to Mitchail, Brenda was “gung-ho” about the impending birth of their baby. “She was reading all these books. It was, like, YouTube videos. She made …

[ad_1] A drug that could potentially extend the life of large-breed dogs is closer to being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That’s according to an announcement last week by the San Francisco biotech company Loyal, the company behind the drug.  Currently, there are no FDA-approved or …

[ad_1] West Virginia, October. Friday night football. The Oak Hill Red Devils are hosting the Buckhannon Buccaneers. In small town America, Friday night football is a big deal.  Zach Davis, head coach for the Buccaneers, described what’s ahead for the area’s young people: “Our kids, some are gonna go to …

[ad_1] The latest weight loss craze could also help people control their drinking. Semaglutide treatments such as Ozempic and Wegovy have been shown to reduce the symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry on Nov. 27. The collaborative study from …

[ad_1] Kelsey Hatcher, 32, is just days away from giving birth to her twin daughters. And if that’s not exciting enough, the babies will be delivered from two different uteruses.  Hatcher has a rare condition called uterus didelphys, which affects about 0.3% of the population. The Alabama mother of three …

[ad_1] A Pittsburgh boy with a rare liver disease is fighting for his life — and his family is hoping for a second miracle to save him. Lucas Goeller, now 10, was born with a rare, life-threatening condition called biliary atresia, which is a blockage that prevents bile from traveling …

[ad_1] Anyone who has ever woken up in the middle of the night and struggled to go back to sleep knows the toll insomnia can take the following day. More than 17% of adults had trouble staying asleep most days or every day of the past month, according to 2020 …