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The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — From a pig kidney transplant to restoring genetic deafness, 2024 was a year full of medical breakthroughs. The breakthroughs include the discovery of a cause of an autoimmune disease, the development of a “game-changing” drug and potential hope for those experiencing end-stage organ failure. Here are five of […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FDA has expanded the approval of Eli Lilly’s obesity medication Zepbound to include treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea for people with obesity — the first medication approved for the condition. The new, expanded Zepbound approval means that insurance providers, including Medicare, will likely cover the medication […]
Jessie Owen was left paralyzed nearly 12 years ago when a tree fell on a car in which she was a passenger. Via ABC News. (NEW YORK) — Nearly 12 years ago, Jessie Owen’s life changed forever. “My family was going over a mountain pass and a tree fell on our car. In that moment, […]
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may be linked to malaria, health officials said Thursday. As of Dec. 14, the latest date for which data is available, 592 cases have been reported with 37 confirmed deaths and 44 […]
(NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States. The federal health agency said Wednesday that the patient has been hospitalized in Louisiana. No identifying details about the patient were made available. Genomic data showed the Louisiana patient was infected with […]
Stevica Mrdja /EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Authorities are looking into online accounts believed to be those of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate charged with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street, that have posted about health struggles and possible medical successes. Mangione appeared to operate […]
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (MARIN COUNTY, Calif.) — Health officials in Marin County, California say a child with a suspected bird flu infection drank raw milk before getting sick. “[Marin County Public Health] is reporting a suspected case of bird flu in a child who experienced fever and vomiting after drinking raw milk,” according to a statement. […]
Noam Galai/Getty Image (NEW YORK) — The rates of late-stage breast cancer at diagnosis have risen among women in all racial and ethnic groups, but Black women have been hit the hardest, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. The study, which looked at data from 2004 to 2021, found that advanced breast cancer rates […]
Derek Crowe, a spokesman for the nonprofit People’s Action Institute, speaks with ABC News. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Fury, anger and resentment toward the health care industry have exploded in the public rhetoric in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing and one activist said that “volcanic” eruption of emotion has been boiling […]
Natalie Behring/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Raw samples nationwide will now be collected and shared with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to test for bird flu, according to a new federal order issued by the agency on Friday. The new federal order by the USDA includes three new requirements. Raw milk samples […]
