Cells from Cadaver Pancreas May Help Treat Type 1 Diabetes
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Cells from Cadaver Pancreas May Help Treat Type 1 Diabetes

June 30, 2023 – Treatment of hard-to-manage type 1 diabetes with transplanted pancreatic cells is moving forward on two fronts, with one product newly approved and the other making headway in a clinical trial. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells (often called just “islets,” because they reside in the islets… […]

Injuries From Fireworks Rising: Stay Safe on July Fourth
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Injuries From Fireworks Rising: Stay Safe on July Fourth

June 30, 2023 — Ryan Katz, MD, a hand surgeon at the Curtis Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, has a patient who got a serious injury from fireworks.“My patient — I’ll call him ‘John’ because he doesn’t want his real name to be used — is a 23-year-old man based in… […]

CDC Signs Off on RSV Vaccine for Older Adults
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CDC Signs Off on RSV Vaccine for Older Adults

June 30, 2023– The CDC gave a green light this week to two new vaccines to protect against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in older adults. On Thursday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, agreed with and endorsed the recommendations made last week by CDC advisors that people age 60 and over may get one of… […]

How Can Ulcerative Colitis Affect Your Cholesterol? What to Know
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How Can Ulcerative Colitis Affect Your Cholesterol? What to Know

June 29, 2023 – What should ulcerative colitis patients know about cholesterol management? It’s estimated that 200 out of every 100,000 Americans have ulcerative colitis, or UC. And that’s a figure that’s doubled over 2 recent decades. UC is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The condition occurs in the innermost lining of the colon and rectum, causing sores inside… […]

A Tiny Patch May Someday Measure Your Critical Health Needs
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A Tiny Patch May Someday Measure Your Critical Health Needs

June 28, 2023 – A smartwatch can tell you a lot about your health, but for guarding against big threats like diabetes and heart disease, blood tests remain the gold standard – for now. Someday, a wearable patch could give you the same information, minus the poke in the arm and the schlep to the doctor’s… […]

Eating for a Healthy Weight: Q&A With Carolyn Newberry, MD
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Eating for a Healthy Weight: Q&A With Carolyn Newberry, MD

By Carolyn Newberry, MD, as told to Alexandra BenisekIn the WebMD webinar “Eating for a Healthy Weight,”Carolyn Newberry, MD, of Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, answered viewer questions about how to create a healthy diet for weight management.A lot of this depends on your personal health history. For… […]

Colon Cancer in People Under 45
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Colon Cancer in People Under 45

Historically, if you were an adult with an average risk for colorectal cancer (colon and rectal cancer), also known as colon cancer, you would need to start getting colonoscopies when you turned 50. But in May 2021, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated the guidelines. Now you’ll need a colonoscopy when you turn 45. But you… […]

Heart Disease Risk May Spike Risk for Muscle, Joint Problems
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Heart Disease Risk May Spike Risk for Muscle, Joint Problems

June 27, 2023 — When she was in her 60s, Carole E., a retired accountant’s assistant in Albuquerque, NM, started having neck pain. She found out that three of her neck vertebrae were compressed and her whole spinal canal was narrow. “The neck problem was addressed with surgery to stabilize the disks and prevent them from… […]

Limiting Social Media Use in Youths Brings Challenges, Benefits
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Limiting Social Media Use in Youths Brings Challenges, Benefits

June 26, 2023 – Amelia Kennedy, 19, of Royersford, PA, a point guard on the Catholic University of America basketball team who will begin her sophomore year in the fall, uses TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and You Tube regularly.How regularly? She estimates 7 hours a day and about 9 on weekends. She’s aware of the time-wasting… […]