by admin | Dec 20, 2024 | Health
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...
by admin | Dec 20, 2024 | Health
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...
by admin | Dec 19, 2024 | Health
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,...
by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | Health
(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...
by admin | Dec 13, 2024 | Health
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...
by admin | Dec 11, 2024 | Health
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...
