FDA panel backs allowing a naloxone spray to be sold over-the-counter
[ad_1] A naloxone nasal spray should be sold over-the-counter, a panel of the Food and Drug Administration’s outside advisers unanimously voted Wednesday, clearing the way for the regulator to broaden access to reversing drug overdoses. The spray works by temporarily reversing the effects of opioids, ranging from prescription painkillers to More...
New method revolutionizes heart transplants
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Marburg virus: What to know about this lethal cousin of Ebola
[ad_1] Oyewale Tomori is a virologist and fellow at the Nigerian Academy of Science. In February, World Health Organization officials confirmed an outbreak in Equatorial Guinea of the deadly Marburg virus, More...
Armed with hashtags, these activists made insulin prices a presidential talking point
[ad_1] Hannah Crabtree got active on Twitter in 2016 to find more people like herself: those with Type 1 diabetes who’d hacked their insulin pumps to automatically adjust the amount of insulin delivered. Soon, More...
They received heart transplants on the same day in the same hospital. Then they fell in love.
[ad_1] Theirs is the most improbable of love stories — but the heart works in mysterious ways. Taylor Givens, 29, and Collin Kobelja, 34, received heart transplants on the same day at Virginia’s Inova More...
New male birth control shows promising results in lab mice
[ad_1] A new form of birth control for men is showing promising results in lab mice, rendering them “temporarily infertile” via a single injectable dose, according to a study published on Tuesday More...
Heart attack warnings signs in women can be subtle
[ad_1] When Dr. Sandra Nichols had a massive heart attack, she didn’t tell anyone outside her immediate family. At the time, she was working too much, not sleeping enough and says she felt the burden More...
Lindani Myeni, former pro rugby player killed by Hawaii police in 2021, had CTE, autopsy shows
[ad_1] A Black former professional rugby player from South Africa shot by police months after moving to Hawaii suffered from a degenerative brain disease often found in American football players and other athletes More...
Bindle water bottles popular on Instagram could pose risk of lead poisoning
[ad_1] A popular brand of insulated bottle poses a risk of lead poisoning, according to Consumer Reports. In its tests of the product, Consumer Reports found that the Bindle bottle could expose users to “extremely More...
Olaplex hair products caused baldness and scalp injuries, lawsuit alleges
[ad_1] A group of roughly 30 consumers is suing popular hair care brand Olaplex, alleging that its products damaged their hair and scalps while leaving them with bald spots and other injuries. Olaplex Holdings More...
