Date: 2025/05/11 - 19:00
Michelle and Samantha Pearson are a mother-daughter duo diagnosed with NF1-PN, a rare and painful disease that causes benign tumor growth along nerves throughout the body. After living with NF1-PN for four years, Samatha was accepted into a clinical trial that changed her life.
Date: 2025/05/10 - 18:32
New research has found that nuts and seeds do not increase the risk of diverticulitis when combined with a healthy diet. The findings confirmed that four key dietary patterns, including the DASH diet, help reduce the risk of diverticulitis onset.
Date: 2025/05/09 - 22:00
Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's plans to significantly reduce staffing at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which could disrupt public health services, such as safeguarding food and medication supplies.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 23:32
Researchers have developed a method for measuring the heart's “functional age” to help predict complications like heart disease. According to the authors of a new study, premature aging of the heart is linked to unhealthy lifestyle habits.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 22:00
Republican leaders are considering drastic cuts to Medicaid funding. The cuts could have a significant impact on low-income households, older adults, children, and people with mental health disorders. Reduced federal funding could also affect access to reproductive health services.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31
Mice fed a low vitamin K diet had lower vitamin K levels in the brain and had poorer cognitive function compared to mice eating a regular diet, in a new study that hints at a link between vitamin K and dementia.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31
A study in older adults has found that hearing loss may increase dementia risk by almost one-third. The researchers suggest that treating hearing loss could delay, or even prevent, dementia for a large number of older adults.