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FDA Approves Emcitate as First Treatment for Rare Genetic Disorder That Starves Brain of Thyroid Hormone

FDA Approves Emcitate as First Treatment for Rare Genetic Disorder That Starves Brain of Thyroid Hormone

Thyroid hormone is essential for infant brain development. But when the cellular "gateway" that transports the hormone into the brain is defective...
New Parkinson’s Drug Cuts Daily “Off” Time by Nearly an Hour for Patients on Levodopa

New Parkinson’s Drug Cuts Daily “Off” Time by Nearly an Hour for Patients on Levodopa

You take your medication, but before long, stiffness returns and your hands begin to tremble. With the next dose still hours away, you enter what...
Supreme Court Ruling Ends 6.5-Year Battle Over Spinal Fusion Coverage for Osteoporosis Patients

Supreme Court Ruling Ends 6.5-Year Battle Over Spinal Fusion Coverage for Osteoporosis Patients

In older adults with osteoporosis, performing spinal fixation surgery—inserting screws and rods to stabilize the spinal...
Think All Health Screenings Are Equal? What Happens After the Results Is What Really Counts

Think All Health Screenings Are Equal? What Happens After the Results Is What Really Counts

"What else should I add to my checkup this year?" It is a question clinicians hear continuously as patients schedule...
MRI Shows It All—So Why Is the Doctor Asking Questions? Decoding Spinal Stenosis vs. Herniated Disks

MRI Shows It All—So Why Is the Doctor Asking Questions? Decoding Spinal Stenosis vs. Herniated Disks

An MRI scan may show both a herniated disk and spinal stenosis, but imaging alone does not dictate treatment.
IU’s ‘Natural Wegovy’: Does Olive Oil on Boiled Eggs Really Stop Hunger All Day?

IU’s ‘Natural Wegovy’: Does Olive Oil on Boiled Eggs Really Stop Hunger All Day?

Singer and actor IU (33) recently shared her personal approach to staying trim during stage greetings for her concert...
Mild Cognitive Impairment Doesn’t Always Lead to Dementia—Early Diagnosis and Lifestyle Management Are Key

Mild Cognitive Impairment Doesn’t Always Lead to Dementia—Early Diagnosis and Lifestyle Management Are Key

Sept. 21 marks Dementia Overcoming Day, a designated observance created to raise public awareness about preventing and...
Untreated Recurring Shoulder Dislocations Can Lead to Joint Replacement Surgery

Untreated Recurring Shoulder Dislocations Can Lead to Joint Replacement Surgery

A man in his 50s, identified as Mr. A, suffered a shoulder dislocation several years ago and underwent corrective...
Scientists Uncover 'Warmth Sensor' Switch Driving Chronic Pain in 1.5 Billion People Worldwide

Scientists Uncover 'Warmth Sensor' Switch Driving Chronic Pain in 1.5 Billion People Worldwide

An estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain, yet conventional anti-inflammatory painkillers...
Early Flu Outbreak Shifts Demand to Ibuprofen-Based Cold Remedies as Hanmi Leads Market

Early Flu Outbreak Shifts Demand to Ibuprofen-Based Cold Remedies as Hanmi Leads Market

With wide daily temperature fluctuations causing seasonal influenza to spread nearly a month earlier than usual in...