Neuromuscular Disease Care Is Entering a New Era of Hope and Innovation

Every movement we make, whether walking, speaking or even breathing, depends on the health of our muscles and nerves.

For people living with one of the more than 300 rare conditions known as neuromuscular diseases (NMDs), those everyday actions can become extraordinary challenges.

While these diseases such as muscular dystrophies, ...

Orange B Food Dye May Soon Be Removed From U.S. Market, FDA Says

Federal health officials want to take Orange B — an artificial food dye that hasn’t been used in more than four decades — off the books.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it plans to repeal regulations that have allowed the synthetic dye in the food supply since 1966. 

Orange B was once...

Hall-of-Famer Dan Marino Shares 20-Year Struggle With Liver Disease

Football legend Dan Marino has disclosed that he has been living with a serious liver condition for nearly 20 years. 

The former Miami Dolphins quarterback said that by making major lifestyle changes, he feels optimistic about his health.

Marino, 64, told People magazine that he was diagnosed in 2007 with metabolic dysf...

OpenAI Launches Teen-Safe ChatGPT With Parental Controls

Teenagers chatting with ChatGPT will soon see a very different version of the tool — one built with stricter ways to keep them safe online, OpenAI announced.

The new safeguards come as regulators increase scrutiny of chatbots and their impact on young people’s mental health.

Under the change, anyone identified as under 18...

Boar’s Head Faces Pressure From Congress Over Plans to Reopen After Listeria Deaths

Federal officials are raising concerns about whether a Virginia Boar’s Head deli meat plant, linked to last year’s deadly listeria outbreak, is ready to safely reopen.

In a letter sent Monday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and nine other Democrats asked Boar’s Head officials to appear before the Congressional Food Safe...

Experimental Patch Provides Real-Time Feedback On Muscle Performance

An experimental wireless patch might help injured athletes better recover from muscle tears, sprains and strains, according to a new study.

The patch measures tissue stiffness by sending sound waves along the surface of the body and listening to the resulting vibrations, researchers said recently in the journal Science Advances.

Bladder Control Problems? There May Be An App For That

Having trouble with bladder control? There might be an app for that, researchers say.

Female veterans suffering from urinary incontinence received effective relief using a smartphone app called MyHealtheBladder, researchers reported Sept. 16 in JAMA Network Open.

The app delivered daily sessions over eight weeks, teaching th...

Pharma Payments Might Influence MS Drug Prescriptions, Researchers Argue

Nearly 4 out of 5 American neurologists prescribing multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs have received at least one payment from the pharmaceutical industry, a new study reports.

Those who prescribe larger amounts of MS drugs were more likely to have received payments, and those who got payments were more likely to prescribe the company’s d...

Ozempic, Zepbound Offer Unexpected Benefits For Psoriasis Patients

People with psoriasis might receive unexpected benefits from cutting-edge weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound, a new study says.

Psoriasis patients taking GLP-1 drugs had a 78% lower risk of premature death and a 44% lower risk of heart attack, stroke or other heart-related health crisis, researchers reported Thursday at a meeting ...

Shunts Safe And Effective For Rare Brain Condition In Elderly, Clinical Trial Concludes

A simple shunt can restore walking ability and independence in elderly people with a rare brain condition, a major new clinical trial has found.

Implanting a shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid significantly improved walking and mobility among seniors with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), researchers reported Sept. 16 ...

Daily Aspirin Cuts Colon Cancer Recurrence Risk By Half

Aspirin can cut by more than half the risk that colon cancer will come back following initial treatment, a new clinical trial has found.

Daily aspirin reduced by 55% the risk of cancer recurrence in patients whose colorectal cancer is driven by a genetic mutation, researchers reported Sept. 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine