THURSDAY, June 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A new study offers some sobering news about weight-loss surgery. People who undergo a gastric bypass procedure called Roux-en-Y are three times more likely than those in the general population to die of drug- or alcohol-related causes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. The reason isn’t… Read More »
One of the “Today Show’s” social media accounts tweeted out a link to an article that had Twitter in an uproar over the way the caption was framed. The tweet, which was quickly deleted, read, “Are vaccines safe? Jessica Biel reignites debate.” Users on the platform were quick to pounce, attacking the show for the… Read More »
Heart failure after a heart attack is a global epidemic leading to chronic heart failure pathology. About 6 million people in the United States and 23 million worldwide suffer from this end-stage disease that involves dysfunction of the heart, a change that clinicians call cardiac remodeling. Despite medical advances, 2 to 17 percent of patients… Read More »
The town is back in the national spotlight for how it has been coping — or struggling to cope — with its grief, after a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student and graduate killed themselves within days of each other. Rattled by the youth suicides, many in the Parkland community are openly discussing mental health… Read More »
A neighborhood staple in Boston’s North End is closing its doors. Green Cross Pharmacy is the American Dream of two Italian immigrants who are known for going above and beyond for their customers. Friday afternoon, the door wouldn’t stop swinging open as people poured in to give a hug, a handshake or a thank you… Read More »