The annual cancer statistics report from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) — which was published in the journal Cancer on Monday, April 21 — shows some signs of progress in America’s fight against the disease. Overall, rates of new cancer diagnoses and cancer-related deaths have declined. Between 2018 and 2022, …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday considered a case that could impact whether Americans have to pay out-of-pocket for preventive-care services such as diabetes screenings, HIV-prevention drugs and statins, which are currently provided to patients at no cost under the Affordable Care Act. The legal battle is the latest …
Boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya, 52, recently shared a beauty secret that is raising some eyebrows. “These lasers only making me younger and cuter … sorry fellas,” he recently posted on Instagram, along with a video of himself receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) along with a laser treatment. “CO2 laser …
RNIB As well as an influencer, author, broadcaster and RNIB ambassador, Lucy Edwards is hoping to become a mum Blind content creator and TikTok star Lucy Edwards says she’s “so excited” to be on a health kick to undergo IVF for gene editing purposes, but reveals the dilemma she faced …
Eli Lilly is tightening its grip on the lucrative weight-loss market as it moves into a new, more convenient phase that promises to broaden the appeal of its breakthrough drugs. The news Club name Lilly said its daily obesity pill was successful in a late-stage trial for Type 2 diabetes …
Shares of Abbott Laboratories jumped Wednesday after the diversified health-care company delivered strong first-quarter results and left its earnings guidance intact — a big sign of confidence in an uncertain time. Revenue in the three months ended March 31 rose 4% to $10.36 billion, narrowly missing the consensus of $10.4 …
A worker is working on a drug production line at the production workshop of a pharmaceutical company in Meishan, China, on January 30, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to …
President Donald Trump‘s tariffs are creating a divide in the medical community. Medical devices and protective gear made in China, Mexico and Canada were exempt from duties during the first Trump administration, but so far have not gotten a reprieve from his newest round of levies. While device makers who …
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday outlining a series of actions intended to lower drug prices, including helping states import drugs from Canada. The policies were more modest than proposals to reduce drug prices that Mr. Trump offered in his first term. And one of his new directives …
The quest to create an A.I. therapist has not been without setbacks or, as researchers at Dartmouth thoughtfully describe them, “dramatic failures.” Their first chatbot therapist wallowed in despair and expressed its own suicidal thoughts. A second model seemed to amplify all the worst tropes of psychotherapy, invariably blaming the …