Drugs and Medications News
- Colorism: How Skin Color, Race Create a Toxic Mix for Health
November 2, 2022 — In our new docu-series, “Color by WebMD: WebMD’s Exploration of Race and Mental Health,” we’ll start off addressing colorism – the silent nemesis of people of color – and the costly mental health effects of dealing with this phenomenon.
- Blood Clot Risk Much Higher in Mild Covid Sufferers, Study Finds
October 26, 2022 — People who got a mild case of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic were almost three times as likely to develop blood clots, according to a new British study.
- CPAP Recall Drags on After More Than a Year
October 26, 2022 — The recall of millions of breathing devices that help people sleep because of a potential hazard has yet to be resolved. The Dutch company Philips said then it could repair or replace the units within a year. Instead, the recall grew to more than 5 million devices around the globe, and the problem could persist into next year.
- What ‘The Bachelor’ May Tell Us About Our Own Relationships
September 21, 2022 — Dating behavior and relationships greatly influence mental health, so some experts are watching the hit TV show for take-away learnings for their patients.
- The Future of Food
June 2, 2022 — What (and how) do experts think we’ll be eating 30, 40, 50 years from now?
- Food Technology: What’s Coming Is Better Than Sliced Bread
June 2, 2022 — Investments in foodtech businesses exploded in 2021 with a record $12.8 billion invested globally -- twice as much as in 2020.
- Still Too Soon? Personalized Diets
June 2, 2022 — Research is moving the needle toward precision nutrition -- highly custom diets based on your microbiome or DNA.
- How the Food We Eat Helps Drive Climate Change
June 2, 2022 — Many don't realize that around 30% of global emissions come from the global food system.
- Food: Just What the Doctor Ordered
June 2, 2022 — Programs today -- produce prescriptions, medically-tailored meals -- are actually based on concepts from the past.
- Ancient Concepts Made New: A Timeline of Food as Medicine
June 2, 2022 — The concept of using food to treat or prevent illness goes back many years. Here's a timeline of key developments.
- In the Future, How Will We Feed Ourselves?
June 2, 2022 — The growing population requires more food. How will food production processes meet the demand?
- In the Future, Will You Get Food by Prescription?
June 2, 2022 — A movement is growing to approach food as if it were literal medicine by tailoring meals to treat specific conditions.
- Looking Back to Look Forward: Milestones in Food Technology
June 2, 2022 — Focusing on food goes back to prehistoric times. Here's a look at significant milestones from ancient times until today.
- How Climate Change Is Affecting Our Food
June 2, 2022 — Weather events can affect our food supply by destroying crops and farmlands, or by triggering swarms of pests like locusts.
- FDA OKs Diabetes Drug for Type 2 Heart Failure Risk
October 21, 2019 — The FDA granted a new use for diabetes drug Farxiga (dapagliflozin): to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults who have type 2 diabetes and established heart disease or risk factors for it.
- Pregnant Women Face Risk Despite Federal ER Law
November 29, 2018 — Pregnant women are among the groups of patients that may not get adequate care when they go to a hospital emergency room, in violation of a federal law created to protect them.
- Your Rights in the Emergency Room
November 29, 2018 — A federal law guarantees a certain level of medical care to anyone who comes to an emergency department, including a proper screening exam to determine if a patient has a medical emergency.
- Investigation: Lives Lost Amid ER Violations
November 29, 2018 — An investigation by WebMD and Georgia Health News finds that hospitals are breaking a law that requires them to provide emergency care to patients who need it, sometimes with deadly results.
- How We Reported This Story
November 29, 2018 — WebMD and Georiga Health News used documents and data obtained through Open Records requests along with interview for its investigation on hospital EMTALA violations.
- Essential Oils Promise Help, But Beware the Risks
August 13, 2018 — In the past year alone, U.S. retail sales of essential oils soared 14% to $133 million -- up from $55 million in 2015 -- according to market research firm SPINS.
- Diabetes tipo 1 y tipo 2 aumentando entre la juventud estadounidense
June 22, 2012 — Potencial para un mayor riesgo de ataques cardíacos y accidentes cerebrovasculares cuando esta generación llegue a los 30
- Estudio: La auto-lesión es común en la escuela primaria
June 22, 2012 — Cerca de un 8% de los alumnos de 3o han participado en auto-lesiones
- Desayune y disminuya el riesgo de diabetes
June 22, 2012 — Hacer un hábito el desayuno podría disminuir las probabilidades de presentar diabetes y obesidad
- El miedo a la oscuridad puede provocar insomnio
June 22, 2012 — Los investigadores informan que casi el doble de las personas con problemas de sueño confesó tener miedo a la oscuridad en comparación con quienes duermen bien
- Blood Test May Spot Early Colon Cancer
September 29, 2010 — A simple blood test may help identify colon cancer early when it is in its most treatable stages.
- FDA Panel OKs Evista for Breast Cancer
July 23, 2007 — An expert panel gave its OK for expanded use of the osteoporosis drug Evista, telling the FDA that the drug appears effective in preventing some breast cancer.
- Gene May Be Involved in Autism
May 3, 2006 — A new study shows that a certain gene may be involved in autism.
- CDC: Obesity Is Still an Epidemic
June 2, 2005 — A top government health official reaffirmed obesity's standing as an "epidemic" Thursday, in an attempt to quell public confusion left by controversy over the health consequences of excess weight.
- Poor Women With Breast Cancer Do Worse
January 13, 2003 — Though black, Hispanic, and American Indian women tend to have poorer breast cancer outcomes than white women, poverty is a far more important predictor of breast cancer death than race.
- Osteoporosis Drug May Take Edge off Anxiety
September 6, 2000 — Researchers looking into bone-building effects of the osteoporosis drug raloxifene have stumbled onto an unexpected finding: It also appears to reduce anxiety levels in some postmenopausal women.