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Facing 'Certain Death,' Boy With Vaping Injury Gets Double Lung Transplant
A 17-year-old boy whose lungs were irreversibly damaged by vaping received a double-lung transplant at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, a lifesaving measure taken when a patient’s own lungs are diseased or damaged beyond repair and there is no other hope of survival, doctors said Tuesday.
Vaping Illnesses Linked to Vitamin E Acetate, CDC Says
Vitamin E acetate, an ingredient added to THC-based products, has been identified as a “very strong culprit” in the vaping-related lung injuries that have sickened 2,051 people and killed 39, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
No Drop in Vaping Cases, CDC Says
As illnesses and deaths linked to vaping continue to rise, health experts Friday updated their advice to doctors on how best to recognize symptoms and treat patients, and warned that the start of the flu season would make it harder to arrive at the right diagnosis.
Vaping-Related Illnesses Climb to 805, CDC Says
The number of people with lung illnesses linked to vaping has risen to 805, from last week’s figure of 530 cases, and 12 people have died, compared to a total of seven last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.
Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer Are Recalled Worldwide
Textured breast implants made by Allergan that have been linked to an unusual cancer are being recalled in the United States at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, and will also be recalled globally, the agency announced on Wednesday.Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer Are Recalled Worldwide
Textured breast implants made by Allergan that have been linked to an unusual cancer are being recalled in the United States at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, and will also be recalled globally, the agency announced on Wednesday.Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer Are Recalled Worldwide
Textured breast implants made by Allergan, linked to an unusual cancer, are being recalled in the United States at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Wednesday.Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer Are Recalled Worldwide
Textured breast implants made by Allergan, linked to an unusual cancer, are being recalled in the United States at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Wednesday.Studies of Deadly Flu Virus, Once Banned, Are Set to Resume
Research that could make flu viruses more dangerous, and that the government suspended in 2014 because of safety concerns, has been approved to begin again, federal officials have confirmed.The Flu Is Widespread in the U.S., and It's Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated
The flu season is going strong.Flu Is Widespread in the U.S.
The flu season is going strong.12 People Hospitalized With Infections From Stem Cell Shots
Twelve patients became seriously ill after receiving injections that supposedly contained stem cells from umbilical cord blood, according to the Food and Drug Administration, which issued a warning to the California company, Genetech, that made the blood product they were given.12 People Hospitalized With Infections From Stem Cell Shots
Twelve patients became seriously ill after receiving injections that supposedly contained stem cells from umbilical cord blood, according to the Food and Drug Administration, which issued a warning to the California company, Genetech, that made the blood product they were given.Fetal Tissue Research Is Curtailed by Trump Administration
Should the government pay for medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses? This debate, ever smoldering, has erupted again, pitting anti-abortion forces in the Trump administration against scientists who say the tissue is essential for studies that benefit millions of patients.Fetal Tissue Research Is Curtailed by Trump Administration
Should the government pay for medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses? This debate, ever smoldering, has erupted again, pitting anti-abortion forces in the Trump administration against scientists who say the tissue is essential for studies that benefit millions of patients.Judge halts treatments at Florida stem cell clinic
Many of those clinics, like U.S. Stem Cell, use extracts from fat. Others use patients’ own bone marrow, and some use cord blood or other birth tissue like amniotic membranes.
Fecal donation tied to death of a patient
In some cases, the transplants have worked quickly and saved the lives of patients who were wasting away with uncontrollable diarrhea. But the procedure is not approved by the FDA and is considered experimental.
Dr. Leonard Bailey, who gave a baby a baboon's heart, dies at 76
Called Baby Fae at the time to protect her privacy, she was later identified as Stephanie Fae Beauclair.
AI took a test to detect lung cancer, it got an A
Computers were as good or better than doctors at detecting tiny lung cancers on CT scans, in a study by researchers from Google and several medical centers.
Risky stem-cell treatments come under FDA scrutiny -- Again
The Food and Drug Administration warned rogue stem-cell clinics on Wednesday to stop selling unproven treatments that could harm patients.
