Smart bandages can monitor wounds, aid healing, researchers say
Development of a " smart bandage " not only can deliver medication to wounds, but also monitor the progress of healing and even create off a low-level electrical field to promote tissue repair, researchers said Friday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study: Males born to mothers with COVID-19 faced higher risk of neurodevelopmental disorders
Researchers found in a new study that males born to mothers with COVID-19 infections during pregnancy were more likely to receive a neurodevelopment diagnosis such as autism spectrum disorder in the first year. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

WHO: Number of global cholera cases continues to grow
The world ' s cholera situation is deteriorating, the World Health Organization confirmed in an update Wednesday, with two dozen countries now reporting cases. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High-fat, high-sugar foods rewire brain to want more of them, study says
The reason why we love chocolate bars, crisps and french fries so much has less to do with a lack of willpower and more with our brain actually learning to prefer such high-fat, sugary foods, according to a new study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Supervised exercise called better than drugs for common type of heart failure
Supervised exercise like walking, stationary cycling and even dancing about three times per week was more effective than drugs in helping people with symptoms of one of the most common types of heart failure. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Candida auris new'urgent' antimicrobial resistance threat, CDC says
The growing emerging fungus Candida auris, which can cause severe infections and death in compromised patients, has now become an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat, according to a report by the CDC. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. maternal death rate grew 38% in 2021, CDC data shows
The percentage of mothers who died while pregnant or within 42 days of the end of their pregnancy grew at an alarming rate in 2021, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sanofi cuts insulin cost to $35, third major drug company to do so
A third drug company is cutting the price of insulin to $35, following competitors Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in heeding pressure from the Biden administration. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Advisory panel recommends full FDA approval for COVID-19 medication Paxlovid
A panel of independent advisors Thursday recommended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration give full approval to COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, produced by Pfizer. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Scientists find common meat-free proteins may trigger soybean, peanut allergies
A new study that looked at common, meat-free alternatives created with legumes found they can trigger peanut and soybean allergies in some people. Researchers said that should signal a warning. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Too few antibiotics in pipeline, World Health Organization review warns
A new analysis of drugs under development shows that too few antibiotics needed to handle potentially dangerous pathogens are being developed. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FDA panel to consider full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 drug Paxlovid
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will discuss whether to recommend Pfizer ' s COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid for full approval during a meeting Thursday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Analysis: Mediterranean diet cuts women ’s cardiovascular disease, death risk almost 25%
Studies that looked at more than 700,000 women in the United States and Europe found those who dedicated themselves to eating a Mediterranean diet cut their risk of cardiovascular disease and death by nearly 25%. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Novo Nordisk becomes latest pharmaceutical giant to cut insulin prices
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Tuesday, it will lower the price of several of its pre-filled insulin pens and vials up to 75% for people living with diabetes, starting in January. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pfizer pays $43 billion to buy cancer-fighting biotech company Seagen
U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Monday it was spending $43 billion to acquire Seagen, a biotech company developing a line of cancer-fighting technology. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news