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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer, the product’s maker announced on Friday.The DIY test could serve as an alternative to in-person "Pap smears," which are recommended every three years for women up to age 65.The self-collection device — the Teal Wand, made by Teal Health in San Francisco — allows women to procure a sample and mail it in for […]

An Ohio music conductor is using deep brain stimulation to combat his Parkinson’s disease.Rand Laycock, 70, the director and conductor of a symphony orchestra, was diagnosed just before his 60th birthday, according to a press release from Cleveland Clinic."My doctor at the time told me [a Parkinson’s diagnosis] wasn’t a death sentence, and there would be advancements over the next few years to help with my treatment," said Laycock.STEM-CELL THERAPY […]

The list of potential benefits of the shingles vaccine continues to grow.Beyond protecting against the viral infection and resulting painful rash, the shot has also been linked to a reduced risk of dementia, as Fox News Digital previously reported.And now, a new study has found that the vaccine could lower the risk of heart disease for up to eight years.DEMENTIA RISK COULD DIP WITH COMMON VACCINE, STUDY SUGGESTSIn the long-running […]

A young Maryland woman is "relieved and recovering" after doctors performed a novel surgery to remove her potentially deadly cancerous tumors.A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) extracted the tumors, which had wrapped around the spinal cord, through the patient’s eye socket.This was the first time surgeons removed a spinal tumor using a "transorbital" approach, according to a UMMC press release.MICHAEL BOLTON HAD STRANGE SYMPTOMS BEFORE […]

Researchers have developed a new "body clock" tool that calculates people’s biological age — and could even predict the risk of disability or death.The tool, which comes from the University of Washington School of Medicine, uses eight different metrics from a patient’s physical exam and bloodwork to determine the results, according to a press release from UW.The tool’s method — officially named the Health Octo Tool — is detailed in […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 700 into law Tuesday, eliminating the ability of local governments to add fluoride or other medical additives to the state’s public water supply, a move cheered by supporters of medical freedom and health transparency."Jamming fluoride in the water supply …  is essentially a forced medication," DeSantis said during a news conference in Tallahassee. "At the end of the day, we should all agree that […]

Some researchers are sounding the alarm about a potentially deadly fungus that could spread throughout parts of the U.S., Europe and Asia.The study article, which was published in pre-print (not yet peer-reviewed) in Research Square, claims that "rising global temperatures" could lead to severe infections of Aspergillus, a fungal mold that thrives in warm, damp climates.The resulting infection — called Aspergillosis — can impact humans, livestock and plants, the researchers […]

North Dakota has reported its first case of measles in over a decade.This case — the state's first since 2011 — involves an unvaccinated child, who, according to North Dakota Health and Human Services, may have contracted the virus from an out-of-state visitor.The infected person is currently isolating at home to avoid spreading measles to others, according to the press release.'I'M A DOCTOR: HERE ARE 11 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW […]

Two years ago, Emma Dimery was told her stage 4 colon cancer was incurable. Today, she is healthy and cancer-free — and she says a last-resort clinical trial saved her life.Dimery, who lives in Minnesota, was just 23 when she was diagnosed with colon cancer, which has been rising sharply among teens and young adults in recent years.After experiencing abdominal pain and having abnormal blood work, Dimery underwent a colonoscopy, […]