Q&A With Carolyn Newberry, MD

By Carolyn Newberry, MD, as told to Alexandra Benisek In the WebMD webinar “Eating for a Healthy Weight,” Carolyn Newberry, MD, of Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, answered viewer questions about how to create a healthy diet for weight management. … Read more

A Tiny Patch May Someday Measure Your Critical Health Needs

June 28, 2023 – A smartwatch can tell you a lot about your health, but for guarding against big threats like diabetes and heart disease, blood tests remain the gold standard – for now.  Someday, a wearable patch could give you the same information, minus the poke in the arm and the schlep to the … Read more

Anemia May Increase With Use in Older Adults

June 20, 2023 – Older people taking daily low-dose aspirin have a 20% higher risk for developing anemia, new research shows. The study, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, examined hemoglobin concentrations among more than 19,000 healthy adults in the U.S. and Australia who were 65 and older.  Low levels of hemoglobin, an … Read more

‘Smart Drugs’ Underdeliver and Can Bring Trouble

June 23, 2023 – One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you … smarter?  Whether you’re Alice in Wonderland heading down the rabbit hole or a high school or college student trying to achieve academic excellence, researchers have an important message for you: There is no such thing as a “smart pill.” In … Read more

Diet Heavy in Omega-3s Might Help Slow ALS

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Consuming omega-3 fatty acids like flaxseed oil and walnuts may help slow the decline in physical function related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), new research suggests. ALS (formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in … Read more

Exercise May Erase the Genetic Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

June 22, 2023 – Genetics or lifestyle — which matters more? It’s one of those eternal questions in health care, but new science has an answer: Lifestyle matters more, at least when it comes to preventing type 2 diabetes.  Among 60,000 healthy, middle-aged adults, those who exercised the most – at least 68 minutes a … Read more

CDC Urges International Travelers to Get Measles Vaccine

June 22, 2023 – The CDC is urging people to ensure they are vaccinated against measles before summer travel. International travelers are particularly at risk, the CDC said, noting that 88% of all cases in the U.S. so far this year are linked to international travel. “Based on current estimates, twice as many Americans are … Read more

CAR T Cancer Therapy Can Be Lifesaving – if You Can Afford It

June 22, 2023 – CAR T-cell therapy is a relatively new and extremely effective treatment for blood cancers such as leukemia. That is, if you can get it. For many, the drugs are too expensive to afford without insurance coverage, and treatment requires access to the few hospitals that offer the therapy. Barriers are especially … Read more

Filling the Nutritional Gaps for Babies With Food Allergies

Other allergen-likely foods provide these nutrients: Eggs. Protein, iron, biotin, folacin, riboflavin, and vitamins A, D, E, and B12. Nutritional substitutes: Meats, fish, poultry, legumes, dairy, fruit, vegetables, leafy greens, enriched grains. Soy. Protein, thiamin, riboflavin, iron, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B6. Nutritional substitutes: Meats, fish, poultry, legumes, eggs, dairy, fruit, vegetables, leafy greens, enriched grains. Wheat. B vitamins and … Read more