Vittorio Caruso, the most recent American to die in the Dominican Republic, died from respiratory and heart failure after a long history of related-health problems, the country’s Attorney General’s office said, citing a preliminary autopsy report. Caruso had suffered from hypertension, heart disease and pulmonary disease for a long time, the office said. Caruso is…… MORE
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Missouri judge’s order allows Planned Parenthood to provide abortions through Friday
A Missouri judge issued an order Monday to keep a preliminary injunction in place allowing Planned Parenthood to continue performing abortions at its St. Louis clinic until 5 p.m. Friday, according to a statement from Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region. Patients with appointments scheduled for this week will receive care, the clinic said…… MORE
Oklahoma judge approves $85 million settlement with opioid drugmaker Teva
A judge approved a revised $85 million settlement between Teva Pharmaceuticals and the state of Oklahoma on Monday, money that will be used to try to end to the state’s opioid painkiller epidemic. The settlement, initially reached in late May, had been held up over where the money should be sent. Teva, one of the…… MORE
San Francisco could become the first US city to ban e-cigarette sales
San Francisco is on course to become the first US city to effectively ban the sale of e-cigarettes once its board of supervisors votes on Tuesday. The board is expected to pass an ordinance that says “no person shall sell or distribute an electronic cigarette to a person in San Francisco” unless that product has…… MORE
Smoking sharply raises young women’s risk of a serious type of heart attack
Smoking is bad for your heart, especially if you are a young woman. Women under 50 who smoke may face the highest risk of a serious type of heart attack compared to men, according to a new study published Monday in the the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Every 40 seconds someone in…… MORE
‘Crowding diseases’ threaten migrant children held in US border protection facilities, expert says
Widespread hygiene problems at several US Customs and Border Protection facilities pose “a great many health risks” for the children housed in them, according to Dr. Howard Markel, a pediatrician and director of the University of Michigan’s Center for the History of Medicine. In May, nearly 133,000 migrants, including more than 11,000 unaccompanied children, were…… MORE
Half of tobacco and vape shops don’t ID teens, undercover research finds
An undercover operation in California found that half of tobacco and vape shops failed to check IDs for teens purchasing e-cigarettes and other nicotine products, despite a state law raising the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21. Researchers sent 18- and 19-year-old “decoys” into stores without ID, instructing them to tell the truth…… MORE
The popularity of 3D mammograms is taking off, but not in every part of the US, study says
3D mammograms haven’t yet been proven to be the best screening tool for breast cancer, but more women in the United States are getting them. From 2015 to 2017, 3D mammography screening increased from 13% of screening examinations to 43%, according to a study published on Monday in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine. “That’s…… MORE
Commonly prescribed drugs are tied to nearly 50% higher dementia risk in older adults, study says
Scientists have long found a possible link between anticholinergic drugs and an increased risk of dementia. A study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday suggests that the link is strongest for certain classes of anticholinergic drugs — particularly antidepressants, bladder antimuscarinics, antipsychotics and antiepileptic drugs. Researchers wrote in the study that “there…… MORE
Paramedics could use a 5G-powered ‘robo glove’ to make quicker diagnoses
5G technology could allow paramedics to diagnose medical problems more quickly, experts say, with the help of a “robo-glove” that can carry out remote-controlled ultrasound scans in an ambulance, or at the scene of an accident. The glove, which was demonstrated by physicians in the UK last week, can conduct a scan and relay real-time…… MORE
