Stem cell therapies to heal damaged hearts have proven to be lacking so far, probably because simply injecting new cells into afflicted regions isn’t enough. Researchers from Imperial College London have now created patches made of cardiac tissue to sew over damaged areas of the heart. These patches, which can beat on their own to… Read More: Patches Made of Heart Tissue Going to Clinical Trials »
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Nov. 30, 2018 / 9:35 PM GMT By Avichai Scher “Deaths of despair,” such as suicides and drug overdoses, are on the rise in the U.S., and there’s no definitive explanation. A study out this… Read More: Mental health care is not going to those who need… »
Bloating. Abdominal pain. Flatulence. New research from Healthista’s first Gut Health Survey has found these are our problems – and we’re suffering in silence Each month over 100,000 people type the word ‘bloating’ into Google. Similarly high search terms are also seen for ‘IBS’ and ‘stomach pain’. Given the amount of feedback we get from readers,… Read More: What’s REALLY going on with your gut health? »
Using digital health tech is a new normal for U.S. consumers, including Seniors, found in the 2018 digital health consumer survey from Deloitte. The title of the report, “Consumers are on board with virtual health options,” summarizes the bullish outlook for telehealth. That’s the consumer-demand side of the equation. But the tagline begs the supply… Read More: Going Digital for Health Is a New-Normal for Consumers »