Health & Medical

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program is meant to give patients early access to promising drugs. But how often do these drugs actually improve or extend patients’ lives?

One in 50 children in the United States is allergic to peanuts. The number has tripled over the past 20 years and nobody really knows why. But there are several breakthroughs that may ease their symptoms. Including a toothpaste.

Only three centers in the state offer proton beam therapy, and not one of them is on the West Coast. However, that’s changing.

Bringing world-class breast care to SW Florida. That was the guiding principle in establishing a new, state-of-the-art imaging center in Collier County.

Microrobots deployed inside a body was once science fiction and only imagined in the movies, but now it’s becoming the basis of real science inside a lab.

Thirty million people in the U.S. suffer from chronic low back pain. It’s a pain that continues for more than six months.

Nobody knows exactly why, but colorectal cancer is on the rise in young people. That’s considered anyone under the age of fifty. At the same time, cases are dropping in people who are over 65.

Overcoming addiction has its challenges, but one man hopes his story inspires others to fight back.

Until recently, the primary treatment options were inhalers and oxygen, but now, there’s another alternative.

The drug Aduhelm has a complicated history. It was greeted with great hope as a treatment for early stage Alzheimer’s disease. In 2021, the FDA gave it fast-track approval, that means a greenlight. It was the first new drug for Alzheimer’s in 18 years. Now, it’s being dropped by the manufacturer.