Julie Steenhuysen – Page 12

FDA approves first retinal implant for rare eye disease

August 23, 2021 at 11:19 p.m.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first artificial retina, an implanted device that replicates some of the function of the retina, helping to restore vision...

FDA outlines path to test Alzheimer’s drugs earlier

August 23, 2021 at 10:55 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Proposed U.S. guidelines may make it easier for drug companies to test Alzheimer's treatments in people at an earlier stage, when scientists think they may have the...

FDA outlines path to test Alzheimer’s drugs earlier

May 13, 2019 at 11:10 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Proposed U.S. guidelines may make it easier for drug companies to test Alzheimer's treatments in people at an earlier stage, when scientists think they may have the...

Alzheimer’s to triple by 2050 as baby boomers age

August 23, 2021 at 10:47 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The number of U.S. residents aged 65 and older living with Alzheimer's disease is expected to nearly triple to 13.8 million by 2050 as aging baby boomers...

Alzheimer’s to triple by 2050 as baby boomers age

May 13, 2019 at 11:08 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The number of U.S. residents aged 65 and older living with Alzheimer's disease is expected to nearly triple to 13.8 million by 2050 as aging baby boomers...

Insight: Revived search for a TB vaccine may be about to pay off

August 23, 2021 at 10:30 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - After nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections, a scourge that kills 1.4 million people a...

Insight: Revived search for a TB vaccine may be about to pay off

May 13, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - After nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections, a scourge that kills 1.4 million people a...

Treatment-resistant gonorrhea threat rises in North America

August 23, 2021 at 8:53 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The only remaining oral antibiotic used for gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in nearly 7 percent of patients treated at a clinic in Toronto, Canadian researchers...

Treatment-resistant gonorrhea threat rises in North America

May 13, 2019 at 10:36 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The only remaining oral antibiotic used for gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in nearly 7 percent of patients treated at a clinic in Toronto, Canadian researchers...

U.S. doctors feel pinch of early flu season, push for vaccinations

August 23, 2021 at 8:49 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - When Dr. Diane Chaney arrived for her morning shift at the University of Chicago Medicine's emergency department on Monday, there were nine patients from the overnight shift...

All Stories