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Cutting-edge medical research, breakthrough drugs, mental health issues, personal medical dramas and much more are all covered.
In case you missed them, here are some of the biggest health stories from the past week.
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Dive into these eight key stories and get completely carried away.
1. Make sure you have these essentials in your medicine cabinet
In case of aches, allergic reactions or even a minor medical emergency, do you have the necessary equipment?
Two pharmacists have recommended a list of 9 essential health products that every household should have on hand. Click here to get the story.
Click through to see the nine most important medical products every home should have on hand in case of an emergency. (iStock)
2. Gene therapy reverses deafness in children
Five children born completely deaf saw their hearing loss reversed after receiving “revolutionary” gene therapy.
Clinical trial researchers and the family of one of the children said the experience was “like a miracle.” Click here to get the story.
Five children born deaf have had their hearing loss reversed after receiving “revolutionary” gene therapy. Discover the incredible story. (Fudan University Eye and ENT Hospital)
3. Family achieves ‘vision of hope’ with advanced surgery
When Madison Artale was born with a congenital cataract, she was at risk of being blind for life. His parents, stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, turned to Children’s Nebraska for help.
They spoke to Fox News Digital, along with ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Rychwalski, about how three delicate surgeries saved the baby’s sight. Click here to get the story..
Madison Artale, pictured here in both images, was diagnosed with congenital cataracts when she was just a month and a half old. (Andrew and Brandee Artale)
4. Popular diet could help women live longer
The Mediterranean diet has long been linked to many health benefits – and a new study finds it could reduce early mortality in women.
Nutritionists have discussed the potential benefits. Click here to get the story.
Women who followed a heart-healthy, plant-based diet were found to have a 23% reduced risk of death from any cause. (iStock)
5. Maybe it’s time to rethink drinking and sleeping on planes
Consuming alcohol mid-flight and then falling asleep could lead to a drop in blood oxygen…
