New York’s moms-to-be are itching to deliver there. But for one woman, the itching didn’t stop when she got home. After a successful scheduled Cesarean birth — her second at the Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns at 68th and York — one woman claims she came home with a flea infestation that would require … Read more
Six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects are still visible — from widespread hybrid work schedules to declining student performance. Add another wrinkle to the list — new prescriptions for ADHD medicine have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic, especially among younger adults. ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is … Read more
Art imitated life during Eric Dane’s guest appearance on “Brilliant Minds.” The 53-year-old actor, who is battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), played a firefighter with the same disease during Monday’s episode of the NBC medical drama. The show’s creator, Michael Grassi, told USA Today that Dane filming the scene where his character, Matthew Rimati, comes … Read more
A dying cancer patient has married his girlfriend after strangers rallied to organize an emotional ceremony at his hospice bedside. Karl Marsh, 52, had hoped to wed Sarah, 42, at a registry office but the couple changed their plans when his health deteriorated. Marsh, who was diagnosed with tongue cancer in May last year, is … Read more
Two dozen NYC-area hospitals earned top marks for patient safety — while six are barely making the grade, a new watchdog report card shows. Hospitals overseen by NewYork-Presbyterian, Northwell Health and NYU Langone Health, as well as Mount Sinai Queens, among others, received an “A” safety rating from the Leapfrog Group on Thursday. Nearly 3,000 … Read more
A New Hampshire man is resuming dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271 days, doctors said Monday. His experience is helping researchers in their quest for animal-to-human transplants. Tim Andrews, 67, had the organ removed on Oct. 23 because its function was declining, according to Mass General Brigham. Tim Andrews, 67, had … Read more
Eric Dane is exploring his journey with ALS in a new TV role. The “Euphoria” star, who announced his diagnosis with the neurodegenerative disease earlier this year, is set to guest star as a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the NBC medical drama “Brilliant Minds” next month. Dane, 52, will appear in the ninth … Read more
Victoria Garcia is in the advanced stages of dementia, and doesn’t speak much at all. She is being cared for at home in Dapto south of Sydney by her husband Antonio, whom she met when they were teenagers in Spain more than 60 years ago, and her daughter Cecilia Leha. Leha said her mother now … Read more
Well, she didn’t see that coming. A woman is going viral on TikTok after revealing a botched Botox treatment left her with one working eye. Lydia August (@lydiaaugust), who’s been using Botox for years to treat chronic migraines, shared her frustrating experience in a series of videos. August shared the reaction to her latest round … Read more
This proved that some calls from a doctor’s office can get your heart racing — in the right way. When Hailey Giamarino answered a call from her dermatology clinic, she never expected it to become a viral moment, much less a particularly memorable one. In a TikTok video that’s racked up nearly 6 million views, … Read more
It’s a hairy situation. An influencer says his head “blew up like a balloon” after he violated the “no-sex rule” after undergoing a hair transplant in Turkey. “[I] woke up the next day and my head was just absolutely massive,” Ruben Owen, 24, told South West News Service about the supersize side effect. The cranial … Read more
Alexandra Gomez Peña was once her doctor’s “boring patient.” But everything changed on a frigid afternoon last winter, when the 48-year-old mother of two — seemingly the picture of health — suddenly became one of nearly 795,000 Americans who suffer a stroke each year. And it was all caught on camera. “Your life can go … Read more
A young man is now locked in a nightmare after his livelihood was stolen by negligent doctors. Jonathan Buckelew, 34, has been awarded a staggering $75 million in damages after multiple physicians failed to diagnose his life-threatening stroke, leaving him paralyzed from head to toe for the rest of his life. Jonathan was rushed to … Read more
It started with the gift of a single heart — and ended with three lives transformed. Last July, doctors at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital performed an extremely rare series of surgeries that changed the lives of three children forever. A heart from a deceased donor was transplanted into 10-year-old Hend Almesafri, who paid … Read more
She found love in a hopeless place. Finding love in today’s digital dating world is no east feat — especially if you’re going through a life- changing experience. This is what happened to a young woman diagnosed with cancer — who swiped for love and to her surprise, found her dream man. Nella Pignatelli was … Read more
He’s got new blood. A Long Island hospital said it administered life-changing Lyfgenia gene therapy treatment and successfully wiped away sickle cell disease from a Laurelton man. Cohen Children’s Medical Center said patient Sebastien Beauzile, 21, is the first New Yorker to have received the breakthrough treatment, The Post was first to report. Sebastien Beauzile … Read more
A Durham, North Carolina, man has turned his life around after receiving grave medical news. Derek Barnett, 55, was diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 10 years ago, according to a report from SWNS. At his heaviest, Barnett weighed 240 pounds and was a size 38. Barnett, a construction worker who is currently unemployed due to health issues, … Read more
NEW YORK — A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday. The patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Agency officials didn’t immediately detail the person’s symptoms. This colorized … Read more
Less than three years ago, Tina Willits, now 53, thought she had just two years to live. Today, she is cancer-free and wants the world to know about the treatment that saved her. The Florida mother and grandmother first felt a lump in late 2021, just months after a normal mammogram. In March 2022, she … Read more
High doses of vitamin C could be a new breakthrough in treating cancer. The University of Iowa Health Care Carver College of Medicine has shared results from a randomized, phase 2 trial testing the impact of adding high-dose vitamin C to intravenous chemotherapy treatments for pancreatic cancer patients. The researchers found that administering 75 grams of … Read more