He got pawsitive results. A 15-year-old Golden Retriever who “abruptly” lost his mobility a few months ago went viral after a daily dose of Pilates helped put some pep back into his step. Weasel, affectionately known as “the Pilates Dog” on his Instagram page @paw.lates, is now a spry senior living his best life, according … Read more
A revolutionary eye implant invented by a Stanford University scientist is giving some blind adults the ability to read, recognize faces and even create artwork again. The tiny prosthetic implant, called the PRIMA retinal implant system, is smaller than a contact lens and has already helped dozens of patients in European clinical trials regain meaningful … Read more
Slimming down on a GLP-1 is one thing — keeping the pounds off after stopping the drug is another. But now, a groundbreaking new study suggests an experimental outpatient procedure may help prevent weight regain in patients no longer using the blockbuster diabetes and obesity meds. “As effective as GLP-1 medications are, many people stop … Read more
It is the sort of buzzy production that was once a staple of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Tennessee Williams’s “A Streetcar Named Desire,” with its Oscar-nominated lead man, Paul Mescal, has people clamoring for tickets to BAM’s production this month. The excitement recalls a period when the performing arts center consistently drew crowds to … Read more
Five children who were born completely deaf have had some reversal of hearing loss after receiving a “groundbreaking” gene therapy. The clinical trial, which was co-led by Mass Eye and Ear in Boston and the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, was the first in the world to apply gene therapy to … Read more
Is it over for Ozempic? A new study shows that, in certain cases, about one in five patients are unable to keep off the weight they lost with help from the drug. A report published on Epic Research found that users of diabetes medications like Ozempic and Wegovy — which exploded in popularity by doubling … Read more