Category: Medical Discoveries
Clinical Trials
Study Finds Women Who Drank More Water Had Fewer Recurring Urinary Tract Infections
A study led by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has shown that increased water consumption helps reduce the recurrence of urinary tract infections (cystitis) among women. “While it’s been widely assumed…
Medical Discoveries
New Treatment for Hepatitis C
For the more than 3.2 million Americans living with hepatitis C, the cost of treatment for the chronic liver disease is an expensive proposition, costing tens of thousands of dollars.…
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Boy with Inherited Blindness Receives FDA-Approved Gene Therapy
On March 22, Creed Pettit, a 9-year-old legally blind boy from Mount Dora, FL, became the first patient to undergo a landmark gene therapy surgery at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,…