More results...
Amazon said on Wednesday that it was removing seven eyedrops products from its website after the Food and Drug Administration warned the company that the eyedrops had not been recognized as safe and effective. From a report: The F.D.A. said in a letter…
Cells have a protein receptor that will cause that cell to die — in theory. Unfortunately, “Previous efforts to target this receptor have been unsuccessful,” says Jogender Tushir-Singh, an associate professor in the Department of Medical Microbio…
A new book argues lockdowns during the pandemic were “a failure.” But in response CNN published an opinion piece disagreeing — written by physician/infectious disease expert Kent Sepkowitz from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New Yo…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Scientific American: This week doctors announced they had completed the first successful transplant of a partial face and an entire eye. In May at NYU Langone Health in New York City, the surgery was performed o…
Long-time Slashdot reader Alain Williams writes: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is in the hospital in Mexico, according to multiple reports.
It is not currently clear what the cause is. The 73-year-old was in Mexico City attending the World Business …
Aaron James was grievously wounded in a power-line accident that destroyed most of his face and seriously damaged his left eyeSurgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant – …
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Times: Amazon Prime members will be able to access US healthcare provider One Medical’s suite of benefits, for a fee, as the ecommerce company looks to expand its presence in the $4 trillion Americ…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: [A] new tech startup, Prophetic, aims to bring lucid dreams to a much wider audience by developing a wearable device designed to spark the experience when desired. Prophetic is the brainchild of Eri…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Marc, 63, from Bordeaux, France, was diagnosed with the degenerative disease more than 20 years ago and had developed severe mobility problems, including balance impairments and freezing of gait. A…
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to ditch 26 over-the-counter eye drop products found at big retailers — including CVS, Rite Aid, and Target — due to a risk of infection. Consumers should not buy any of the products and should im…