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PKU treatment, Palynziq, receives FDA approval

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Palynziq (pegvaliase-pqpz) for adults with arare and serious genetic disease known as phenylketonuria (PKU). Patients with PKU are born with an...

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1st total penis and scrotum transplant performed on Afghanistan vet

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Many soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. However, some servicemen also return with debilitating hidden injuries...

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Study: People who use medical marijuana more likely to use and misuse prescription drugs

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Can medical marijuana help to fight the opioid epidemic? Many believe that it can. But a new study finds that people who use medical marijuana actually have higher rates of medical and non-medical prescription...

April marks National Donate Life Month 2018

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April 1st marks federally sanctioned Donate Life Month. Throughout the month, LifeLink of Florida honors the spirit of those individuals who make transplants possible—organ, tissue and eye donors. We...

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Illinois reports ‘Spice’ death due to severe bleeding

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In a follow-up on the dangerous synthetic cannabinoids situation in Illinois, state health officials are  reporting the death of an individual who experienced severe bleeding and reported using synthetic...

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Chicago: Eight cases of severe bleeding reported after using synthetic cannabinoids

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The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning people about the dangers of synthetic cannabinoids -often called fake weed, K2 and spice- after a number of people in Chicago who used...

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Florida’s Registry of Organ & Tissue Donors is Nation’s 3rd Largest

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Donate Life Florida (DLF), a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering the public to save and enhance lives through organ, tissue and eye donation, announced a new record today. Ten million Floridians...

Rare Disease Day 2018: IFFGD Raises Awareness of Rare Digestive Diseases

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While a disease is considered rare if it affects less than 200,000 people in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), having one of these diseases is not rare at all. One...

Repurposing leukemia drugs may prevent melanoma metastasis: Study

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Data from a new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that repurposing drugs used to treat leukemia has promise for preventing melanoma metastasis. Published in Science...

Blood and urine tests developed to indicate autism in children

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New tests which can indicate autism in children have been developed by researchers at the University of Warwick. The academic team who conducted the international research believe that their new blood...