Health

Three-person IVF technique shown to prevent inherited genetic diseasesScientists report eight healthy children born through mitochondrial donation processA three-person IVF technique has led to the delivery of eight healthy babies in the U.K. (iStock)
The approach involved the transfer of the nucleus of a fertilized egg with “faulty mitochondria” into a donor egg cell with healthy mitochondria. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
This new science will “empower more couples to pursue safe and healthy pregnancies,” noted a Columbia fertility expert. (iStock)

Three-person IVF technique shown to prevent inherited genetic diseasesScientists report eight healthy children born through mitochondrial donation processA three-person IVF technique has led to the delivery of eight healthy babies in the U.K. (iStock)
The approach involved the transfer of the nucleus of a fertilized egg with “faulty mitochondria” into a donor egg cell with healthy mitochondria. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
This new science will “empower more couples to pursue safe and healthy pregnancies,” noted a Columbia fertility expert. (iStock)

Death confirmed from rare and deadly ‘brain-eating amoeba’ in southern lakeHealth officials link fatal infection to possible exposure in South Carolina during peak summer seasonA pediatric death from a “brain-eating amoeba” has been reported in South Carolina, according to health officials. (iStock)
The patient died after exposure to Naegleria fowleri, a rare amoeba that causes a life-threatening brain infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). (iStock)
“Fewer than 10 people in the U.S. every year get infected — but unfortunately, most cases are fatal. There are only a handful of survivors of known cases.” (iStock)
Treatment usually includes a variety of antifungal medications, as well as antibiotics like rifampin and azithromycin. (iStock)

Death confirmed from rare and deadly ‘brain-eating amoeba’ in southern lakeHealth officials link fatal infection to possible exposure in South Carolina during peak summer seasonA pediatric death from a “brain-eating amoeba” has been reported in South Carolina, according to health officials. (iStock)
The patient died after exposure to Naegleria fowleri, a rare amoeba that causes a life-threatening brain infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). (iStock)
“Fewer than 10 people in the U.S. every year get infected — but unfortunately, most cases are fatal. There are only a handful of survivors of known cases.” (iStock)
Treatment usually includes a variety of antifungal medications, as well as antibiotics like rifampin and azithromycin. (iStock)

Hulk Hogan of WWE fame faced multiple health issues leading up to his deathWrestler and pop culture icon endured 25 surgeries in the decade before his passing at 71Hulk Hogan is choked during a match in a scene from the film “No Holds Barred” in 1989. The late wrestler has called out the difference between today’s fighting rings and the dangerous equipment of the 1970s. (TriStar/Getty Images)
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan greets the crowd during the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on Nov. 2, 2018. “I probably should’ve quit earlier, but I just loved doing it — and the money was just crazy,” Hogan has said. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Hogan puts a chokehold on the neck of Utah Jazz basketball star Karl Malone at a pay-per-view wrestling match on July 12, 1998, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
The most prevalent cause of sudden cardiac arrest is a heart attack, according to a cardiologist. (iStock)

Hulk Hogan of WWE fame faced multiple health issues leading up to his deathWrestler and pop culture icon endured 25 surgeries in the decade before his passing at 71Hulk Hogan is choked during a match in a scene from the film “No Holds Barred” in 1989. The late wrestler has called out the difference between today’s fighting rings and the dangerous equipment of the 1970s. (TriStar/Getty Images)
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan greets the crowd during the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on Nov. 2, 2018. “I probably should’ve quit earlier, but I just loved doing it — and the money was just crazy,” Hogan has said. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Hogan puts a chokehold on the neck of Utah Jazz basketball star Karl Malone at a pay-per-view wrestling match on July 12, 1998, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
The most prevalent cause of sudden cardiac arrest is a heart attack, according to a cardiologist. (iStock)

Hulk Hogan of WWE fame faced multiple health issues leading up to his deathWrestler and pop culture icon endured 25 surgeries in the decade before his passing at 71Hulk Hogan is choked during a match in a scene from the film “No Holds Barred” in 1989. The late wrestler has called out the difference between today’s fighting rings and the dangerous equipment of the 1970s. (TriStar/Getty Images)
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan greets the crowd during the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on Nov. 2, 2018. “I probably should’ve quit earlier, but I just loved doing it — and the money was just crazy,” Hogan has said. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Hogan puts a chokehold on the neck of Utah Jazz basketball star Karl Malone at a pay-per-view wrestling match on July 12, 1998, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
The most prevalent cause of sudden cardiac arrest is a heart attack, according to a cardiologist. (iStock)

Age no barrier as golf lover sinks ‘miracle’ hole-in-one for 90th birthdayRetiree sinks golf shot, calls it ‘magic’ while celebrating long, healthy lifeProving that age is no barrier to success, John Payne, shown above, hit his first hole-in-one at 90 years old just a day after celebrating his milestone birthday. (Tom Maddick / SWNS)
“I’ve been playing for 30 years and only just got one now. It’s a miracle because it is very difficult,” said the golfer about his hole-in-one achievement. (Tom Maddick / SWNS)
“We play Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. It’s a nice little group of eight of us,” said Payne. (Tom Maddick / SWNS)

Age no barrier as golf lover sinks ‘miracle’ hole-in-one for 90th birthdayRetiree sinks golf shot, calls it ‘magic’ while celebrating long, healthy lifeProving that age is no barrier to success, John Payne, shown above, hit his first hole-in-one at 90 years old just a day after celebrating his milestone birthday. (Tom Maddick / SWNS)
“I’ve been playing for 30 years and only just got one now. It’s a miracle because it is very difficult,” said the golfer about his hole-in-one achievement. (Tom Maddick / SWNS)
“We play Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. It’s a nice little group of eight of us,” said Payne. (Tom Maddick / SWNS)

Age no barrier as golf lover sinks ‘miracle’ hole-in-one for 90th birthdayRetiree sinks golf shot, calls it ‘magic’ while celebrating long, healthy lifeProving that age is no barrier to success, John Payne, shown above, hit his first hole-in-one at 90 years old just a day after celebrating his milestone birthday. (Tom Maddick / SWNS)
“I’ve been playing for 30 years and only just got one now. It’s a miracle because it is very difficult,” said the golfer about his hole-in-one achievement. (Tom Maddick / SWNS)
“We play Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. It’s a nice little group of eight of us,” said Payne. (Tom Maddick / SWNS)