KSN Health News

• Paralyzed woman controls robotic arm with her mind
  A medical breakthrough is giving a Massachusetts woman a helping hand and drawing international attention.
  
  
• New cancer vaccine shows promise
  A new breast cancer vaccine has been shown to cut the risk of recurrence by nearly half.
  
  
• A first of Kansas: Baby born from frozen egg
  University of Kansas Hospital officials say a baby girl born two weeks ago is a pioneer in Kansas.
  
  
• Man fights flesh eating disease
  A Georgia girl is fighting to survive from a similar flesh-eating bacteria that a Florida man suffered from a decade ago.
  
  
• National strategy against Alzheimer's adopted
  The Obama administration is adopting a national strategy that sets the clock ticking towards better treatments by 2025
  
  
• New study looks at injuries from baby bottles, pacifiers
  Thousands of toddlers end up in the emergency room with injuries from baby bottles, sippy cups or pacifiers.
  
  
• New regulations crack down on sunscreen
  The FDA is cracking down on what sunscreen makers can claim on their labels.
  
  
• Kidney disease affecting more Latinos
  According to the Center for Disease Control, one in eight kidney patients are Latino and are at risk for Type 2 diabetes.
  
  
• Johnson County sees outbreak of whooping cough
  Johnson County health officials say the county has seen an outbreak of whooping cough this year.
  
  
• Kansas hospitals receive Level 4 designations
  Hospitals in Sabetha and Beloit are the first in the state to be designated as Level 4 trauma centers.