MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s a brutal reality that confronts many recovering stroke patients: After six months or so of rehab, any arm and hand movement not yet restored is unlikely to return. But new cutting-edge research aims to use electrical stimulation to jumpstart stroke-interrupted communication betweenContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Running the Monterey Bay Half Marathon, Dr. Steven Lome kept his eyes locked on two runners ahead of him. They were his oldest kids, 16-year-old Jadyn and 14-year-old Ian. Both are on their high school’s cross-country team and, Lome said, “bothContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’re in your doctor’s office, and the nurse checks your blood pressure as a matter of course. But your numbers are high, and the doctor steps in with some advice, and possibly a prescription for medications that can lower it. So, now thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A man who underwent a stem cell transplant to treat his cancer is showing “strong evidence” that the procedure also cured him of HIV — the latest in a handful of cases doctors have reported. The patient, a man in his 50s, wasContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Shopping for cataract surgery, a heart valve replacement or a colonoscopy? You’re better able these days to compare what one hospital charges against the prices at another, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A majorityContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A COVID-19 shot may protect a person from more than the virus alone, new research suggests. Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City linked vaccination with fewer heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular issues among peopleContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sticking to a consistent sleeping routine may help keep your arteries clear as you age, new research suggests. Conversely, older adults who slept for a varying number of hours each night and tended to fall asleep at different times were more likely toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s not always necessary to lower a child’s fever, but parents often do. A new poll from Michigan Medicine found that about one-third of parents reach for fever-reducing medicines too quickly. “Often parents worry about their child having a fever and want toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A person seeing a barely noticeable tremor in one hand could be witnessing the first signs of Parkinson’s disease. This progressive condition affects the nervous system, according to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., which offers information about the disease. While tremors areContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While people with type 1 diabetes can see some benefit from newer medications prescribed off-label, there is also risk, and these patients should be monitored closely, according to a new study. Type 1 diabetes is universally treated with insulin injections, but only aboutContinue Reading