THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have made early progress toward a new approach to treating the deadly brain disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): using patients’ own immune system T cells. ALS is a rare condition that kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that controlContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The coronavirus pandemic magnified health disparities among racial and ethnic groups. Some experts say using trusted community voices could help close gaps not only in vaccination rates but in overall health. Even before the pandemic, public health experts knew that peopleContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “Location, location, location” works in real estate, and a new study argues that the location of your hospital room could save your life after surgery. Patients are more likely to die after surgery if they are placed in certain types of rooms toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Americans will now have another choice if they want a COVID booster shot. On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novavax Inc.’s protein-based vaccine as a first booster dose. Until now, it had only been approved as a two-dose primary series.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Weight loss soon after a person is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may be a sign that mental declines are likely to follow, new research suggests. “Early weight loss is a common symptom in people with Parkinson’s disease,” said study author Dr. Jin-Sun JunContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Just a few years ago, “Friends” actor Matthew Perry almost died from opioid overuse that nearly destroyed his colon and almost killed him. Now, he’s sober and wants to tell his story. Perry has written a memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big TerribleContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A study testing drugs that are used for other conditions for their potential in treating COVID-19 has found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine (brand name Luvox) offered no benefit, at least at an initial smaller dose. Study participants took 50 mg of the medicationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alligators along North Carolina’s Cape Fear River have high blood levels of 14 toxic chemicals, along with signs of immune system damage, new research shows. The study of levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS) in the reptiles’ blood adds to concerns that theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Black Death pandemic wiped out as many as half of the people living in some of the Middle Ages’ most densely populated places, sweeping through Europe, Asia and Africa nearly 700 years ago. Now genetic analysis has revealed why some of ourContinue Reading
Your hospital room affects outcomes after surgery. A new study finds key factors about hospital rooms that are tied to higher or lower survival rates in the days or weeks after surgery. Read more Marijuana, meth, cocaine use may trigger dangerous a-fib. The heart arrhythmia increases the risk of stroke,Continue Reading