New Drug Halves Death Rate in Those With Severe COVID, Maker Claims: An experimental medication for critically ill COVID patients has worked so well that the drug’s maker announced Monday it has stopped its clinical trial early and will apply for emergency use authorization. Read more Philadelphia Becomes First USContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you suffer from headaches, you have plenty of company. Headaches afflict half of the world’s population, and women are more likely to get them than men, a new paper says. “We found that the prevalence of headache disorders remains high worldwide andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Quitting smoking can give heart disease patients nearly five additional years of life without heart problems, according to a new study. “Kicking the habit appears to be as effective as taking three medications for preventing heart attacks and strokes in those with aContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic has worsened longstanding staffing shortages at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Now, a new study shows that high employee turnover rates have yet to improve. Researchers found that after initial workforce losses in the early phase of theContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Anyone who has been on the receiving end of a dog’s love and devotion knows these furry friends are nothing if not good for our hearts. There’s plenty of research to show that’s more than a warm, fuzzy feeling. Studies showContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An immune system-based therapy that’s proven effective against blood cancers also might prove useful in battling solid tumor cancers, early clinical trial data show. A small group of patients with testicular and ovarian cancer appeared to respond well to “CAR-T” treatment with immuneContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Catching COVID-19 appears to increase an older person’s risk of developing a case of shingles. Researchers found that people 50 and older who had a COVID infection were 15% more likely to develop shingles, compared to people who were never infected. That riskContinue Reading
Breakthrough CAR-T Therapy May Shrink Solid Tumors: An immune system-based treatment that has shown its mettle against blood cancers might prove useful in battling tumors, early trial data show. Read more Could COVID Infection After 50 Leave You Vulnerable to Shingles? Researchers found those 50 and older who were infectedContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rising numbers of coronavirus infections in the United States are not surprising and not yet a cause for alarm, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious doctor, said Sunday. There are an average of 31,000 new cases a day nationwide, a 3% increaseContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new artificial intelligence approach can predict if and when heart patients might die of sudden cardiac arrest far more accurately than a doctor can, and could improve survival rates, according to its developers. “Sudden cardiac death caused by arrhythmia accounts for asContinue Reading