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THURSDAY, May 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Ten percent of COVID-19 patients with diabetes die within a week of entering the hospital and 20% need a ventilator to breathe by that point, a new French study found. Researchers analyzed data on more than 1,300 COVID-19 patients with diabetes, average ageContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, May 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that prescriptions rose sharply for two anti-malarial drugs that President Donald Trump claimed could help prevent or treat COVID-19. This happened despite the fact that multiple studies found the medicines might only bring harm to patients with coronavirus illness.Continue Reading

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THURSDAY, May 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An injectable electrode could prove a better way to ease chronic nerve pain than opioid painkillers or bulky and expensive implants, animal research suggests. It’s called an “injectrode.” It appears easier and cheaper than spinal implants for debilitating back pain, and safer thanContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Mindfulness training may help counter the thinking and emotional difficulties caused by multiple sclerosis. In a small test study, people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who had four weeks of mindfulness training emerged with better emotional control and faster thinking. Multiple sclerosis is aContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People who have a flawed gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease may face a higher risk of COVID-19, an international team of researchers reports. Part of the increased risk among people with dementia may owe to high rates of new coronavirus infections in nursingContinue Reading