MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A motorcycle crash left Michel Roccati with complete lower-body paralysis from a devastating spinal cord injury. That was in 2017. But now, the Italian native is walking again, courtesy of groundbreaking Swiss research that restores motor function within one day by means ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Following a bout of severe COVID-19, some children suffer lasting neurological complications, part of a rare condition called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a new study finds. The neurological symptoms are wide-ranging, and can include headaches, difficulty falling and staying asleep, daytimeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Stroke is a possible complication of COVID-19, and researchers say they now know when that risk is highest. A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the risk of COVID-related ischemic stroke appears greatest in the first threeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Physical therapy for knee arthritis tends to cost patients more out-of-pocket and involves a lot more hassle than a quick steroid shot to soothe an aching joint. But in the long run, physical therapy is at least as cost-effective as steroid injections andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two rheumatoid arthritis drugs show potential for lowering the risk of Parkinson’s disease, new research shows. Some previous studies have found that people with rheumatoid arthritis have a lower risk of Parkinson’s, and it was suggested that a class of rheumatoid arthritis drugsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking vitamin D supplements may help stave off psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other autoimmune diseases, a new study suggests. Previous research has hinted at this connection, but the new study is the first randomized controlled trial to look at what happens whenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Finding the right medication for rheumatoid arthritis isn’t easy, and a newer pill against the disease carries higher risks of heart attack, stroke and cancer than older RA drugs, a new clinical trial confirms. The study was mandated by the U.S. Food andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Allopurinol, a frequently used gout medication, does not appear to drive up the risk for dying among gout patients who also struggle with chronic kidney disease, new research shows. The finding is based on an analysis of two decades worth of British healthContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Belly fat is usually unwelcome, but new research suggests it may actually be good for something: relief from foot pain. A small pilot study suggests that an injection of a patient’s own fat cells can help ease the often-excruciating heel pain brought onContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People hospitalized for COVID-19 are not necessarily out of the woods once they’re discharged: Many land in the hospital again in the months afterward, a large U.K. study finds. The researchers found that in the 10 months after leaving the hospital, COVID-19 patientsContinue Reading