Archive: 06/04/2020

Atherosclerosis progresses rapidly in healthy people from the age of 40

Almost half of apparently healthy people between the ages of 40 and 50 could be accumulating fatty plaques—atheromas—in their arteries at a much faster rate than was previously thought. The Journal of the American College ...

Apr 6, 2020

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For addicts in recovery, technology preserves bonds despite COVID-19 crisis

(HealthDay)—Recovering alcoholic Catherine Collins normally attends five to seven face-to-face program meetings a week.

Apr 6, 2020

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France reports record toll of 833 new coronavirus deaths

France on Monday reported that 833 more people had died of COVID-19 in hospitals and nursing homes over the previous 24 hours, its highest daily toll since the epidemic began.

Apr 6, 2020

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Recent decline in heart attacks greater in men than women

(HealthDay)—The incidence of heart attacks is decreasing, but the trend seems to have slowed in women, according to a study recently published in Circulation.

Apr 6, 2020

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How one patient's battle with COVID-19 changed U.S. testing protocols

(HealthDay)—The first community-acquired case of COVID-19 in the United States posed many questions for doctors, but the answers they found led to key changes in federal guidelines for coronavirus testing, according to ...

Apr 6, 2020

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Brain changes from multiple sclerosis may occur in preteens

(HealthDay)—Greater genetic predisposition for multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with altered brain white matter development at an early age, according to a study published online March 12 in the Annals of Neurology.

Apr 6, 2020

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College students feeling the strain of coronavirus

(HealthDay)—The lives of college students have been turned upside down due to the coronavirus pandemic, so an expert offers some advice to help them cope with the situation.

Apr 6, 2020

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General mask use OK where hand-washing, distancing hard: WHO

The WHO said Monday that asking the general public to wear facemasks could be justified in areas where hand-washing and physical distancing were difficult, but warned masks alone could not stop the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 6, 2020

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Virus pain easing in Spain, Italy; UK braces for bleak days

A week ago, emergency rooms and intensive care wards in Spain and Italy were overflowing with woozy, coughing coronavirus patients and literally buzzing with breathing machines.

Apr 6, 2020

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Erdogan says two pandemic hospitals to be built in Istanbul

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday two hospitals each with a 1,000 bed capacity, will be built in Istanbul—the epicentre of coronavirus cases in the country—to treat infected patients.

Apr 6, 2020

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