Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What people with sickle cell disease need to know about COVID-19
(HealthDay)—People with sickle cell disease are at increased risk for severe complications from COVID-19, an expert says.
Jul 13, 2020
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Researchers find link between rape and long-term breathing problems
Rape and sexual trauma may have long-lasting consequences for physical health as well as mental health, University of Otago researchers have found.
Jul 10, 2020
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Medications
A dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria may now lurk in U.S. water, soil
(HealthDay)—A potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria could be hiding in the dirt and water of the southernmost U.S. states, warns a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jul 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Getting safe emergency care during COVID-19
Find out when to get emergency care for non-COVID-19 symptoms and COVID-19 symptoms, and learn what emergency rooms are doing to keep you safe during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
Jun 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heart patients avoided ERs as coronavirus hit, US study says
Emergency room visits in the U.S. for chest pain and heart attacks fell early this spring, according to a study that supports fears that the coronavirus outbreak scared away people from going to the hospital.
Jun 4, 2020
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People are avoiding the ER during COVID-19 crisis at their peril: study
(HealthDay)—Visits to U.S. emergency departments are down by 42% compared to the same time last year, and that's not good news, researchers report.
Jun 3, 2020
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Cardiology
Fear of COVID-19 keeping more than half of heart attack patients away from hospitals
The number of heart attack patients seeking urgent hospital care has dropped by more than 50% during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to an extensive worldwide survey by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The findings ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New York child dies from rare disease linked to COVID-19
A five-year-old boy in New York state has died from a rare inflammatory disease believed to be caused by the new coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
May 8, 2020
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Cardiology
Time to re-define sex-specific symptoms of acute coronary syndrome, say researchers
New research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found that there is substantial overlap in symptoms—such as chest pain—experienced by women and men upon clinical presentation, ...
May 4, 2020
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New heart attack testing protocol expedites treatment in ER
A new protocol using highly sensitive blood tests to determine whether someone is having a heart attack can reduce wait times and overcrowding in emergency departments, according to a new study from UT Southwestern Medical ...
Apr 23, 2020
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