Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
STD cases in the US spiked during pandemic
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic kept people isolated at home, sexually transmitted disease (STDs) cases increased across the United States.
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Cardiology
Heart issues after COVID-19 uncommon in children and young adults, more research needed
Heart complications are uncommon, yet treatable for children and young adults after COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that details what has ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Cardiology
Social determinants of health affect care for people with congenital heart disease
As medical and surgical treatments have improved and survival has increased, the majority of people with congenital heart disease are now adults rather than children, yet disparities driven by social determinants of health ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Ophthalmology
New study suggests base editing may be an effective one-time, durable treatment for inherited retinal degeneration
A new University of California, Irvine-led study indicates base editing may provide long-lasting retinal protection and prevent vision deterioration in patients with inherited retinal degeneration, specifically in Leber congenital ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Cardiology
Recommendations on genetic testing for inherited cardiac diseases published today
When should patients and family members undergo genetic assessment for a heart condition? Find out in an international consensus document published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Genetics
Using genetics to glimpse future of newborns with congenital heart disease
Aside from infections, congenital heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of infant mortality. Informed by babies she sees in the NICU, Sarah Morton, MD, Ph.D., attending physician in the Division of Newborn Medicine at ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Cardiology
For youth with a heart defect, shift to adult-focused care is key to health, quality of life
Most people born with heart defects, including complex heart conditions, now survive past childhood, and the successful transition to adult-oriented health care can have a large impact on their health, survival and quality ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
This devastating disease is preventable, but Texas leads the nation in new cases
Texas is leading the nation in new cases of a devastating and completely preventable disease: congenital syphilis.
Mar 14, 2022
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Cardiology
Computer-simulated heart flow model could help treat pediatric heart disease patients
Research from a collaborative team of biomedical engineers, physicians and scientists could enable significant advances for the 40,000 pediatric congenital heart disease patients (CHD) born each year.
Mar 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People with heart defects may be at greater risk for severe COVID-19 illness
People with a congenital heart defect who were hospitalized with COVID-19 infection were at higher risk for severe illness or death than those without a heart defect, according to new research published today in the American ...
Mar 7, 2022
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