Medications

Can aspirin make your breathing worse?

Spring allergies feel bad enough for people with nasal congestion and asthma symptoms. But imagine if aspirin is the culprit that makes everything feel worse and you didn't know it. For some people with aspirin-exacerbated ...

Cardiology

Q&A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue

I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ongoing study finds history of TBI likely worsens long COVID symptoms

In January 2021, Ron Miller's life upended. The then-39-year-old, who described his health at the time as perfectly fine, contracted COVID-19. Two years later, he's unable to work as he still suffers from extreme fatigue ...

Health

Q&A: Is it allergies or a sinus infection?

I have had allergies since childhood, suffering during both the spring and fall seasons. This past month, however, I am experiencing more congestion and mucus, and I even have some facial pain. I'm beginning to wonder if ...

Medications

Drug linked to lower risk of dementia in people with diabetes

People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop dementia as those without the disease. In a new study, people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes who took the diabetes drug pioglitazone were less likely to later develop ...

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