Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Weaker virus? Herd immunity? Omicron sparks cautious hopes
With new versions forcing vaccine makers to re-test jabs, the virus that causes COVID-19 has proven highly unpredictable.
Jan 4, 2022
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Health
People with intellectual disabilities are often not told about their medicines and their potential side effects
The 1.5m people in the UK with an intellectual disability experience significant health inequality. Research shows that they are more likely to develop health problems than the general population, they are more likely to ...
Aug 2, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do eyeglasses help keep coronavirus out? Johns Hopkins expert says more evidence needed
During the current pandemic, we've all been advised to protect ourselves from infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 by masking, physical distancing and frequent hand-washing. In the Sept. 17 issue of JAMA ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Health
Preventing smoking—evidence from urban emergency department patients
A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation offers a more in-depth understanding of smoking among patients in an urban emergency department.
Nov 4, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lung capacity tests found to be accurate precursor of co-morbidities
One of the largest studies to investigate whether Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm), an understudied low lung function state, is an early predictor of co-morbidities has found it is strongly associated with an increased ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular risk management for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
EULAR, the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, has developed new recommendations for CVR management in people with gout, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis (SSc), myositis, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Cardiology
Insomnia tied to higher risk of heart disease and stroke
People suffering from insomnia may have an increased risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
Aug 19, 2019
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Vaccination
Only one in four people experience mild systemic side effects from COVID-19 vaccines
One in four people experience mild, short lived systemic side effects after receiving either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, with headache, fatigue and tenderness the most common symptoms. Most side effects peaked within ...
Apr 27, 2021
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Immunology
COVID-19 booster increases antibodies by more than 85% in nursing home residents and their caregivers
The pandemic has hit nursing home residents especially hard, with a disproportionately large share of COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Seizures may increase dementia risk for young stroke survivors
Young stroke patients who have a seizure following their diagnosis are two and a half times more likely to develop dementia than patients who don't experience seizures, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine ...
Jul 15, 2022
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