Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How comorbidities increase risks for COVID patients

Comorbidities such as heart disease, respiratory disease, renal disease and cancer lead to an increased risk of death from COVID-19 according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Norfolk and Norwich ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Stroke scans could reveal COVID-19 infection

New research from King's College London has found that COVID-19 may be diagnosed on the same emergency scans intended to diagnose stroke. The findings have important implications in the management of patients presenting with ...

Cardiology

Mitral regurgitation deaths up after prolonged decline

(HealthDay)—Mortality due to mitral regurgitation (MR) in U.S. adults declined at an annual rate of approximately 4 percent from 1999 until 2012 but has since then increased by about 1.5 percent annually, according to a ...

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