A new study has found that chronic hypertension could be a risk factor for maternal death among black women in particular. Researchers from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences suggest that mortality rates among women with chronic hypertension have increased substantially. For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 155...
A new study has found that patients developing illnesses such as mental health and heart conditions have a higher rate of GP-inputted medical history of periodontal gum disease. This research helps build evidence of a relationship between a healthy mouth and the reduced risk of health complications. For the study, researchers analyzed the records of 64,379 patients who...
A new study from Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University Sweden shows no relationship between a diet that includes gluten and increased irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms. Those with IBS tend to avoid certain foods and often cut gluten out of their diet to prevent stomach pain and diarrhea symptoms. However, this study shows results that indicate...
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Many people are experiencing milder symptoms during the current wave, but with so many cases, hospitals are still under pressure.A recent preprint of a medical study found that the risks of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, admissions to the ICU, and mechanical ventilation were two to six times higher during the Delta wave...
On Tuesday, the CDC officially dropped the detailed, 1,800-word version of its new isolation guidance for people who have been infected by the coronavirus. So far, the best way I’ve got to sum it up is this: Hunker down for five days instead of the typical 10, then do what you want. ¯_(ツ)_/¯Okay, sorry, that’s overly simplistic. Here’s...
Paco Freire/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The new variant was detected before the discovery of Omicron and has not spread widely, leading experts to say it’s not yet a major concern.The new variant was named B.1.640.2, but scientists have nicknamed it “IHU.”Researchers said the traveler was an adult man previously vaccinated against COVID-19 who had recently returned from...
The United States is now averaging more than 500,000 positive COVID-19 tests per day, but experts expect that to decline quickly in the weeks ahead. Neri/Bloomberg via Getty Images The United States is now averaging more than 500,000 new COVID-19 cases per day as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly.However, experts say they expect those numbers to...
Some people may be able to lower their cholesterol by taking a newly approved drug along with statins and a balanced diet. Getty Images Federal regulators have approved the new drug Leqvio to be used to help lower cholesterol levels in some people.The medication is designed to be taken along with statins and a balanced diet.Leqvio is designed...
Portra/Getty Images In recent weeks, COVID-19 cases in children have increased by 64 percent.But a large percentage of hospitalized children are being treated for other health conditions and are incidentally testing positive upon routine COVID-19 testing. Experts recommend getting kids vaccinated if they are old enough and masking and social distancing for kids too young to be vaccinated. A...
Tim Sweeney had been a surgeon for only one year, but he was already fed up with a seemingly unsolvable and dangerous problem. Many patients who underwent a major operation or trauma seemed unwell after, with a fever and a high heart rate. Many looked like they had a postoperative infection, though Sweeney knew the actual rate of...
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