COVID-19 taking devastating toll on nursing homes Growing calls for investigations into nursing home deaths; Bryan Llenas reports. An outbreak of the novel coronavirus at…
More cleft lip surgeries at age 8 to 10 years tied to later anxiety
(HealthDay)—Having an increased number of surgeries between ages 8 and 10 years is associated with increased anxiety and depressive symptoms in teenagers with cleft lip…
Study links stress of a marathon on the heart to the intensity at which it is run
The number of recreational/non-elite athletes participating in marathons is gradually increasing every year. The great physical effort experienced by their body in this type of…
Gene variations at birth reveal origins of inflammation and immune disease
A study published in the journal Nature Communications has pinpointed a number of areas of the human genome that may help explain the neonatal origins…
Factors linked to structural racism put Latino communities at risk for COVID-19
Factors linked to structural racism put Latino communities in the U.S. at high risk of COVID-19, a study published today says. The new study is…
COVID-19 patients could be at risk for chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘Your whole life can change if you get this’
As the world continues to watch the number of COVID-19 cases increase (and daily records being broken), patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis, aka chronic fatigue syndrome,…
Lymphoma survivors at risk for developing chronic kidney disease
(HealthDay)—Lymphoma survivors are at substantial long-term risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) development, according to a study published online July 11 in Leukemia & Lymphoma.…
Coronary calcium scoring: Personalized preventive care for those most at risk
Your doctor tells you that you need a statin to lower your cholesterol and reduce your heart attack risk. You don’t like taking medicine and…
Four drugs at low doses more effective in the treatment of a lung cancer type
To inhibit the specific activity of a protein affected by a mutation using high doses of a drug is the usual treatment for many cancers.…
New study looks at post-COVID-19 emerging disease in children
In recent weeks, a multisystem hyperinflammatory condition has emerged in children in association with prior exposure or infection to SARS-CoV-2. A new case series published…