@bturley I am on BP medication and about two years ago instead of going to the office for quarterly BP checks, and being subject to the rather normal “white coat” syndrome, my doctor allowed me to monitor my BP from home and report to him via email/text. My Baldoni BP sleeve is OK, paired with […]
Omicron has spawned yet another sub-variant that appears to be more infectious and capable of evading existing immunity than many of those that have come before it. Globally, the EG.5 variant – nicknamed “Eris” after the Greek goddess of strife and discord – is steadily growing in prevalence, but there’s currently no sign that it […]
Cooling off in lakes, rivers and streams is a hallmark of the summer — but for an unlucky few, it can lead to an infection caused by Nagleria fowleri, a bacteria more commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba. In the U.S., there have been at least three reported deaths this year from the infection, which occurs when […]
In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the changes in olfactory bulb volume and structural connectivity of the brain in patients with olfactory dysfunction (OD) following mild severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Study: Altered structural connectivity in olfactory disfunction after mild COVID-19 using probabilistic tractography. Image Credit: Design_Cells/Shutterstock.com Background Globally, […]
Hybrid immunity has been acquired by significant percentage of the population through previous infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. A new Nature Communications study estimates the protective effect of hybrid immunity on infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a prospective community-based cohort study conducted in the […]
A new scientific paper highlights a little-known symptom of long COVID: blue legs. Called acrocyanosis, it happened to a 33-year-old man cared for by Dr. Manoj Sivan at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Advertisement The patient stood and just one minute later, his legs began to redden, becoming increasingly more blue with […]
The man stabbed to death in an East Village apartment complex last week was identified Monday by San Diego police a couple of hours before the suspect in his killing appeared in court for his arraignment. The victim has been identified as Andrew Phillip Holland, 38, of San Diego, SDPD, Lt. Adam Sharki said in […]
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, at the Ladd Community Center, located at 303 S. Central Ave. The American Red Cross has seen a deficit of around 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, which can make it hard […]
