Nearly 1 in 5 children and teens diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 showed one or more persistent symptoms three months after the infection, according to a review article published in the August 2023 Pediatrics. The article, “A Systematic Review of Persistent Clinical Features After SARS-CoV-2 in the Pediatric Population” (published online July 21) examined results of 27 […]
Monthly Archives: August 2023
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Individuals with Down syndrome, the genetic condition caused by triplication of human chromosome 21, also known as trisomy 21, display a very high risk of hospitalization and mortality after developing lung infections. Respiratory disease is second only to congenital heart defects as a cause of death among children with […]
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miniseries/Getty Images Making six key foods a regular part of your diet may lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, new research shows. For the study, published in the European Heart Journal, researchers analyzed data from six international studies that included 245,000 participants—with and without prior cardiovascular disease—from 80 countries. They used a diet score from […]
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The News Leprosy, a fearsome scourge of ancient civilizations, may have become a permanent fixture in Florida, according to a new study. The authors described a 54-year-old man who was diagnosed with the illness but had no known risk factors and had never traveled outside Florida. Other people have similarly become infected without obvious explanation, […]
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Infections remain very low, despite signs of a slight increase. Now, experts are looking for clues to what living with the coronavirus will be like this winter and beyond. Echoing patterns in prior years, coronavirus infections are slowly ticking up in parts of the country, the harbinger of a possible fall and winter wave. But […]
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Sei Nagashima was an ebullient 4-year-old enjoying his first day of preschool in Porter Ranch when a plastic swing hit him lightly on his left eye. By the time his parents arrived to pick him up, the scratch had become a bruise that soon blossomed into a black eye. Taku and Quyen Nagashima, Sei’s parents, […]
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CNN — Recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a summer surge of Covid-19 could be underway, although not as significant as in past summers. By some measures, the number of coronavirus infections is rising, along with test positivity, emergency department visits and — most alarmingly — hospital admissions. Why might this increase […]
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Share on PinterestIn a recent study, researchers found that low dose aspirin increased the risk of hemorrhagic stroke in older adults. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Researchers investigated the effects of low dose aspirin on stroke risk in older adults. They found that low dose aspirin did not significantly reduce stroke risk, but increased the risk of […]
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He said the cytokines can activate the inflammatory cells in coronary plaques that otherwise would be in a resting phase. This has been tested in animal studies where remote infections created increased inflammatory response in atherosclerotic plaques that was very remote from the source of the infection. “We also have pretty robust literature showing that, […]