Rates of COVID-19 are on the rise in the United States, Wisconsin and the Milwaukee area, but experts say we’re unlikely to see the kind of widespread infections and hospitalizations seen over the last three summers. Milwaukee County COVID-19 Surveillance Data reports that new positive cases have been on the rise in the city of […]
More Videos Participants in the race reported staph and bacterial infections. Sonoma Health Department officials are advising participants to seek treatment. Author: wqad.com Published: 11:53 AM CDT August 25, 2023 Updated: 11:53 AM CDT August 25, 2023
Periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) are an additional risk factor for cardiovascular disease in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study published in Journal of Sleep Research. PLMS and OSA are both linked with increased sympathetic tone and have been proposed as risk factors for heart diseases, including cardiovascular disease in particular, the […]
Patients with type 2 diabetes are more than twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) than their healthy peers. Advice to lower that risk is launched today in the 2023 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, published in European Heart Journal. Patients with type […]
COVID-19 isn’t quite done with the world yet. Small surges of cases in the U.S., as well as upticks in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the summer, and new variants that weren’t around even three months ago, remind us that SARS-CoV-2 is still a health threat for the coming fall and winter. The U.S. Food and Drug […]
Several people in California’s Sonoma County have fallen ill after competing in a Tough Mudder race — a collaborative obstacle course challenge in muddy terrain — on August 19 and 20 at the Sonoma Raceway. Their symptoms were so severe, ranging from skin rashes to vomiting, that it prompted the county health department to issue […]
Dallas teen searching for bone marrow donor match A 13-year-old Dallas boy fighting an aggressive form of leukemia hopes his story will inspire people to take part in a bone marrow donor registration drive this weekend. A drive is being held Sunday at the family’s church home, Park Cities Baptist, to find someone who can […]
The median patient age was 69 years old, median body weight was 105.1 kg and median body mass index was 37.0 kg/m2. Patients came from 13 different countries throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. A Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-CSS) was calculated for each participant at the beginning and end […]
Researchers have discovered that injecting a specific blood factor can mimic the brain benefits of exercise. The study found that platelets release a protein rejuvenating neurons in elderly mice, similar to exercise effects. This protein has potential therapeutic implications, especially for those who cannot exercise. While it’s not a direct replacement for physical activity, it […]
Death rates from acute COVID infections have fallen at this point in the pandemic, but there’s still a lot of worry about long COVID. And if you’ve been looking at recent headlines, you might assume that long COVID should very much be a concern for the average person today. A new study is out in […]