Researchers Uncover Decline in Cardiovascular Health Among Middle-Aged Adults and Persistent Income-Based Inequities BOSTON – Public health experts credit steady declines in cardiovascular health in the second half of the 20th century to medical advances and improvements in important risk factors. However, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention point to a stagnation […]
Hepatitis A cases have been confirmed among Boston homeless individuals, as city public health officials urge healthcare providers to “be vigilant” for signs of the highly contagious liver infection in patients. The Boston Public Health Commission has been notified about two positive cases among homeless individuals over the last week. Both of the unsheltered residents […]
What is tricky with PCR tests is that they are most effective when used within 72 hours of the first onset of symptoms, so they’re less accurate the longer a dog has been sick. Veterinarians from all over Colorado have contacted the state’s Department of Agriculture with reports of respiratory illnesses in the dogs they’re […]
Xavier Donat / Flickr cc Less than 10% of US interventional COVID-19 trials in the first 3 years of the pandemic included children, and only 1.6% enrolled them exclusively, despite this age-group accounting for 18% of infections, Harvard and Boston Children’s Hospital researchers report today in JAMA Health Forum. The team identified all COVID-19 trials […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Semaglutide (brand name: Wegovy) has the potential to markedly reduce the risk of heart attacks and other heart-related conditions among millions of Americans with obesity who have also been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, a Yale study shows. The research was based on the Semaglutide Effects on Cardiovascular Outcomes in People With […]
The authors found that presenting with at least one food sensitivity was associated with a higher risk of death from cardiovascular causes in both the NHANES and MESA groups. This association was the strongest among participants who were sensitive to milk. In addition, according to the NHANES data, “consumption was an important modifier of cardiovascular […]
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 9:44PM NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — Health officials in North Carolina confirm the first pediatric flu-related death for the 2023-2024 flu season. According to The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), a child in the western part of the state recently died from complications associated with influenza infection. “We […]
5 women in the same area developed eye problems in the first 6 months of 2022 If left untreated, syphilis can affect the eyes, inner ear or central nervous system READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE – Experts warn of STI epidemic in RETIREMENT HOMES By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 13:16 EST, 22 November 2023 | […]
In this video, Roger R. Dmochowski, MD, MMHC, FACS, shares the take-home messages from the Neurology and Urodynamics study “Recurrent and complicated urinary tract infections in women: Utility of advanced testing to enhance care.” Dmochowski is professor of urology, surgery and gynecology and vice chair for faculty affairs and professionalism, and associate surgeon in chief […]