Autopsy Helps Confirm Cause of Mysterious Paralyzing Illness in Kids
Latest Infectious Disease News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) Researchers may finally have definitive proof of what’s caused recent outbreaks of a rare polio-like illness in U.S. children: a respiratory virus that is usually harmless. The condition, called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), attacks tissue in the spinal cord, causing […]
Monkeypox Symptoms, Pictures, Outbreak History, Treatment, Vaccine
What is the history of monkeypox including the 2022 outbreak? Monkeypox has a relatively recent history. People first discovered it in monkeys in 1958, although a “vesicular disease in monkeys” was described in the 1860s. The disease, and eventually the causative virus, was named monkeypox because the lesions (pox) seen in monkeys developed like other […]
Most COVID Long-Haulers Still Having Symptoms 15 Months Later
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) Many COVID-19 patients who didn’t wind up in the hospital continue to battle lingering health issues more than a year later, a new study finds. These long-haulers continue to suffer neurologic symptoms, fatigue and a compromised quality of life long after their initial infection. “We were […]
Limiting TV to Under 1 Hour a Day Could Slash Heart Disease Rates: Study
Latest Heart News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) It’s tempting to binge-watch TV shows, and it might be hard to get off the couch after just one or two episodes. But it could be worth it. Researchers calculated that if people committed to watching just under an hour of […]
Vaccines Don’t Shield Against Long COVID, But May Ease Symptoms
Latest Coronavirus News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) Vaccinated people who experience a breakthrough case of COVID-19 are at risk for developing long-haul symptoms, though they are better protected against some of the worst ones, new data show. Compared to the unvaccinated, people who had COVID shots had a […]
A Child’s Pet Dog May Shield Them From Crohn’s Disease
Latest Digestion News TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) Add a lower risk of Crohn’s disease to the many benefits of having a dog during childhood, a new study suggests. Sorry, cat lovers, researchers didn’t find a similar benefit for you. “We did not see the same results with cats, though we are still trying […]
Annual Health Care Costs Rise by $2,000 for Americans Who Vape
Latest Lungs News TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) Think vaping is cheap? A study from the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing reports that annual health care costs for users of electronic cigarettes were $2,024 more per person than for those who use no tobacco products. That adds up to about $15 […]
Can Mindfulness Really Change Your Brain?
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) Meditation and other mindfulness practices may improve your attention, but they won’t lead to structural changes in your brain in the short-term, according to a new study. Previous studies have shown that learning new skills, aerobic exercise and balance training could trigger changes in the […]
Lucrative Medical Careers for Doctors Who Don’t Match
Match Day 2022 has come and gone. For many freshly to-be-minted physicians, Match Day is a day of celebration as they find out where they will be training in their specialty of choice. However, for many others who don’t match to a residency training position, this day can be heartbreaking and quite challenging. In 2022, […]
U.S. Surgeons’ Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
Latest Mental Health News Alan Mozes FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) Images of Ukrainians being carried on stretchers from bombed-out buildings, wounded and bleeding, are heartbreaking, but one American surgeons’ group is doing its part to help teach the war-torn country’s citizens how to halt life-threatening bleeds. When serious injury strikes, time is of […]