AHA News: What Parents Can Do When Kids With Congenital Heart Defects Grow Up
Latest Heart News THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (American Heart Association News) The moment when Susan Timmins learned her infant daughter had a critical heart defect is seared in her memory. “It was life-altering,” she said. “Cataclysmic.” It also was just the beginning. Her daughter would need three heart surgeries before she was 3 years old. […]
Deadly New Tick-Borne Virus Spreading Across U.S. – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 The potentially deadly tick-borne Heartland virus is spreading across the United States and has now been found in Georgia, Emory University researchers report. First identified in Missouri in 2009, the virus is found in the Southeast and Midwest and is spread by the lone star tick. The […]
Omicron Wave Had 5 Times as Many Small Kids Hospitalized Compared to Delta
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Omicron appears to have hit America’s youngest children much harder than any previous variant of the virus, a new government report shows. Five times as many kids aged 4 and younger landed in the hospital during the Omicron wave than were hospitalized when Delta was the […]
Triglycerides a Stroke Danger, Even With Statin Treatment – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Heart News THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 Stroke survivors may be watching their “bad” cholesterol, but a new study suggests another type of blood fat could put them at risk of a repeat stroke within the next year. Researchers found that stroke survivors with high triglycerides suffered repeat strokes at about twice the rate of […]
U.S. Teachers Often Faced Harassment, Violence During Pandemic: Poll
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on America’s teachers, and nearly half of those recently surveyed said they’re thinking about quitting their jobs or switching schools. Enforcing mask-wearing and pivoting to remote learning hasn’t been easy. But many teachers and other school staff have also […]
Suicide Rate Is Spiking Upwards in Preadolescent Children
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) In the past two decades, a growing number of preteens have taken medicines or other chemicals as a way to end their lives, new research warns. The mental health of children has become a big talking point in light of the pandemic, but the study […]
Mental Issues Can Linger More Than a Year After Severe COVID
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) People who have severe COVID-19 are at higher risk for depression and other mental woes that can last more than a year, a large study suggests. Researchers reported that COVID patients who were bedridden but not hospitalized for a week or more can experience depression, […]
It Can Take Weeks for Some Patients With Severe COVID to Recover Consciousness
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) In yet another sign that severe COVID-19 is tough to recover from, a new study shows that some survivors who required mechanical ventilation take days or even weeks to regain consciousness after sedation is halted and their breathing tube is removed. For the study, the researchers […]
AHA News: A Routine Checkup Led Him to Fix a Leaky Heart Valve Before It Became a Problem
Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) When Randy Fritz went to his primary care physician for a checkup, he hadn’t been to see his doctor in more than a decade, but he wasn’t concerned. Why would he be? He played tennis and racquetball regularly with nary a problem. He ate […]
AHA News: Want a Personalized Diet to Prevent Disease? Nutrition Scientists Are Working on It
Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) You know that phrase “you are what you eat”? Nutrition scientists are getting to the bottom of what that means with an emerging area of research called precision nutrition. It’s a growing field of study that assumes each person may have unique responses to […]