One GI Symptom Stuck Around Months After Severe COVID
While most gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms resolved for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, inability to gain weight persisted for months, researchers found in a retrospective study. Half of all patients (50.6%) could not regain weight at 3 months, while 32.4% of patients reported an inability to gain weight 6 months later, reported Arvind J. Trindade, MD, from […]
The sense of smell in older adults declines when it comes to meat, but not vanilla, researchers find
Contrary to what science once suggested, older people with a declining sense of smell do not have comprehensively dampened olfactory ability for odors in general — it simply depends upon the type of odor. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen reached this conclusion after examining a large group of older Danes’ and their intensity perception […]
Suicidality in Black Youth; Win for Schizo Agent; COVID Leaves Teens Hopeless
Compared with white peers, Black youth under the age of 13 have double the rate of suicide. On top of that, the rate of Black youth who contemplated suicide rose in the past decade from 12.95% to 16.89%. “Applying the white-centric lens that has driven existing suicide research is not sufficient to solving the increasing […]
7 ‘Healthy’ TikTok Recipes That Nutritionists Hate
As a 32-year-old journalist with a master’s degree in nutrition, it’s pretty clear to me that at least 90% of the nutrition advice on TikTok is total garbage. It’s rife with young, thin influencers showcasing their (typically low-calorie) daily meals in an attempt to “inspire” others to eat like they do. HuffPost and many other […]
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) Hospitalized patients with diabetes who hadn’t been taking their medication had more severe cases of COVID-19, a new study shows. “Our results highlight the importance of assessing, monitoring and controlling blood glucose [sugar] in hospitalized COVID-19 patients from the start,” said study author Sudip […]
LDCT Screening Linked to Lower Risk of Brain Mets in Lung Cancer
Patients with primary lung cancer detected with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening have a lower risk of developing brain metastases than patients whose cancer was detected through other methods, researchers found. After adjusting for age at diagnosis, cancer stage, histology, and smoking status, patients whose lung cancer was detected with LDCT screening had a significantly […]
‘Like Trying to Soak Up a Lake With a Napkin’: What We Heard This Week
It’s like “trying to soak up a lake with a napkin.” — Shawn Ryan, MD, vice chair of the legislative advocacy committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine, noting the current situation of opioid treatment providers, who say they are bleeding cash and unable to keep staff in the face of rising drug overdose […]
Tenofovir Treatment Lessened Risk of Severe COVID Infection in HBV
Treatment with tenofovir reduced the risk of severe COVID-19 infection among patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), a researcher reported. In the database study of adults with HBV already on tenofovir (Biktarvy) or entecavir at 28 Spanish hospitals, patients on tenofovir had a 6% lower risk of developing severe COVID-19 versus 36% of those […]
Hospitalization Rates for New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Kids Took Off During Pandemic
Young people were more likely to be initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) during the pandemic, while there was a significant increase in the number of new-onset pediatric T2D cases during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 crisis, researchers reported. Most of these cases involved non-Hispanic Black children and males, according to presentations […]
Will We Ever Reach Biden’s Moving Vax Target?
As of this writing, over 320 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the U.S., with 56% of adults fully and 66% at least partially vaccinated. Based on these numbers, it’s unsurprising that the White House conceded it wouldn’t hit President Biden’s goal of vaccinating 70% of adults, at least partially, by July 4. The […]