People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who take medications that suppress the immune system don’t have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 than those with normal immune systems, a new study finds.Early in the pandemic, i…
Learn MoreBlood Pressure During Surgery May Be Crucial After Spinal Cord Injury
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Tight blood pressure control — not too high and not too low — during surgery for spinal cord injuries may improve patients’ outcomes, a new study suggests.”Damage to neurons in spinal cord injuries leads to …
Learn MoreAbout 4 in 10 Stroke Survivors Who Smoke Don’t Quit the Habit
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — About 4 in 10 stroke survivors who were smokers still puff away after their stroke, which puts them at increased risk for another stroke or heart disease, a new study shows.”If you told a stroke neurologist th…
Learn MoreTV, Furniture on Your Holiday Gift List? Add in an ‘Anti-Tip-Over’ Kit
SUNDAY, Nov. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you buy or get items such as furniture or TVs during the holidays, be sure to get anti-tip-over kits for them to protect your children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says.From 2017 thr…
Learn MoreVials Found in Lab Contained Vaccine, not Smallpox Virus: CDC
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There was no smallpox virus in frozen vials recently discovered at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Instead of the variola virus th…
Learn MoreCOVID Booster Shot Helps Cancer Patients
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A COVID-19 vaccine booster shot gives cancer patients — especially those with blood cancer — much-needed protection, new research reports.”Our study demonstrates in clear terms how the booster shot can make …
Learn MoreNeurologists’ Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson’s
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Guidelines for treating movement problems in people in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease have been updated.The new treatment recommendations from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) focus on dopamine…
Learn MoreLow-Dose Aspirin Won’t Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes
FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose aspirin neither reduces nor increases the risk of dementia in adults with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.”This is reassuring that an increase in the risk of dementia is unlikely for the millions o…
Learn MoreNeurologists’ Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Neurologists must make sure Alzheimer’s patients and their families understand that the controversial drug aducanumab does not restore mental function, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) said in new pos…
Learn MoreGene Therapy Could Be Big Advance Against Hemophilia
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Gene therapy shows promise in reducing, and even halting, potentially life-threatening bleeding events in people with hemophilia, researchers report.Hemophilia A is the most common inherited bleeding disorde…
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