AHA News: Why a Sportswriter’s Sudden Death Should Lead You to Ask About Your Own Family History
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The sudden death of celebrated sportswriter Grant Wahl at a World Cup match in Qatar last week shocked those who knew him – and of him. He had just turned 49 and seemed healthy, aside from rec…
Learn MoreAHA News: He Used to Hike Mountains. A Stroke Left Him Learning to Walk Again.
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Richard Samuelian recently got back from a hike in Yosemite National Park.A few years ago, the 52-year-old couldn’t walk down the hallway of his home in Fresno, California, without help.Richar…
Learn MoreMore Than a Third of U.S. Parents Now Oppose Routine School Vaccinations
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic’s focus on vaccines may have had a big downside: While kids have long been required to get certain shots to attend public school, a growing number of their parents now oppose these requirements, a…
Learn MorePrior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Not Linked to Worse Outcomes After Surgery
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Prior infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is not associated with death, major adverse cardiovascular events, or rehospitalization following elective major noncardiac sur…
Learn MoreFecal Microbiota Transplant Does Not Improve Results of Bariatric Surgery
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from a lean donor does not reduce body weight or improve the results of bariatric surgery among adults with severe obesity, according to a study published online Dec. 16 …
Learn MoreGlobal Inequalities Remain in Cervical Cancer Incidence
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Substantial geographic and socioeconomic inequalities are seen in cervical cancer globally, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in The Lancet Global Health.Deependra Singh, Ph.D., from the World Heal…
Learn MoreFingerprint Images Have Potential for Predicting Schizophrenia
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fingerprint images have potential as predictors of schizophrenia, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in Schizophrenia Bulletin.Raymond Salvador, Ph.D., from the FIDMAG Germanes Hospitalàries Researc…
Learn MoreMobile Devices for Calming May Harm Young Children’s Emotion Regulation
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of mobile devices for calming should be avoided in preschool-aged boys and young children with higher surgency, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in JAMA Pediatrics.Jenny S. Radesky, M.D., from…
Learn MoreAtopic Dermatitis May Be Risk Factor for New-Onset Migraine
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) have a significantly increased risk for new-onset migraine, according to a letter to the editor published online Oct. 21 in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology…
Learn MoreRheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Peripheral Artery Disease
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There may be an association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a review published online Nov. 30 in Rheumatology International.Tayser Zoubi, from Flinders Unive…
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