AHA News: ‘I Feel Like I’m Dying’: Days After Giving Birth, TV Anchor Couldn’t Make Sense of Symptoms
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Five days after giving birth to her second child, Lauren Lowrey woke up with a sharp pain in her upper back. She couldn’t draw in a deep breath.The TV news anchor, who was living in Indianapol…
Learn More1 in 10 ICU Patients With Heart Issues Has Illicit Drugs in Their System
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 out of every 10 patients who land in an ICU with a potentially deadly heart emergency test positive for recreational drug use, a new French study reports.About 11% of nearly 1,500 patients admitted…
Learn MoreWHO Monitoring Highly Mutated New Strain of COVID-19, Now Spotted in Michigan
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID variant with very few known cases but many mutations has been swiftly moved into the World Health Organization’s “variant under monitoring” classification. Four known cases of the variant, dubbed B…
Learn MoreGene Study Reveals Brain’s Complex Organization
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The brain is a complex organ, and a new study — believed to be the largest ever on the brain’s genetics — identifies more than 4,000 genetic variants linked to brain structure.The research, involving some 36,0…
Learn MoreDoes Smoking Change the Teenage Brain?
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teens’ desire to start smoking, and later to keep smoking, may be linked to differences in gray matter in their brains, a new study reveals. Researchers found that reduced gray matter in the left frontal lobe …
Learn MoreDid Vlad the Impaler, Inspiration for Dracula, Shed Tears of Blood?
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The 15th century prince who inspired the literary vampire Dracula may have had medical issues that caused him to cry tears of blood, according to researchers unearthing this ancient mystery.The prince, who was …
Learn MoreNo Evidence ‘Blue Light-Filtering’ Glasses Actually Help Eyes
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heavy screen users often buy blue light-filtering eyeglasses to protect their eyes — but they may be wasting their money, a new study suggests.A new research review suggests these blue light-filtering glasses…
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