Heart Inflammation Very Rare After COVID Vaccination
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The heart inflammation that followed COVID-19 shots in some teens and young adults is rare and a new study affirms that your risk is extremely low.Inflammation of the heart muscle (myopericarditis) is most o…
Learn MoreVirtual Learning Didn’t Slow Preschoolers’ Reading Skills
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Preschoolers can learn reading skills in a virtual classroom, University of Washington researchers say.”Children are ready to learn to read at the age of 5. But the pandemic robbed children of the opportunit…
Learn MoreHave an Eating Disorder? Know Your Treatment Options
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you have an eating disorder, it’s important to know the treatment options, Mayo Clinic experts say.Treatment depends on the particular eating disorder and symptoms. It typically involves a combination of …
Learn MorePDE5 Inhibitors Prescribed for Men on Oral Nitrates for IHD
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For men prescribed nitrates for ischemic heart disease (IHD), new prescriptions of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors increased from 2000 to 2018, but an association between coprescription and adverse…
Learn MoreParathyroidectomy No Better for Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), outcomes at 10 years do not differ for parathyroidectomy (PTX) compared with observation without intervention (OBS), according to a study published o…
Learn MoreVijoice Granted First Approval for Treatment of PROS
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vijoice (alpelisib) has been granted accelerated approval for severe PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced April 6.Vijoice, the first treatment to be FDA-…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Response Coordinator Says Adults Older Than 60 Should Get Second Booster
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans who are older than 60 years should get a second COVID-19 booster shot, the new White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator recommended Sunday. Ashish Jha, M.D., noted that data from Israel have shown …
Learn MoreHealth Officials Investigate Mysterious Hepatitis Cases Among Children in U.S., U.K.
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating an unexplained increase in severe liver infection in children around the world, including in the United States and the United Kingdom. The severe acute hepa…
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