Neurologists’ 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 MoreAs Many as 1.6 Million Americans Lost Sense of Smell Due to COVID-19
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Lyss Stern lost her sense of smell when she was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March 2020, and it still hasn’t returned.Stern, 47, a New York City author and mother, has seen countless doctors and taken many typ…
Learn MoreAcross America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Race-based gaps in health care and health outcomes persist in every region of the United States, a new state-by-state report card shows.Racial and ethnic disparities woven throughout America and its system o…
Learn MoreReminder Apps on Smartphones May Help in Early Dementia
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Despite stereotypes about seniors and technology, a small study suggests that older adults in the early stages of dementia can use smartphone apps as memory aids.The researchers found that older people with …
Learn MoreAHA News: Intermittent Fasting May Protect the Heart by Controlling Inflammation
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Intermittent fasting could increase a key protein that controls inflammation and protects the heart, according to a new study.Intermittent fasting limits a person’s consumption of food and b…
Learn MoreAHA News: Holiday Visits, Even With Vaccines, Are a Balancing Act for Families
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Annie Clement has a lot of feelings about attending her family’s big traditional holiday gathering.Last year was the first time the 43-year-old did not go home for Christmas. This year, she …
Learn MoreAHA News: Las visitas de la temporada de fin de año, incluso con las vacunas, son un acto de equilibrio para las familias
JUEVES, 18 de noviembre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Annie Clement tiene muchos sentimientos en torno a ir o no ir a la gran reunión tradicional de su familia en esta temporada de fin de año.El año pasado fue la primera vez en sus 43 a…
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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