TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Large health studies sometimes paint a rosy picture of Asian Americans in comparison with other groups. But when researchers aren’t using a broad brush, the portrait can be quite different. When viewed not as a single entity of 20 million people but as people of Chinese,… read on > read on >
TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Lisa Anderson shook her husband, Jacob, awake. “I just got off the phone with the nurse,” she told him. “She said I could have a stroke.” Jacob bolted out of bed, trying to make sense of the news. It was around 1:30 a.m. on Easter. Lisa… read on > read on >
President Joe Biden announced Monday that the United States will share another 20 million doses of coronavirus vaccines with countries that are in dire need of shots. The move comes on the heels of his promise to share 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the world by July 4. This latest batch of… read on > read on >
Teens may be much more diverse in their gender identities than widely thought, a new study suggests. In a survey of nearly 3,200 high school students in one U.S. school district, researchers found that almost 10% were “gender-diverse.” That meant they identified as a gender other than the sex on their birth certificate. Often, those… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) – Exposure to ozone air pollution may make Black women more likely to develop fibroids. Compared to women exposed to the lowest levels of the pollutant, Black women exposed to the highest levels had a 35% increased risk for developing the non-cancerous growths in and around their uterus. The link was even stronger… read on > read on >
People suffering from severe obstructive sleep apnea are at a greater risk of catching COVID-19, a new study finds. But researchers at Kaiser Permanente Southern California also found that the longer patients used a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask while sleeping, the more their COVID-19 risk dropped. For the study, a team led by… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) –– Sitting or strolling in a park offered precious respite for many Americans during the pandemic, and new research shows city parks don’t fuel the spread of COVID-19. Researchers looked at how people used parks in Philadelphia and New York City during the pandemic and found no connection between being in a park… read on > read on >
Commonly used beta blocker heart medicine may also reduce the risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis and pain, a new study suggests. “Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and affects 15% of the general population,” said study co-authors Georgina Nakafero and Abhishek Abhishek, from the University of Nottingham in England. In a joint… read on > read on >
When it comes to taking a daily aspirin to cut heart patients’ risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds dosing doesn’t matter. Researchers looked at more than 15,000 heart disease patients at 40 health centers across the United States who took either 81 milligrams (mg) or 325 mg of daily aspirin for… read on > read on >
New insight into a rare and dangerous disorder that can occur in kids with COVID-19 could improve treatment of the condition, researchers say. Many children infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) go undiagnosed or have no symptoms, but about one in 1,000 develop a condition called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) within… read on > read on >
