When the pandemic first hit last spring, screening mammograms fell by the wayside as COVID-19 became the most pressing medical concern in the country, but U.S. testing rates rebounded by mid-summer, a new study shows. But even though things have returned to normal, it still hasn’t been enough to make up for those three months… read on > read on >
TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — A pandemic, protests and politics have highlighted the nation’s long-standing, deep-seated racial issues and how they affect the health of millions of Americans. People who’ve never confronted racism before are asking, “How can I show I’m an ally?” For the uninitiated, being a partner in the… read on > read on >
TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — James “Pete” Watt walked into a physical therapy appointment in April 2018 feeling unusually lightheaded and anxious. “I just felt off,” he said. The therapist took his blood pressure reading. It was dangerously high – 200/100. “You’re not going anywhere until someone comes to get you,”… read on > read on >
Angie Gaytan never cared much for beets, but beets sure do love her — doctors say that veggie shakes, fruits, beet juice and other healthy foods likely helped the 16-year-old defeat her life-threatening leukemia. Such a healthy diet helped more than Angie: A new study found that adopting a low-fat, low-sugar diet appeared to boost… read on > read on >
The U.S. government won’t require vaccine passports for travel and businesses, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Monday. “I doubt that the federal government will be the main mover of a vaccine passport concept,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a Politico Dispatch podcast. The federal government “may be involved in making sure things are… read on > read on >
Millions of Americans have at some point in their lives gotten a long course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. But according to new recommendations from a major U.S. doctors’ group, some of the most common bacterial infections can now be treated with shorter courses of the drugs. The advice, from the American College… read on > read on >
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists thought twice about studying North American bats in their winter habitats. But they’ve now determined that the risk of humans passing the coronavirus to bats under these conditions was low. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) led the study. It found the risk to be one in 1,000 with no… read on > read on >
The sooner a pregnant woman gets a COVID-19 vaccine, the more likely she is to transfer protective antibodies to her baby, a new, small study suggests. “This just gives extra fuel for people who are on the fence or just think, ‘Maybe I’ll wait until after I deliver,’” said study co-author Dr. Emily Miller. She’s… read on > read on >
Black Americans are much more likely to report discrimination or unfair judgment when seeking health care than whites or Hispanics, researchers report. “Discrimination and unfair judgment in a health care setting can result in serious ramifications to health and have cumulative adverse effects on people’s lives,” said study author Dulce Gonzalez, a research associate at… read on > read on >
Beta-blocker blood pressure medications may increase the risk of heart problems in people with HIV, new research suggests. For the study, the researchers reviewed the medical records of more than 8,000 U.S. veterans with HIV who developed high blood pressure between 2000 and 2018. Of those, around 6,500 had never been diagnosed with heart or… read on > read on >
