A new study offers some unexpected conclusions about what factors might influence your chances of getting COVID-19. What did it find? People with food allergies have a lower risk of infection than those without them do, while asthma does not affect risk one way or the other. Meanwhile, obesity and having a high BMI do… read on > read on >
Graphic images on cigarette packs of diseased body parts and other smoking horrors may not have the desired effect on smokers themselves, a new study finds. Many smokers kept cigarette packs with gruesome warning images hidden, but the images didn’t have a lasting effect on their smoking habits, researchers discovered after presenting thousands of specially… read on > read on >
Vaccination played a crucial role when Americans were deciding whether to have surgery during the pandemic, a new study finds. “It’s critical to understand what factors affect a patient’s decision to have surgery during an infectious pandemic if we want to help reduce deaths and illness. These factors include vaccination status of the patient and… read on > read on >
Adults who get COVID-19 could have antibodies circulating in their blood for nearly 500 days after infection, new research suggests. “We now have a good estimate of how long antibodies last after a COVID-19 infection,” said study author Michael Swartz, an associate professor and vice chair of biostatistics at the University of Texas Health Science… read on > read on >
The United States spends far more on cancer care than other wealthy nations, but it’s not seeing a return on that investment in terms of lives saved, a new study shows. Compared with the average high-income country, researchers found the U.S. spends twice as much on cancer care — more than $200 billion a year.… read on > read on >
A 3-D printed ear made with the patient’s own cells has been transplanted onto a 20-year-old woman, the company that made the ear says. The achievement announced June 2 by 3DBio Therapeutics of New York City is believed to be the first known example of a 3-D printed implant made of living tissues. Experts hailed… read on > read on >
Kids who play team sports may win some mental health benefits, but the same may not hold true for those in solo sports, a large, new study suggests. A number of previous studies have linked team sports to better mental well-being for children and teenagers, and the new research is no exception: Overall, it found,… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Buckled into the driver’s seat, on his way to a Dallas hospital, Tyler Morgan put his phone’s video camera into selfie mode and hit record. Peeking his reddened eyes toward the lens, he started talking. “So, my, my son almost … just … drowned. Or he… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Gender gaps in blood pressure, physical activity and smoking have widened among young adults in the United States, new research finds, suggesting that prevention approaches should be carefully tailored to help people achieve ideal lifelong cardiovascular health. Overall heart health stayed about the same among more… read on > read on >
An elevator encounter that happened to Laurie Waters highlights the daily plight faced by early-onset Alzheimer’s patients like her. Waters, 57, was stuck in an elevator at an Alzheimer’s convention with other folks who were growing loud and excited — and the situation was getting to her. “I was starting to get panic-stricken, being in… read on > read on >
