Newly diagnosed diabetes in many COVID-19 patients may be a temporary type triggered by COVID, according to a new study. Blood sugar levels returned to normal in about half of the newly diagnosed diabetes patients after they left the hospital, and only 8% required insulin after one year, according to the report published online recently… read on > read on >
Who hasn’t had the urge to trace their roots by buying consumer genetic testing kits? But in a new report, researchers warn that you may come across some unexpected, and potentially troubling, information if you discover relatives this way. “If you’re going to participate in one of these services, you should be ready to learn… read on > read on >
Women with migraine may have a higher risk of preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications, a new study suggests. The researchers looked at more than 30,000 pregnancies in about 19,000 women over a 20-year period. “Roughly 20% of women of childbearing age experience migraine, but the impact of migraine on pregnancy outcomes has not been well… read on > read on >
Black women who often encountered racism before age 20 have an increased risk of depression, new research shows. Of the 1,600 Black women in Detroit, aged 25 to 35, who took part in the study, nearly two-thirds said they’d been subjected to some form of racism during adolescence, and more than one-third had symptoms of… read on > read on >
Pain or cramping in your legs during physical activity may be an early sign of a condition called peripheral artery disease (PAD) — and you should get checked out by your doctor, an expert says. PAD occurs when plaque develops in the arteries of the extremities and restricts blood flow to the legs, and sometimes… read on > read on >
Spring allergies are a perennial annoyance, but if you’re focusing on the pandemic, they still could catch you by surprise, an expert says. “People still have COVID on their minds,” said Dr. Mark Corbett, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “They might not be thinking about spring allergies, so symptoms could… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Women with high blood pressure conditions during pregnancy may face double the risk for kidney disease within several years after giving birth, according to a new study that finds the risk climbs to nearly fourfold for women who already had high blood pressure before pregnancy. The… read on > read on >
Science could be well on its way to a cure for type 1 diabetes, as researchers hone transplant therapies designed to restore patients’ ability to produce their own insulin, experts say. At least one patient — a 64-year-old Ohio man named Brian Shelton — can now automatically control his insulin and blood sugar levels without… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Feb, 25, 2022Mass cullings have been implemented as a highly contagious form of avian flu has swept across the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks, killing both farmed poultry and wild birds. “It’s very concerning, given how quickly this thing is accelerating,” Henry Niman, a biochemist in Pittsburgh who studies the… read on > read on >
You bite into an apple and suddenly your mouth starts tingling. Or you eat shrimp for dinner and get hives. You’re not a kid and you’ve been able to eat these foods your whole life, so what’s going on? A number of conditions could be the cause, but one is adult-onset food allergies. That’s becoming… read on > read on >
