Access to potentially lifesaving 3D mammography isn’t equal, new research shows. “This study was about whether adoption of this technology is equitable. We’re showing that it has not been, even though it has been [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]-approved for a decade now,” said Dr. Christoph Lee. He is professor of radiology at the University… read on > read on >
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COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
During the pandemic, people with asthma have worried that their respiratory condition might raise their risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19, but new research findings should calm their fears. After analyzing data from 57 studies that included a total of over 587,000 people, scientists discovered that rates of asthma among people with COVID-19… read on > read on >
Diet Change Cured One Woman’s Rare Leg Ulcers
For people who have livedoid vasculopathy, which causes painful ulcers on the feet and lower legs, new research may bring newfound hope. The disease is a rare medical mystery with no known cause and no commonly accepted cure, according to researchers who outlined the case of a single patient whose condition seems to have been… read on > read on >
Tiger Woods Hospitalized Following Car Crash
Golfing legend Tiger Woods was recovering in the hospital on Wednesday following a crash where his SUV flipped over in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday morning. “Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in California where he suffered multiple leg injuries. He is currently in surgery, and we thank you for your… read on > read on >
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
More Asian and Hispanic people with lupus die prematurely than white patients, a new study reveals. Death rates in San Francisco were nearly six times higher than expected among Hispanic patients with lupus and four times higher than expected among Asian women with lupus, the researchers found. The higher death rate among racial and ethnic… read on > read on >
Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won’t: Study
Testosterone levels tend to fall in older men, but a new study shows that exercise — and not supplemental testosterone — is the way to rejuvenate the aging male heart. Australian researchers found that without exercise, testosterone replacement therapy offered patients no improvement at all in cardiovascular health. But exercise alone — absent any testosterone… read on > read on >
Why Some ‘Super Ager’ Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Researchers may have uncovered a key reason some people remain sharp as a tack into their 80s and 90s: Their brains resist the buildup of certain proteins that mark Alzheimer’s disease. The study focused on what scientists have dubbed “super agers” — a select group of older folks who have the memory performance of people… read on > read on >
AHA News: Black, Hispanic Families Hit Hardest by Dementia
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — It can begin with the occasional missed bill payment. An inability to remember names. Telling the same story repeatedly. There may be personality changes or mood swings. Confusion. Over time, it’s as if the person who once was slowly disappears. Dementia. As the population ages, a… read on > read on >
AHA News: Identical in Nearly Every Way, These Twins Even Had the Same Kind of Heart Attack
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — As identical twins who look alike, sound alike and even have the same mannerisms, Patricia Wood and Pamela Smith are used to people mistaking them for one another. Even before birth, their heartbeats were so perfectly synchronized that doctors didn’t realize there were two until the… read on > read on >
‘What’s Wrong With Me?’ Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
It’s been nearly a year since David Speal, 38, first fell ill with COVID-19, but a racing heartbeat remains a regular reminder of his brush with the new coronavirus. Even the littlest thing — not eating at the right time, not drinking enough water, too much exercise, a stressful encounter — can send Speal’s heartbeat… read on > read on >