In a finding that suggests more Americans than ever are struggling with their sight as they get older, researchers report that nearly 20 million adults have age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Broken down, about 18.3 million people aged 40 and up had an early stage of the condition in 2019, while almost 1.5 million people had… read on > read on >
The world desperately needs new antibiotics to fight infection as bacteria become resistant to existing options. GSK has developed a new antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) that appears to be so effective the pharmaceutical company stopped testing early on the recommendation of independent monitors and plans to submit data to the U.S. Food… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Cardiac arrest deaths have dropped significantly in the U.S., except in Black and rural communities, according to new research. Cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating unexpectedly. A heart attack can trigger cardiac arrest, but so can other heart and non-heart issues. Higher bystander CPR… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Intense chest pain awakened Natalie Latham from a deep sleep. Surely, she figured, it was from the spicy soup she’d eaten the night before. Natalie had worked a full day in her role as marketing director for a bank in Brandon, Mississippi, then took one of… read on > read on >
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed limiting the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to minimally addictive levels, but there’s been concern that the drop in nicotine could exacerbate anxieties in smokers who might already battle mood issues. However, a new study shows that while cigarettes with nicotine at 5% of the normal dose… read on > read on >
While it isn’t possible to tell parents how long their child will need to remain in intensive care with a serious case of RSV, new research has unearthed clues that may make it easier to predict which kids will require a longer stay. To study the issue, researchers from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie… read on > read on >
New drugs that could slow or prevent the start of dementia would be groundbreaking, but a new poll suggests many middle-aged adults may be reluctant to take part in the studies that test those medications. Only about 12% of the roughly 1,000 people aged 50 to 64 who were surveyed said they’re very likely to… read on > read on >
When preteen children or very young teenagers become pregnant, they face higher rates of complications and a greater risk of winding up in the intensive care unit than older teens do, a new study finds. The question about what happens when a young girl goes through pregnancy and delivery takes on more relevance after the… read on > read on >
A new study has shown the blood pressure drug telmisartan may offer new hope as an Alzheimer’s treatment in Black patients. It did not show the same benefit in white people. Learning how people from different ethnic groups respond to the same drug could be key in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, researchers say. Even… read on > read on >
Monkeypox spreads even before a person shows any telltale lesions or other symptoms, a new study suggests. More than half of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom occurred in the pre-symptomatic phase, the researchers said. The new findings — published online Nov. 2 in the BMJ — may explain why monkeypox spread so quickly. More… read on > read on >
