Here’s some hopeful news for those who have kidney transplants: Long-term survival rates have improved over the past three decades, a review shows. “There has been a gratifying improvement in kidney transplant survival, both for patients and the kidney graft itself, from 1996 to the current era,” said review author Dr. Sundaram Hariharan, a senior… read on > read on >
This year of pandemic isolation and anxiety has been tough for many, but an expert says college students are at particularly high risk for mental health issues as they transition from adolescence to adulthood. As students return to their campuses, it’s important for parents to monitor their young adults’ mental health, said Dr. Richard Catanzaro,… read on > read on >
Opioid overdose deaths rose in several states during the coronavirus pandemic, according to authors of a new study who say their findings may help identify and assist at-risk people. “Our work represents the first multi-state report with detailed analyses,” said study senior author Mohammad Jalali, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston. His… read on > read on >
The arteries of young people who drink stiffen sooner in their lives, which could increase their risk for heart disease and stroke later on, a British study reports. People’s arteries naturally become less elastic with age, but certain factors — including alcohol and tobacco use — can speed up the process. This study included more… read on > read on >
A multi-purpose vaccine that would protect humans against any future COVID-19 variants could one day be possible, a new study suggests. The key to it all lies in a coronavirus scare that happened nearly two decades ago. People previously infected with SARS — the original coronavirus pandemic from 2003 — produced an incredibly powerful immune… read on > read on >
MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and with no place to live, Jeff Sari found refuge at a community organization in Seattle that offered more than just a bed and hot meals. Chief Seattle Club, a nonprofit focused on supporting American Indian and Alaska Native people,… read on > read on >
Schools are reopening as the Delta variant surges across America, a scary prospect for educators and parents alike. But experts representing teachers and doctors say reopening must happen for the sake of students, and a combo of vaccination and safety measures will help keep kids and staff safe. Kids have suffered during the pandemic, and… read on > read on >
As the school year starts across much of the United States amid a surge in coronavirus cases fueled by the Delta variant, a new survey shows most parents support vaccines for students and staff alike. Sixty-two percent of nearly 1,700 parents with at least one child aged 7 to 18 said they would feel safer… read on > read on >
Taking a drug meant for horses and cattle to prevent or treat COVID-19 is dangerous and could be fatal, the U.S Food and Drug Administration warns. The agency has received multiple reports of people who have been hospitalized after “self-medicating with ivermectin intended for horses,” the agency said in a consumer update. Ivermectin, which is… read on > read on >
It’s no surprise to hear that women’s fertility wanes as their biological clock ticks away. But do men have a biological clock, too? New research shows it’s not exactly the same, but their likelihood of fathering a child does appear to decline, even with assisted reproductive technology, once they’re past age 50. Research completed among… read on > read on >
