Recreational drug users are three times more likely to have repeated heart health emergencies than people who don’t use, a new study has found. About 11% of patients admitted to intensive cardiac care units have been using recreational drugs, said researcher Dr. Raphael Mirailles, a physician with the Hospital Lariboisiere in Paris. Overall, “recreational drug… read on > read on >
An improved test for Lyme disease could provide accurate results within 20 minutes, researchers report. The test — which resembles an AI-guided form of the at-home COVID-19 test — would be a vast improvement over the current two-part lab test that takes up to two weeks for results, researchers said. “A lot of folks find… read on > read on >
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the expanded use of an automated insulin pump system to include those with type 2 diabetes. It’s the first such system for use by people with the more prevalent type 2 form of the disease. The FDA first signed off on the system, which automatically adjusts… read on > read on >
Your heart health before and after a heart attack might be influenced by how loud your neighborhood is, new research suggests. One study found that people under 50 were more prone to heart attack if they lived in a noisy area, while another study showed the prognosis for heart attack survivors was worse if neighborhood… read on > read on >
People with multiple sclerosis appear to have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. MS patients are far less likely to have elevated blood levels of toxic proteins that form amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, researchers report. “Our findings imply that some component of the biology of… read on > read on >
During menopause, a woman’s blood cholesterol changes in a way that could harm her heart health, a new study warns. An increase in “bad” LDL cholesterol and a decrease in “good” HDL cholesterol occurs during menopause, according to research being presented Sept. 2 at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual meeting in London. “Taken together,… read on > read on >
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Reversing a prior downward trend, searing summers have caused a sharp uptick in the numbers of Americans who die from heat-related causes, new data shows. A look at U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deaths data for 1999 through 2023 showed a slight but steady decline in such deaths until 2016. After that point,… read on > read on >
Researchers now have a better idea where love resides in the human brain — and which types of love are the most powerful. MRI scans show that love mainly resides in areas of the brain associated with the processing of social cues, researchers reported Aug. 26 in the journal Cerebral Cortex. Love for one’s children… read on > read on >
The U.S. opioid epidemic has caused a startling number of overdose deaths, but a new survey shows that most Americans still have no idea how to help an OD victim. More than 3 in 4 people (77%) said they would not know how to respond if they saw someone having an overdose, according to survey… read on > read on >
You’ve noticed your young child complains of headaches and rubs their eyes a lot. Does that mean it’s time to get glasses? It could, says a Baylor College of Medicine expert, and noticing these signs early is critical for young children because their schoolwork could suffer or they could lose their vision completely. “There is… read on > read on >
