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Decreasing rates of childhood immunization are a major concern. Our medical analyst explains why Vaccine rates for measles, polio, diphtheria and other diseases are decreasing among US children, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate of immunizations for required vaccines among kindergarten ...
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COPD Patients at Higher Risk of Death 1 Year After Surgery Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to die within a year of undergoing elective surgery and to incur higher healthcare costs than similar patients without COPD, data suggest. An analysis of close to a million ...
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Some people may be able to stretch out the time between colonoscopies, study suggests Current guidelines recommend screening for colorectal cancer in all adults 45 to 75 years old. If the screening is negative, patients don't need another one for 10 years. Igor Vorobev/Adobe ...
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MRI-Guided RT Reduced Acute Toxic Effects in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Moreover, a significantly smaller proportion of patients had a 15-point or greater increase in International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) at 1 month with MRI guidance (6.8% vs 19.4%, P=0.01), though this was not the case at 3 months (4.1% vs 1.4%, P=0.30) ...
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The Only HIV Vaccine in Advanced Trials Has Failed. What Now? An ongoing study called PrEPVacc in Eastern and Southern Africa is evaluating a combination of experimental H.I.V. vaccines and preventive drugs. Scientists have made headway in developing powerful antibodies that can neutralize the virus. And they are ...
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Grizzly bears test positive for bird flu in Montana, officials say Three grizzly bears were euthanized in Montana after they became ill and tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, according to the state's Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks. These were the first documented cases of ...
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Intermittent fasting may not be as helpful for losing weight as once thought, study finds But the researchers found no association between restricting eating times and weight loss, said principal investigator of the study Dr. Wendy Bennett, an associate professor of medicine in the division of general internal medicine at Johns Hopkins School ...
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Nitrite Food Additives May Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes The study involved more than 100,000 adults with a mean age of 43, and 79% were women. Individuals with the highest intakes of nitrites from food additives (top third) had a 53% higher ...
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Survey shows high burden of long COVID among US adults A population-based survey of U.S. adults who previously reported having COVID-19 showed a high burden of long COVID, with some reporting symptoms more than 12 months after their initial infection. "Most studies of long COVID are in select samples of ...
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New study looks at whether intermittent fasting or restricting calories is better for weight loss When it comes to weight loss, the timing of food consumption is far less important than the amount of food consumed, the authors of a new study suggest. After analyzing data on the eating habits of nearly 550 adults from three health systems in ...
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Bristol initiative prevents 200 cerebral palsy cases a year Hundreds of cases of cerebral palsy are being prevented each year after a Bristol initiative to give mothers of premature babies magnesium sulphate. The drug, costing £1, is now used across the NHS to help prevent cases of the disorder.
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Probiotic May Be a Promising Approach to Treating MRSA Staphylococcus aureus is recognized as one of the most important bacteria that cause disease in humans. It is the leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections. Infections caused by this pathogen are common in community-acquired and ...
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Catastrophic Thinking Reduced Perceived Benefits of Physical Activity in Patients with Fibromyalgia The positive pain-reducing impact of walking on functionality in patients with fibromyalgia was favored when patients presented low catastrophizing, according to a study published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
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Non-Hispanic Black adults more likely to have delayed appendicitis diagnosis Non-Hispanic Black adults had higher rates of delayed appendicitis diagnoses in the ED compared with white adults, putting them at greater risk for perforated appendicitis and post-surgery infection, a recent study found. According to Ana M. Reyes, MD, ...
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Another HIV vaccine fails to provide protection in discontinued trial Janssen on Wednesday announced it has stopped the phase 3 Mosaico trial because the investigational HIV vaccine regimen it was testing was not effective in preventing HIV infection compared with placebo. No safety issues were identified, ...
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In the Wake of a Wildfire, Embers of Change in Cognition and Brain Function Linger In November 2018, the Camp Fire burned a total of 239 square miles, destroyed 18,804 structures and killed 85 people, making it the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. Three years later, researchers at University of ...
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Weight Loss: Intermittent Fasting Isn't As Effective As Cutting Calories, Study Finds In a new study, researchers found that people who ate a greater number of large or medium meals during the day were more likely to gain weight. Multiple small meals a day may help people avoid gaining ...
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Kids' COVID More Dangerous When Co-Infected With RSV, Colds By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- As colds, flu and COVID continue to circulate this winter, a new U.S. government study finds that young children infected with COVID plus a second virus tend to ...
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Aspirin Toe-to-Toe With LMWH Injections in Orthopedic Trauma For patients with a variety of traumatic bone fractures, plain old oral aspirin provided just as good thromboprophylaxis as traditional low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) injections in the large PREVENT CLOT randomized trial.
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Too much of this bacteria in the nose may worsen allergy symptoms Hay fever occurs when allergens, such as pollen or mold, trigger an inflammatory reaction in the nasal passages, leading to itchiness, sneezing and overflowing mucus. Researchers analyzed the composition of the microbial population in the noses of 55 ...
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Social Isolation Increases Risk of Dementia for Older People, Study Says Jan. 18, 2023 -- Older people who are socially isolated face a 27% higher risk of developing dementia, a new Johns Hopkins study says. Over nine years, researchers studied 5,000 older Americans aged 65 or above. The average age of the subjects was 76, ...
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Could Gut Bacteria Help Spur Parkinson's Disease? Parkinson's is a brain disorder that can cause uncontrollable movements such as shaking, limb stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. Previous research had pointed to a possible link between gut bacteria and the ...
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Doctors Want To End Childhood-Obesity Stigma. Therapists Say They Create It You fill out some forms and enter a room. Then temperature, blood pressure, height, weight, and a quick chat with the doctor before you head out. But what if the next time you went to see your pediatrician, you didn't just leave with a sticker — but diet ...
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Epistasis lowers the genetic barrier to SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody escape Waves of SARS-CoV-2 infection have resulted from the emergence of viral variants with neutralizing antibody resistance mutations. Simultaneously, repeated antigen exposure has generated affinity matured B cells, producing broadly neutralizing receptor ...
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ADHD Traits Linked to Anxiety, Depression More Than Autistic Traits Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is predictive of poor mental health outcomes more than other neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism, according to data from the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, and King's College London ...
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Mapping Matters: new cellular atlas of endometriosis for better understanding of the disease In this interview, News Medical speaks to Kate Lawrenson, Ph.D., about their latest research which detailed the molecular profile of endometriosis to help improve therapeutic options for the millions of women suffering from the disease.
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Short bursts of exercise may offer big health benefits Got two minutes to exercise? Then you have enough time to lower your risk of heart disease, cancer, and even early death, according to a study published online Oct. 27, 2022, by the European Heart Journal. Researchers looked at almost 72,000 adults, ...
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Guidelines to treat childhood obesity met with resistance One of the new guidelines created by the AAP states that treating childhood obesity with medication and surgery can be effective. KVUE spoke with one doctor who said those are drastic measures to take.
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Bird flu confirmed in three Montana grizzly bears Clinical testing of three juvenile grizzly bears euthanized by wildlife officials last fall has confirmed the bears were infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) also known as bird flu. It is the first time the highly infectious viral ...
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Avian flu confirmed in three grizzly bears euthanized in Montana "We suspect these mammals probably get the virus from consuming infected birds," said FWP Wildlife Veterinarian Jennifer Ramsey in a news release. One was found in Augusta, another in Dupuyer and the third in Kalispell, all located in northern Montana.
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Little kids can tell good excuses from bad ones When it comes to broken promises, children as young as 3 to 5 recognize that some excuses are better than others. "At 3 to 5 years old, kids are on to you. They know when you're giving a bad excuse," says first author Leon Li, who did the research with ...
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XBB Variant Up to 21 Times More Evasive to Vaccine Antibodies Than BA.5 Omicron subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB.1 were more effective at escaping neutralizing antibodies compared with the BA.5 variant following both monovalent and bivalent mRNA boosters, new data suggested. In 15 participants who had received a monovalent mRNA ...
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Higher levels of omega 3 fatty acids in seafood associated with lower risk of chronic kidney disease Although the size of these associations was modest, the findings support current clinical guidelines that recommend adequate consumption of seafood and oily fish as part of healthy dietary patterns, say the researchers. Chronic kidney disease ( ...
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'Tripledemic' has peaked, CDC data suggests The weekly rate of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus peaked in early December, new CDC data shows. The CDC unveiled two data dashboards Jan. 17 that track emergency department visits and ...
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Stem cell treatment may prevent worsening of symptoms Researchers from the IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan found transplanting fetal stem cells into the spinal cords of people with MS helped increase the neuroprotective molecules in their spinal cords. The research team also found those ...
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3 grizzly bears in Montana tested positive for bird flu, euthanized last fall According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HPAI is a strain of the influenza virus that primarily infects birds, but can also infect humans. The virus is highly contagious and can be deadly.
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In the Wake of a Wildfire, Embers of Change in Cognition and Brain Function Linger Newswise — In November 2018, the Camp Fire burned a total of 239 square miles, destroyed 18,804 structures and killed 85 people, making it the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. Three years later, researchers at University ...
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De Novo Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients Since early 2020, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has turned into a global healthcare concern. The usual clinical presentation of COVID-19 infection includes myalgia, headache associated with pyrexia, and sore throat.
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Study shows SARS-CoV-2 exhibits differential tropism for nasal epithelial cells with age In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers explored the relationship between the development of goblet inflammatory cells and the age-related pathophysiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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India to face 'tsunami' of chronic diseases like cancer: US-based oncologist India will face a tsunami of chronic diseases such as cancer due to globalisation, growing economy, ageing population and changing lifestyle, warns a leading oncologist, making it imperative for the nation to embrace technology-driven medical ...
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Listen and learn with the AMA's top podcast episodes Physicians and medical students' time is more squeezed than ever by the demands of practicing and studying amid the tripledemic and soaring rates of professional burnout. It's no surprise that a growing number of physicians and future doctors are ...
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Almost every respiratory illness trend in Ottawa is dropping Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses active in the community — such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — all appear to be less prevalent. COVID activity ...
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Transient ischemic attack needs emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke The statement offers a standardized approach to evaluating people with suspected TIA, with guidance specifically for hospitals in rural areas that may not have access to advanced imaging or an on-site neurologist. TIA is a ...
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Combination of multiple maps uncovers new genetic risk factor for AMD Combining a map of gene regulatory sites with disease-associated loci has uncovered a new genetic risk factor of adult-onset macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study publishing January 17th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Ran ...
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High BMI may metabolise Vitamin D differently, could diminish supplement effects: Study "The analysis of the original VITAL data found that vitamin D supplementation correlated with positive effects on several health outcomes, but only among people with a BMI under 25," said first author Deirdre K. Tobias.
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Substantial Neutralization Escape by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variants BQ.1.1 and XBB.1 The omicron BA.5 subvariant was the dominant variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from July to November 2022 and showed substantial neutralization escape as compared with previous variants. Additional omicron variants ...
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3 unanswered questions about the newly approved Alzheimer's drug Leqembi The drug, called Leqembi, was shown in clinical trials to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease in people with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage illness. It is not a cure.
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Scientists suggest eating oily fish linked to lower risk of kidney disease "While we cannot for certain say what specific fishes had the greatest effect on CKD risk, we know that the blood levels of the fatty acids reflect their intake well," Dr Matti Marklund, a senior research fellow at the George Institute, told the Guardian ...
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Meat alternatives might not be so healthy Lead author from The George Institute for Global Health, Maria Shahid, told newsGP flavour is the likely reason for this, and adds that meat analogues can still be a healthy substitute for someone who consumes a lot of processed meat equivalents such as ...
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Stentrode Device Allows 4 Paralyzed ALS Patients to Use Computers ALS and other conditions that make physical movement challenging can make it difficult to use technology like smartphones and computers. Brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, are devices that aim to record electrical signals in the brain ...
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