SUNDAY, June 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Uplizna (inebilizumab-cdon) injection is now approved to treat neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in patients who are anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody positive, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. Uplizna, approved for intravenous use, is the second treatment for NMOSD approved within the […]
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FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you can’t sleep well at night, the problem may be rooted in hardened arteries, a new study suggests. “We’ve discovered that fragmented sleep is associated with a unique pathway — chronic circulating inflammation throughout the bloodstream — which, in turn, is linked […]
MONDAY, June 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic is a major reason why the United States is on track this year to have the lowest number of children die in hot cars since such deaths started being recorded more than three decades ago, experts say. Nationwide, there have […]
Latest Sexual Health News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sex, and lots of it, has long been the primary preoccupation of young adults, but more of them are now going months and years without any intimate encounters. New research shows that one […]
FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Therapy dogs may help some children with autism improve their social skills, but this approach doesn’t work in all cases, a new study finds. Many people with autism have difficulty socializing with others, and previous research has suggested that therapy dogs can help […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans have winced watching one of those nurse-administered COVID-19 nasal swab tests, where the swab reaches painfully farther up the nose than anyone would want. Well, the days of “nasopharyngeal” swab tests, administered only by health care workers, […]
Latest Exercise & Fitness News By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Gyms are finally reopening across the United States, but your workout will not be the same. Some chains are offering individual workouts while group classes are still on hold, post-workout showers will […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from the United Kingdom (UK) that show dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, can be lifesaving for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. For patients on ventilators, the treatment was shown to reduce mortality by about one third, and for patients […]
FRIDAY, June 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Kidney function declines naturally with age, even if a person is in good health, a new European study says. Researchers assessed nearly 3,000 people in Norway, Germany and Iceland, age 50 and older, in order to learn more about how kidney function changes […]
MONDAY, June 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — One-quarter of U.S. parents are hesitant about seasonal flu shots for their kids, and roughly 1 in 15 feel the same way about routine childhood vaccinations, a nationwide study finds. The issue has gained added urgency this year, as fears around coronavirus keep […]