TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) History of heart failure is associated with an increased risk for mechanical ventilation and mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jesus Alvarez-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D., from the Icahn […]
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) Inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) is less common in COVID-19 patients than previously thought, according to a new study. Previously reported rates of myocarditis in COVID-19 patients ranged from 14% among recovered athletes to 60% in middle-aged and older recovered patients. “Although it […]
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) People struggling with obesity fared poorly during the COVID-19 lockdowns earlier this year, with their weight-control plans flying off the rails as they coped with the stress of the global pandemic, […]
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) Not every kid needs an electrocardiogram (ECG) before playing sports or as part of routine exams, child health experts say. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is advising parents and pediatricians to avoid unnecessary tests, and has released a list of common medical practices […]
Latest Women’s Health News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) The health of low-income women before they become pregnant has improved in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), researchers report. The time before a woman becomes pregnant is critical for her health and that […]
By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 On the heels of days of staggering coronavirus case counts, more than 90,000 new infections were reported among Americans on Election Day. All of the country’s five highest days of new COVID-19 cases have been recorded since Oct. […]
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) While young Americans’ mental health appears to be getting worse, the places where help is needed most appear to have the fewest resources. A new study published in JAMA Network Open found that rural areas of the United […]
TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 is surging among America’s children, according to leading medical groups. As of Oct. 29, more than 853,000 children in the United States had tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began — 200,000 of them in October alone. In the week ending […]
By Diane DanielAmerican Heart Association NewsWEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 (American Heart Association News) When Pat Spence was growing up in Boston, she and her brother would ride their bikes past a dilapidated home nearly overtaken by vines, weeds and trees in the Mattapan neighborhood. What they called “the creepy house” […]
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 Dietary patterns with higher inflammatory potential are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke, according to a study published in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jun Li, M.D., Ph.D., from […]