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FRIDAY, April 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Among COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs), 2% suffer a stroke, a new study finds.Of the two types of stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, which is caused by bleeding in the brain, was linked to a higher risk of death than ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blood clot in the brain. Data on just under 2,700 patients was used for the study."For people with severe COVID-19 requiring intensive care, our large study found that stroke was not common, and it was infrequently the cause of death," said researcher Dr. Jonathon Fanning, from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia."While the proportion of those with stroke may not be as high as initially thought, the severity of the pandemic means the absolute overall number of patients...

FRIDAY, April 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- While U.S. federal government experts probe potential risks of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, what do you need to know if you have had the one-dose COVID shot or hope to get it? Experts at the American Heart Association (AHA) describe what to look out for.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration paused administration of the J&J (Janssen) shot after six of the nearly 7 million adults who have received it developed blood clots in the brain after vaccination.The six women, who ranged from 18 to 48 years of age, experienced a rare condition called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, or CVST.According to the AHA, this condition constitutes an extremely rare but serious form of stroke. Unlike about...

FRIDAY, April 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults, take note: A new study finds that even if you have suffered a bout of COVID-19, it is not a guarantee against a second infection.Researchers said the results show that even those young people who've been struck by the new coronavirus still need to be vaccinated against it.The study was conducted between May and November 2020 and included more than 2,300 healthy U.S. Marines, aged 18-20. During that time, about 10% of those who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 became reinfected, while infections were reported in 50% of those not previously infected.Although the study looked at young, fit, mostly male Marines in crowded conditions, the findings likely apply to many young people, according to the study published April 15 in...

FRIDAY, April 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Kidney stones can happen to anyone, but now a new study confirms that being pregnant may increase your risk of developing them.Previous research has suggested that a number of pregnancy-related changes in the body can contribute to kidney stone formation, but this study is the first to provide evidence of that link, according to the researchers.For the study, the Mayo Clinic team reviewed the medical records of nearly 3,000 women from 1984 to 2012, including 945 who had a first-time symptomatic kidney stone and a control group of 1,890 age-matched women.The researchers concluded that pregnancy increases the risk of a first-time symptomatic kidney stone, and that the risk is highest close to delivery and then declines by one year after...