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2020

For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time

For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over TimeTUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term heart and lung damage can occur in COVID-19 patients, but it may ease with time, according to a new study. A second study found that COVID-19 patients recover faster if they begin rehabilitation as soon as possible after getting off a respirator or leaving intensive care. "The bad news is that people show lung impairment from COVID-19 weeks after discharge; the good news is that the impairment tends to ameliorate over time, which suggests the lungs have a mechanism for repairing themselves," said researcher Sabina Sahanic, a clinical Ph.D. student at University Clinic in Innsbruck, Austria. "The findings from this study show the importance of implementing structured follow-up care for patients with severe COVID-19 infection....

Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19,...

8 September 2020
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: StudyTUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- While adults face raised odds for hospitalization with COVID-19, a new study shows that the risk for kids infected with SARS-CoV-2 is about equal to that seen with influenza. The researchers found that kids with COVID-19 or the seasonal flu have similar rates of hospitalization, admission to intensive care units (ICUs) and ventilator use. But the average age of children hospitalized differed: The average child hospitalized with COVID-19 was about 10 years of age, while kids hospitalized with flu average just over 4 years of age. Symptoms shown at admission to the hospital also seemed to differ: More children with COVID-19 had fever, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, headache, body aches and/or chest pain at the time of diagnosis, compared to...

Kids Can Have Coronavirus And Antibodies at Same Time: Study

8 September 2020
Kids Can Have Coronavirus And Antibodies at Same Time: StudyTUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The new coronavirus and antibodies that fight it can be in children's bodies at the same time, surprised researchers have found. "With most viruses, when you start to detect antibodies, you won't detect the virus anymore. But with COVID-19, we're seeing both," said Dr. Burak Bahar, director of laboratory informatics at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. "This means children still have the potential to transmit the virus even if antibodies are detected," she added. Bahar is lead author of a study that included more than 6,300 children who were tested for the new coronavirus and 215 patients who were tested for antibodies. Of those 215 patients, 33 were tested for both the virus and antibodies. Nine had antibodies in their...

New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted...

8 September 2020
New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis CTUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- New hepatitis C medications are allowing people to receive a kidney transplant from a deceased donor who had the liver disease -- a strategy aimed at getting more lifesaving organs to patients languishing on waitlists. Two new studies are highlighting the promise of the approach, showing that if patients are given the drug Mavyret, they can safely receive the kidneys and the organs function well. Experts said the hope is to use some donor kidneys that would otherwise be discarded, and shorten the wait time for some of the thousands of Americans who need a kidney transplant. "The challenge we have in organ transplantation is the supply doesn't meet the demand," said Dr. Matthew Cooper, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at...

As Tough COVID Summer Ends, Experts Warn of a Tougher Fall, Winter

8 September 2020
As Tough COVID Summer Ends, Experts Warn of a Tougher Fall, WinterTUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (Healthday News) -- In a sobering illustration of the toll the coronavirus pandemic took this summer, tallies now show the number of Americans who have died of COVID-19 jumped from just under 100,000 to over 186,000 between Memorial Day and Labor Day, while cases more than quadrupled, to over 6.2 million. As troubling as those statistics are, public health experts warn the fall and winter could be even worse, the Washington Post reported. A cold-weather surge of COVID-19 cases could trigger a much-feared "second wave" of infections and deaths that begins well before Election Day in November, though scientists believe the crest of cases would come weeks later, the Post reported "My feeling is that there is a wave coming, and it's not so much whether it's...

No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study

7 September 2020
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: StudyMONDAY, Sept. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Blood pressure drugs don't increase the risk of cancer, according to the largest study to examine the issue. A possible link between blood pressure drugs and cancer has been the subject of debate for decades, but evidence has been inconsistent and conflicting. For this study, researchers analyzed data from 31 clinical trials of blood pressure drugs that involved 260,000 people. Investigators of all the trials provided information on which participants developed cancer. Much of this information hasn't been published before, so the new study is the most detailed to date. It looked at five blood pressure drugs separately: angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), beta blockers, calcium channel...

Don't Delay Dental Visits During Pandemic

7 September 2020
Don`t Delay Dental Visits During PandemicMONDAY, Sept. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Visiting your dentist during the coronavirus pandemic poses little risk, an expert says. Dentists have taken measures to protect patients, but some people are still reluctant to get dental care, said Dr. Cecile Feldman, dean of Rutgers University's School of Dental Medicine in New Jersey. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines for re-opening in June, the American Dentistry Association encourages regular dental visits, and the World Health Organization recommends continuing routine care except in hot spots where there is "intense, uncontrolled community transmission," Feldman noted. It's crucial for people to continue dental visits, she added. "Untreated dental disease is only going to get worse. And we know...

Watch Out for Coronavirus Scams on Social Media

7 September 2020
Watch Out for Coronavirus Scams on Social MediaMONDAY, Sept. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Social media has been rife with fake health products and financial scams during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study finds. Thousands of posts have touted illegal or unapproved testing kits, untested treatments and purported but counterfeit cures, according to researchers who analyzed posts on Twitter and Instagram. "From March to May 2020, we have identified nearly 2,000 fraudulent postings likely tied to fake COVID-19 health products, financial scams, and other consumer risk," said lead author Timothy Mackey, an associate adjunct professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego. There were two waves of posts for unproven cures and fake testing kits, and a third wave is now appearing. Markey predicted it will worsen when...

Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study

FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The narcolepsy medicine modafinil doesn't appear to increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study that contradicts earlier research. "This...

Don't Believe in God? You Might Sleep Better at Night

FRIDAY, Sept. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Atheists and agnostics are much more likely to sleep like an angel than Catholics and Baptists, a new study finds. It included more than 1,500...
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