A large-scale French study suggesting symptoms of so-called long COVID may be more due to psychological factors than to infection with the virus has sparked debate among patients and scientists. The report that appeared earlier this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association focused on nearly 27,000 participants across France who took antibody […]
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Patients to be offered heart scans that can flag up tiny blood clots
Ultra-accurate scans that spot tiny blood clots will help doctors prevent heart attacks by injecting a harmless dye – and will soon be offered to patients Simple procedure involves a harmless dye being injected into the bloodstream Previously, doctors used an angiogram to spot clots – but test is not without risk New technique carries […]
Pfizer side effects: New research shows teenage boys at higher risk of heart complication
COVID-19 vaccine side effects are 'pot luck' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info An announcement by the Joint Committee […]
CDC expected to backpedal on some masking guidelines
The nation’s top health agency is expected to backpedal Tuesday on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging, according to a federal official. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to release the data. […]
Watch: More Long Covid Cases Seen in Kids
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iufuI3BF6UU%3Fversion%3D3%26%23038%3Brel%3D1%26%23038%3Bshowsearch%3D0%26%23038%3Bshowinfo%3D1%26%23038%3Biv_load_policy%3D1%26%23038%3Bfs%3D1%26%23038%3Bhl%3Den-US%26%23038%3Bautohide%3D2%26%23038%3Bwmode%3Dtransparent The vast majority of the pandemic’s 4.1 million covid infections in children have been mild. However, doctors are concerned about a growing number of long-haul covid cases and a rare but dangerous inflammatory disease, particularly among Black and Latino children. KHN correspondent Sarah Varney, in collaboration with PBS NewsHour, reports on the phenomena. This […]
Researchers develop new risk score for predicting blood cancer relapse
Leukemia is a group of blood cancers that affects thousands of people worldwide. However, with advances in medicine, several different types of leukemia can be effectively treated with donor stem cells through allogenic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). One such type of leukemia is B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), which is caused by uncontrolled proliferation and […]
Cardiac atrophy findings may set course for preventing harm from long space flights
In many situations, heart muscle cells do not respond to external stresses in the same ways that skeletal muscle cells do. But under some conditions, heart and skeletal muscles can both waste away at fatally rapid rates, according to a new study led by experts at Cincinnati Children’s. The new findings, based on studies of […]
Below Deck’s Jean-Luc Breaks Silence on Paternity of Dani's Baby
Baby daddy? Jean-Luc Cerza Lanaux addressed speculation that he is the father of Dani Soares‘ baby, one month after she gave birth to her daughter. Celebrity Babies of 2021: See Which Stars Gave Birth “There’s a lot of gossip about my social media silence so I think it’s time to clear the air. While others […]
Check Your Assumptions at the Door, Advises Outlier Patient
For years, Jacqueline Smith, PhD, had patience with — and a sense of humor about — people who just don’t get her medical history and say and do annoying things. A Black woman who developed stage 3 melanoma twice before her 30th birthday, Smith acknowledges that she is “totally an anomaly” and an “outlier” because […]
Tweet and re-tweet: Songbird stuttering allows researchers to pinpoint causes in the brain
Speech problems such as stammering or stuttering plague millions of people worldwide, including 3 million Americans. President Biden himself struggled with stuttering as a child and has largely overcome it with speech therapy. The cause of stuttering has long been a mystery, but researchers at Tufts University are beginning to unlock its causes and a […]