Month: August 2024

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Predicting COVID Outbreaks Via Wastewater; New Medicine for Menopause

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

Setbacks After Stopping Beta-Blockers

LONDON — It may not be advisable for patients with a history of myocardial infarction and preserved left ventricular function ...

TriClip’s ‘Soft’ Benefits Affirmed in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

LONDON -- Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) improved how well patients functioned and felt without major cardiovascular events in the ...

Potassium Strategy After Cardiac Bypass Grafting Doesn’t Impact Afib Risk

LONDON -- Keeping potassium levels high after cardiac surgery in hopes of preventing post-surgical atrial fibrillation (Afib) didn't work, a ...

Are You Ready for Wildfire Season?

Mary Meyer MD, MPH, is an emergency physician with The Permanente Medical Group. She also holds a Master of Public ...

Pause or Keep RAS Inhibitors Before Surgery? Take Your Pick.

LONDON -- No blanket statement could be made regarding whether patients undergoing noncardiac surgery should continue or withdraw their renin-angiotensin ...

‘Weekend Warriors’ Have Lower Risk of Dementia, Stroke, Study Finds

Share on PinterestWeekend warriors gain similar brain health benefits as those who exercise more regularly, according to a new study. ...

How it works in Australia and what it could mean for UK

BBCJack Berman and a friend in a pub smoking section - which is under cover but also had fans Jack ...

Here’s what happened in health this week

Happy Labor Day weekend from the Yahoo News health team! This week we’ve been busy cleaning out our fridges and ...

Women’s 30-Year Heart Risk Can Be Predicted by Just Three Factors

LONDON -- A combination of three factors -- high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), LDL cholesterol, and lipoprotein(a), or lp(a) -- independently ...

Jabs could slow ageing, researchers say

A drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity could also slow down the process of ageing, researchers believe.Semaglutide, ...

‘Use suncream you trust’ says mum after boy, 10, requires surgery

BBCHector is now recovering at home in Nottinghamshire with his mother Natalie and the rest of his familyA family's dream ...

Quitting Smoking Lowers Risk by Nearly 50%

Share on PinterestA new study reports that people with coronary artery disease can lower their heart attack risk by 44% ...

How to Protect Yourself from 4 Mosquito-Borne Illnesses on the Rise

Share on PinterestMosquito-borne illnesses are on the rise in the U.S. Chalffy/Getty ImagesMosquitoes can carry viruses or parasites that cause ...

Does mpox cause lingering symptoms like long covid?

Mpox commonly causes lesions that can blister and scarCDC/Associated Press/Alamy Mpox cases are surging in the Democratic Republic of the ...

‘Real Housewives’ Star Nearly Died from Sepsis After Misdiagnosis

Share on Pinterest“Real Housewives of Orange County” star Vicki Gunvalson is sharing details about a recent health scare she experienced ...

If Alzheimer’s Drug Ads Had More Data, Here’s What Might Happen

Prominently featuring severe adverse effects of a fictitious Alzheimer's disease drug in print advertising was associated with consumers perceiving the ...

Amyloidosis Drug Improves Outcomes, Survival