WILEY IMAGE: HIP FRACTURE RISK AND MEAN EPO DOSE PER WEEK 1997 – 2013 view more CREDIT: DR. NOGUCHI Erythropoietin (EPO) is a medication used to stimulate the production of new red blood cells, which is impaired in individuals with kidney failure. Unfortunately, however, the treatment may increase the risk of hip fractures. In an analysis published in...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY People with heart disease are more likely to become seriously ill from the flu and other respiratory illnesses, including the coronavirus. Yet, new research finds that only half of Americans with a history of heart disease or stroke report getting an annual flu shot, despite widespread recommendations to do so. Rates...
WILEY Virtual care provided through telephone or videoconference has been broadly implemented in recent months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new analysis of published studies has examined the accuracy and reliability of virtual compared with in-person cognitive assessments for diagnosing dementia or mild cognitive impairment. The analysis, which is published in the Journal of the...
by University of California, Los Angeles Credit: CC0 Public Domain Current guidelines for managing osteoporosis specifically call out hip or spine fractures for increasing the risk for subsequent bone breaks. But a new UCLA-led study suggests that fractures in the arm, wrist, leg and other parts of the body should also set off alarm bells. A...
by Johns Hopkins University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Screening for even mild depressive symptoms before hip fracture repair may be helpful in predicting which patients are at higher risk of developing delirium after emergency surgery, according to results of a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine. The researchers say their findings also add to...
CACTUS COMMUNICATIONS IMAGE: STUDY SHOWS THAT GENERIC HYPERTENSION DRUGS COULD BE AS GOOD AS THEIR BRAND-NAME COUNTERPARTS IN LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE OVER THE LONG TERM. CREDIT: CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL Hypertension is a common medical condition and a primary cause of cardiovascular diseases and stroke worldwide. Unfortunately, as Professor Wei-Li Zhang of the Chinese National Center...
by Edith Cowan University Credit: CC0 Public Domain New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that by eating just one cup of nitrate-rich vegetables each day people can significantly reduce their risk of heart disease. The study investigated whether people who regularly ate higher quantities of nitrate-rich vegetables, such as leafy greens and beetroot, had lower blood pressure,...
by Travers, The Conversation For people who have never thought about it before, it might sound reasonable to require trans kids to wait until they’re adults before they can receive certain forms of care known as gender-affirming treatment—which is what legislation that just passed in Arkansas does. But this type of legislation actually prevents kids from accessing treatment...
by American Thoracic Society Credit: CC0 Public Domain In its latest clinical practice guideline on community-acquired pneumonia the American Thoracic Society’s guidelines panel addresses the use of nucleic acid-based testing for non-influenza viral pathogens. The guideline was published online in the May 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Community-acquired pneumonia is caused by a...
May 3, 2021 3:40 PM ET BILL CHAPPELL The number of children contracting COVID-19 in the U.S. is much lower than the record highs set at the start of the new year, but children now account for more than a fifth of new coronavirus cases in states that release data by age, according to the...
