By Dr. Nicola Williams, Ph.D. Reviewed by Aimee Molineux\ Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the causative viral agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is a devasting and lethal disease that has caused widespread suffering worldwide for almost half a century. We still have no cure for this disease. While those infected can expect to continue treatment...
OCTOBER 17TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS CARDIAC SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTICS, EXCLUSIVE, MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, REHAB, THORACIC SURGERY The COVID-19 pandemic has put lung health firmly in our minds. For those with chronic lung diseases, such as asthma and COPD, an important way to keep track of lung health is to use a spirometer to measure how well...
TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP People with perfectionist traits are more susceptible to burnout, according to new research, and it is not just work-related stress that is the cause. Christmas is coming. We have all endured a global pandemic. There are coughs and colds everywhere. Bills are mounting. It is safe to say we are all exhausted...
by Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in ransomware attacks on health care delivery organizations, exposing the personal health information (PHI) of nearly 42 million patients, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in JAMA Health Forum. Hannah T. Neprash, Ph.D., from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and...
by Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter Opioids are frequently prescribed to patients with cirrhosis, often without a pain diagnosis, according to a research letter published online Dec. 8 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Anna H. Lee, M.D., from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles, and colleagues conducted a retrospective study...
by Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Why do some people develop Alzheimer’s disease and others don’t? What makes one person’s brain healthier than another’s? And what can be done to improve, or at least slow, a brain’s deterioration? Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have developed a new...
by Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sunlenca (lenacapavir), a new type of antiretroviral medication for adult patients living with HIV-1 whose HIV infection cannot be successfully treated with other available treatments due to resistance, intolerance, or safety considerations. Sunlenca is the first FDA-approved capsid inhibitor for treating HIV-1....
By Elaine Chen and Isabella Cueto Dec. 29, 2022 CHRISTINE KAO/STAT The very term “chronic disease” might imply that little changes — or improves — over time. But there is a lot percolating on the chronic disease front, from the mysterious (long Covid) to well-known problems. For the millions of people in the United States who...
by Elana Gotkine Individuals with mpox infection ≥14 days after receipt of one JYNNEOS vaccine dose have less hospitalization, fever, headache, malaise, myalgia, and chills compared with unvaccinated individuals, according to research published in the Dec. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Jennifer L. Farrar, M.P.H.,...
Like many other people, I’m pretty sure I don’t get enough sleep. In my case, it’s partly because my four-year-old likes to wake me up for a chat at some point between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. on a daily basis. I’m jealous of my two-year-old, who gets a 12-hour stretch overnight and a two-hour...
