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...
by University of Helsinki Graphical abstract. Credit: Brain Communications (2022). DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac337 Approximately 40% of stroke survivors experience aphasia, a difficulty with comprehending or producing spoken or written language caused by a cerebrovascular accident. In half of these cases the language impairment still persists one year post-stroke. Aphasia has wide-ranging effects on the ability to function and...
The test could replace the need for lumbar punctures and brain scans. TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images When doctors need to confirm an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, they often turn to a combination of brain imaging and cell analysis. Both have their downsides. The latter involves a lumbar puncture, an invasive and painful procedure that’s...
Andrew N. Wilner, MD, Igor Koralnik, MD December 22, 2022 Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I’m your host, Dr Andrew Wilner. Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming Dr Igor Koralnik to the program. Dr Koralnik is the Archibald Church Professor of Neurology and chief of Neuro-infectious Disease and Global Neurology at the Feinberg...
by National Cancer Institute Left frame: Normally, tumor cells (purple) evade the immune system’s T cells (pink) by expressing a checkpoint protein known as PD-L1. Right frame: Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) binds to PD-L1 and blocks it from binding to another checkpoint protein, PD-1. This helps T cells regain their ability to kill tumor cells. Credit: Adapted...
by Medical University of South Carolina The device can easily be hidden under long sleeves, and results have shown significant improvements in in vivo exposure therapy treatments for patients with PTSD. Credit: Zeriscope Sights, smells and sounds of everyday life can supply the triggers that take someone with PTSD right back to the scarring scene...
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People in China reacted with joy and rushed to plan trips abroad Tuesday after Beijing said it would scrap mandatory COVID quarantine for overseas arrivals, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation. In a snap move late Monday, China said that from January 8 inbound travellers would no longer need to...
By Sarah Lazarus, CNNUpdated 11:37 PM EST, Sat December 24, 2022CNN — One day in July 2021, my then 15-year-old daughter Poppy stumbled and fell while walking down some stairs, grazing her knee. It wasn’t a serious wound, but over the weeks it didn’t heal. Around the same time, her wrists and knees became sore;...
