September 19, 2024 by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe aorta, one of the “great arteries,” carries blood away from the heart to support circulation throughout the body. However, sometimes a tear in the lining of the aorta can occur, and while this is uncommon, it often requires immediate treatment. That’s...
September 20, 2024 by Robin Foster Controversial fentanyl lollipops and similar products will no longer be made by drug makers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced. Known as TIRF medications, these products contain fentanyl and are used to manage breakthrough pain in cancer patients who have become tolerant to around-the-clock opioid therapy, the...
September 20, 2024 by American Society of Hematology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD), despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP) establishing standards of care like transfusions and tests to measure blood flow in the brain for those...
September 20, 2024 by University of Montreal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a football game, an athlete takes a bad hit to the head. He doesn’t feel dazed or confused: he seems to have escaped a concussion. However, despite the lack of concussive symptoms, the impact has disrupted the chemical balance in his brain, and this...
September 20, 2024 by Robin Foster Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. In figures published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 291 cases were reported for the week ending Sept. 14. New...
Cailin Loesch,Patch Staff Five out of six water samples in Dover in the past 10 days tested positive for the D68 enterovirus. The highest rates of D68 are in the South and Northeast, according to the data. (Shutterstock)NEW HAMPSHIRE — Wastewater data shows the rate of enterovirus D68, a respiratory illness that causes polio-like symptoms,...
“What makes it fascinating is the speed at which it’s happening,” said Dr. Daniel Ciccarone, a physician and addiction researcher By Vanessa Etienne Updated on September 18, 2024 03:58PM EDT Stock image of medication. Photo: Getty ImagesDrug overdose deaths in the United States have plummeted for the first time in decades, according to public health...
September 19, 2024 by University College Cork Skin prick test (SPT) levels of patients who had treatment success and treatment failure in both cohorts. Milk ladder in blue and Strick avoidance in green. Credit: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2024). DOI: 10.1111/pai.14195Researchers have demonstrated how a novel approach to managing cow’s milk allergy could transform how...
September 19, 2024 by Karl Leif Bates, Duke University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn examination of millions of patient visits to primary care physicians shows that mental health concerns are second only to musculoskeletal complaints in everyday care. One in nine patients was seeking care primarily because of a mental health concern. “These primary care physicians...
September 18, 2024 by Lori Solomon The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in people with epilepsy increased from 2008 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in Frontiers in Neurology. Zhemin Pan, from Tongji University School of Medicine in Shanghai, and colleagues analyzed temporal trends in prevalence, adverse clinical outcomes, and...
