News Release 16-Sep-2024 71% of children with long COVID suffer from this additional condition negatively impacting their health, according to research at Kennedy Krieger Institute Peer-Reviewed PublicationKennedy Krieger Institute BALTIMORE, September 16, 2024— A new study from Kennedy Krieger Institute shows that the majority of children diagnosed with long COVID are likely to experience orthostatic...
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Not just a normal part of aging: Dizziness in older adults is linked to higher risk of future falls
September 18, 2024 by Imperial College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe first meta-analysis of its kind has shown a conclusive link between older adults experiencing spells of dizziness and a dramatically elevated risk of falling. The study, “Association between dizziness and future falls and fall-related injuries in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” is...
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Sudden Dizziness and Loss of Balance: Potential Underlying Issues
By Marzia KhanReviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. IntroductionDizziness or balance problems can feel as though the room is spinning and can occur regardless of sitting, standing, or lying down.1 This symptom encompasses one of the most frequent patient complaints made in the neurological clinic, accounting for 5% of complaints in the outpatient clinic and 4%...
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What might cause head pressure and dizziness?
by Eric Swensen, University of Virginia Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understand how our genes determine the strength of our bones, allowing them to identify several genes not previously known to influence bone density and, ultimately, our risk of fracture. The work...
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What might cause head pressure and dizziness?
Some people experience a feeling of pressure in the head or behind the eyes. The head may pound or feel very full. It may worsen if a person changes position. Feelings of pressure in the head and dizziness may occur together. Head pressure may be a type of headache or may happen alongside a headache....
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People who feel dizzy when they stand up may have higher risk of dementia
by American Academy of Neurology Some people who feel dizzy or lightheaded when they stand up may have an increased risk of developing dementia years later, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The condition, called orthostatic hypotension, occurs when people experience a sudden drop in blood...
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Physicians give first comprehensive review of COVID-19’s effects outside the lung
by Columbia University Irving Medical Center After only a few days caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at the start of the outbreak in New York City, Aakriti Gupta, MD, realized that this was much more than a respiratory disease. “I was on the front lines right from the beginning. I observed that patients were...
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How long is mono contagious and how is it spread?
Mono can last for a few weeks or several months and spreads mostly through saliva. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the main cause of mono. Mono is short for mononucleosis. People sometimes refer to mono as glandular fever. Here we discuss how long mono is contagious, its symptoms, and how it usually spreads. How long is...
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Advanced X-ray technology tells us more about Ménière’s disease
CREDIT: NORDSTRÖM ET AL. The organ of balance in the inner ear is surrounded by the hardest bone in the body. Using synchrotron X-rays, researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a drainage system that may be assumed to play a major role in the onset of Ménière’s disease, a common and troublesome disorder. These results...
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What causes a metallic taste and fatigue?
A metallic taste in the mouth, also called dysgeusia or parageusia, is a taste disorder in which a person perceives the taste of metal even though nothing is in the mouth. It can sometimes occur alongside fatigue, which is a constant feeling of exhaustion and lack of energy. A metallic taste by itself may be...
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