Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. I was really struggling to think of a good analogy to explain the glaring problem of polygenic risk scores (PRS) this week. But I think I have it now. Go with...
Tag: <span>Heart Diseaes</span>
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A negative COVID-19 test does not mean recovery
Pandemic policy must include defining and measuring what we mean by mild infection. Eight months into the global pandemic, we’re still measuring its effects only in deaths. Non-hospitalized cases are loosely termed ‘mild’ and are not followed up. Recovery is implied by discharge from hospital or testing negative for the virus. Ill health in those...
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US Coronavirus Status is “Really Not Good” As Country Remains On “Knee-Deep” in First Wave of Cases, Fauci Warns
The United States is still “knee-deep” in its first wave of COVID-19 infections and must act quickly to tackle the recent surge, a health expert warned. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the number of cases before the latest outbreak had never hit a sufficient level. Officials...
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Tough as nails: Older people reluctant to ask for mental health support
New ECU research has found that more than 40 per cent of older Australians with chronic disease would be unlikely to seek help for mental health conditions even if they needed it. One in seven Australians is aged over 65. But while we’re living longer, we’re not necessarily living better or happier. Edith Cowan University...
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Repeated Administrations of Stem Cells are More Effective than Single Administration
After a heart attack, the heart can undergo several structural and functional changes. Even after oxygen delivery to the heart muscle has been restored, a temporary loss of contractile function can persist for several hours or even days. This phenomenon is called myocardial stunning and it can also occur in people who have undergone cardiovascular...