by New York Institute of Technology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe FDA has warned diabetes patients not to use smartwatches or smart rings to measure their blood glucose levels. Now, obesity medicine expert Eleanor Yusupov, D.O., assistant professor at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, is sharing insight for these patients. While many...
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Does how loud you snore matter to your health?
by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Snoring is often a sign of a very serious condition known as obstructive sleep apnea, a common disorder marked by loud snoring and stops and restarts in breathing. Until now it was thought that the louder the snore, the worse the sleep apnea. But current and ongoing research...
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Inside the 2024 AAD Acne Guidelines: New Therapies Join Old Standbys
SAN DIEGO — Just weeks after the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) published its updated acne management guidelines, a dermatologist who helped write the recommendations provided colleagues with insight into recently approved topical therapies, the importance of multimodal therapy, and a controversial report linking benzoyl peroxide (BP) to the carcinogen benzene. In regard to topical...
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Surging nerve system disorders now top cause of illness: Study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainConditions affecting the nervous system—such as strokes, migraines and dementia—have surged past heart disease to become the leading cause of ill health worldwide, a major new analysis said on Friday. More than 3.4 billion people—43 percent of the global population—experienced a neurological condition in 2021, far more than had previously been thought,...
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Long COVID ‘indistinguishable’ from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers find
by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Credit: AbstractLong COVID appears to manifest as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from seasonal influenza and other respiratory illnesses, with no evidence of increased moderate-to-severe functional limitations a year after infection, according to new research being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious...
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Breakthrough Therapy Obliterates Deadly Brain Tumor in Days
ByMIKE MCRAE MRI scan of 72-year-old glioblastoma patient. (Choi et al., NEMJ, 2024)Brain scans of a 72-year-old man diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of cancer known as a glioblastoma have revealed a remarkable regression in his tumor’s size within days of receiving an infusion of an innovative new treatment. Though the outcomes of two...
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Thousands of children are landing in the ER after ingesting melatonin without supervision
By Amanda Musa, CNN A new report suggests many young children who ingest melatonin while unsupervised are able to open the bottle or access it because bottles are left open. David McCue/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesCNN—Melatonin products have become increasingly popular among US adults and a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says...
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California’s tuberculosis cases spike in 2023
BY SARAH FORTINSKY – 03/13/24 5:20 PM ET Tuberculosis test.California saw a spike in tuberculosis cases in 2023, returning to levels not seen since before the pandemic. In 2023, there were 2,113 reported cases of tuberculosis (TB) in California — a 15 percent increase from the 1,842 reported cases in 2022. The number of cases...
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New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies
by University of Minnesota Researchers using non-invasive neuromodulation, a technique that has shown promising results in reducing symptoms of depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Opitz Lab, University of Minnesota Twin CitiesFor the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism...
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Simple blood test could predict risk of long-term COVID-19 lung problems
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM “THIS OFFERS HOPE THAT EVEN PATIENTS WITH THE WORST COVID DO NOT HAVE PROGRESSIVE SCARRING OF THE LUNG THAT LEADS TO DEATH,”SAID RESEARCHER Catherine A. Bonham, MD, A PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE EXPERT WHO SERVES AS SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR OF UVA HEALTH’S INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE PROGRAM. view moreCREDIT: UVA HEALTH UVA...