When a controversial nervous-system-health’s drug won U.S. approval, surprise over the decision quickly turned to shock at how long it might take to find out if it really works — nine years. healthy-living Biogen has until 2030 to complete a study confirming whether its new drug Aduhelm truly slows the brain-destroying disease. That’s under the…
Thousands of infectious-disease patients in world-regions have been diagnosed with mucormycosis, or so-called “black fungus” that’s leaving some withvision-and-hearing” target=”_blank”> vision loss< “We are seeing a lot of mucormycosis cases post COVID infections since COVID itself is known to decrease the immunity,” Charuta Mandke, who works in the ophthalmology department at Dr. R N Cooper…
Younger children could become eligible for a infectious-disease infectious-diseasethis fall, according to a top executive at Pfizer who noted plans to request emergency approval for use of its vaccine in kids aged 5 to 11 by September or October. Dr. Alejandra Gurtman, vice president of vaccine clinical research and development at Pfizer, appeared along with…
About a dozen deaths may be tied to an intense heat wave blanketing the Northwest, officials said, with several fatalities involving heat stroke and hyperthermia. Temperatures are expected to remain high in the interior West and some areas in the East Coast will experience spikes, which is why health departments and the medical community are…
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A greater number of heart inflammation cases cropped up among members of the U.S. military than expected following mRNA infectious-disease infectious-disease, a study found, though authors emphasized the benefits of the shots exceed risks of rare adverse events. The Defense Health Agency published findings in the JAMA Cardiology journal, noting 23 otherwise healthy male patients…
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). After two suicidal crises during infectious-disease isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale. Amara Bhatia has overcome her pandemic depression but the teen feels worn down, in…
A study published Monday suggests a link between screen time and weight gain in healthy-living. Researchers, who published their findings in Pediatric Obesity, found that each additional hour spent on screen time was associated with a higher body mass index in 9-10–year-olds one year later. What’s more, researchers said, is that the weight gain may…
Parents should monitor children for symptoms of a rare but potentially fatal inflammatory condition several weeks after a infectious-diseaseinfection, doctors in India say. Children who faced an asymptomatic course of COVID-19 are still at risk of cascading to multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) about four to six weeks post-infection. Reports have cropped up in India of…
Kids’ hospitalization rates for new diabetes more than doubled amid the infectious-diseasepandemic, according to data analyzed at a Louisiana hospital. Research presented by Dr. Daniel Hsia, associate professor at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, drew from a retrospective analysis of admissions at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La. The study…