People aged 50 years or older with COVID-19 had a 15% increased risk for developing herpes zoster, according to the results of a large retrospective cohort study. “The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed … [+1818 chars]
The Health Ministry launched a polio vaccination campaign on Sunday in Jerusalem for children up to age 17 who are not yet fully vaccinated, after eight children were found to be infected with the vi… [+4041 chars]
There have been increasing reports of changes to the menstrual cycle of younger individuals receiving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations in the United Kingdom. Notably, the majority of… [+5925 chars]
Treatment with mavacamten showed sustained improvement in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradients, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class and N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro… [+10230 chars]
Study shows that compound from cardamom shows promise for treating aggressive breast cancer. Cardamonin — a natural compound found in the spice cardamom and other plants — could have therapeutic pot… [+3478 chars]
WASHINGTON, DCAn alert embedded into the electronic health records (EHRs) of patients who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) can help providers quickly see opportunities for im… [+6653 chars]
Early diagnosis of dementia can lead to better treatment, doctors sayso it's important to know the signs when you see them. "It is estimated that worldwide there are more than 55 million people livin… [+3136 chars]
How would you know if you have flu or COVID-19? Should you take both flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccineif these are available to you? All these questions may bother you in these times when you are unsu… [+4363 chars]
Various health problems reported by people after receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccine shots are more likely caused by the vaccines than being merely coincidental, according to an analysis of data fr… [+3874 chars]
Source/Disclosures Source: Loeb M, et al. Joint American College of Cardiology/New England Journal of Medicine Late-Breaking Clinical Trials. Presented at: American College of Cardiology Scientific… [+4314 chars]
WASHINGTON Treatment of patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who remained on treatment with the investigational agent mavacamten for a median of 62 weeks continued to sh… [+4302 chars]
People with the "hybrid immunity" of having been both fully vaccinated and previously infected with COVID-19 have the strongest protection against the virus, two new studies said on Friday. After tw… [+2703 chars]
