Women are more likely to suffer from a miscarriage during the dog days of summer, and the sweltering heat in many parts of the U.S. may be to blame, a new study finds. A research team led by Boston … [+4878 chars]
Introduction Hypertension represents one of the most common and relevant cardiovascular (CV) risk factor (RF), accounting for more than 10 million deaths and 208 million Disability‐Adjusted Life Yea… [+41053 chars]
Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden loss of kidney function that causes urea and other nitrogenous waste products to be retained, as well as extracellular volume and electrolyte imbal… [+16443 chars]
BA.2.75 as a dark horse. getty Far from concluding, the Covid pandemic seems to be picking up speed with new variants. The BA.5 variant is spreading rapidly in Europe and North America, potentially… [+9827 chars]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says preliminary findings of two Marburg virus cases have prompted Ghana to prepare for a potential outbreak of the disease and has mobilised health experts to sup… [+2696 chars]
When most of my patients think of blood thinners, they think of coumadin (also known by the brand name warfarin). They also often have preconceptions and questions about these therapies that thin the… [+7483 chars]
Von Willebrand disease is a blood-clotting disorder that usually develops as an inherited, genetic mutation. People with this mutation lack a specific protein called the von Willebrand factor, which … [+3743 chars]
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) contain solvents, nicotine, and other chemicals which are vaporized with heat and inhaled into the lungs during a process known as vaping. Vaping has significantl… [+14205 chars]
The Department of Health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is collaborating with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to assess the risk for local transmission of Monkeypox. … [+1586 chars]
South Africa has quarantined a 42-year-old male tourist from Switzerland after contracting monkey pox which confirmed the third case in the country. The tourist, who is holidaying in South Africa, … [+908 chars]
A special communication published today in JAMA Neurology provided actionable steps for stakeholders worldwide to address the dramatic increase in Parkinson disease (PD) cases and associated cost-rel… [+7088 chars]
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a promising development, new research has discovered that most adults with blood cancers develop at least some immunity to COVID-19 after getting booster … [+2408 chars]
