Young stroke patients who have a seizure following their diagnosis are two and a half times more likely to develop dementia than patients who don’t have seizures, according to a new study. The findi… [+3175 chars]
LANGLADE CO. Wis. (WAOW) -- The first case of Monkeypox was found in Northcentral Wisconsin in nearly 20 years. The last outbreak occurred in 2003, caused by prairie dogs, but health experts said t… [+1464 chars]
Shuchi Patel, MD: Good afternoon, Dr. Ruth Williams. Thank you so much for taking the time to have a discussion with us regarding a topic that is of emerging interest. Today we're going to talk about… [+10726 chars]
In an update on Tuesday, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said Pharmac is working actively with a single vaccine manufacturer to get one of the third-generation smallpox vaccines. But… [+1682 chars]
We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.Back to Healio Healio spoke with Joy Wan, MD, MSCE, ped… [+5034 chars]
Between 76 million and 130 million deaths from cardiovascular diseases could be averted globally between 2022 and 2050 if global hypertension targets of 80% screened, 80% receiving treatment and 80% … [+1791 chars]
Chromosomally normal males have 46 chromosomes, with two of them being sex chromosomes, an X and a Y (46, XY), and as men age, they can lose some of those chromosomes. A new study published in Scienc… [+3478 chars]
In a recent study published in the Lancet Regional Health – Europe, researchers evaluated the efficacy of the fourth dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in residents of long-term care… [+4579 chars]
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, no difference in efficacy was observed at 12 weeks for adjunctive therapy with transdermal cannabidiol versus … [+1722 chars]
A recent study published in the Open Forum Infectious Diseases journal evaluated the impact of the lower severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine dosages in younger popula… [+9409 chars]
Parkinson's disease affects 10 million people worldwide and its symptoms include tremors in the fingers and hands, small handwriting, loss of smell, walking difficulties, dizziness, and others. As th… [+6813 chars]
Compared with other children, those born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome were more likely to be hospitalized for infectious diseases, allergy and other childhood morbidities, according to d… [+3161 chars]