March 11, 2021 Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers compared 59 student-athletes who had the novel virus to a near equal amount of healthy controls. It is well known that COVID-19 may affect the heart; however, this recent finding brings much-needed positive news, the group explained in a letter published by the journal Circulation. “The degree … Read more
March 05, 2021 HERSHEY, Pa. — Can doctors use spit to diagnose concussions? Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine are working to achieve just that. A groundbreaking study addresses concussions head on. Dr. Steven Hicks, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine, said a spit test may be able to diagnose … Read more
March 02, 2021 “Masked CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor )data revealed nocturnal hyperglycemia in those who were not commenced on insulin, with 60% of subjects breaching glucose targets overnight for [greater than] 10% of time,” David N. O’Neal, MD, FRACP, a Clinical Endocrinologist in the Department of Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, and … Read more
February 26, 2021 The trade deal, which was reached on 24 DEC 2020, avoids tariffs and quotas on goods traded between the EU and UK and sets forth some provisions for cooperation and alignment on a range of issues from transportation to environmental protection but avoids major topics such as foreign policy and defense. The … Read more
February 23, 2021 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Scientists from National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) have developed a household breath test for diabetes patients that seeks to someday replace the invasive finger-prick test. The breathalyzer can analyze the changes in carbon dioxide levels, an indicator of blood glucose concentrations, from an exhalation. According to team member … Read more
February 18, 2021 The Agency pointed to evidence that these devices present substantial psychological and physical risks and, in fact, can worsen underlying symptoms — while leading to heightened anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Additionally, the FDA said that “many people who are exposed to these devices have intellectual or developmental disabilities that make … Read more
February 16, 2021 There was significantly less nasal trauma with use of the cannulas with long and narrow tubing, researchers reported. “There is concern that this long, thin interface delivers reduced and suboptimal pressure transmission, tidal volume and support compared with short binasal prongs and masks, especially when leak at the nose is more than … Read more
February 12, 2021 Although the algorithm needs to be developed further and tested in larger groups of people from different ethnic backgrounds, the researchers say it has the potential to be used as a screening tool that could identify possible heart disease in people in the general population or in high-risk groups, who could be … Read more
February 09, 2021 Close to one (1) million people may be living with Parkinson’s Diesease in the United States. This long-term degenerative disorder results from damage to nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. As the symptoms of Parkinson’s develop, a person may first experience a tremor in one hand and stiffness elsewhere in … Read more
February 05, 2021 The Agency’s (FDA) analysis covers medical device reports through the latter half of 2019, adding 160 new cases and three (3) deaths due to breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL, a cancer of the immune system typically found in the scar tissue and fluid surrounding an implant. This brings the … Read more