Many people have heard of varicose veins before. But it’s not just the leg veins that can become twisted, enlarged,
Day: January 2, 2023
New HIV treatment shot given only twice a year could be a ‘game changer’
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sunlenca, an injectable therapy to suppress HIV for patients who suffered drug resistance
Gastroesophageal reflux disease causally linked to lung cancer
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is causally associated with lung cancer risk, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Cancer
Experts: Underuse of COVID-19 drug Paxlovid shortchanging patients
Ira Katz bustles at his pharmacy in Atlanta’s Little Five Points neighborhood this cough season, serving patients who need medicine
Measles outbreak in Ohio infects 82 kids, most of them unvaccinated
A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children. Most of those impacted by the outbreak
US could face surging numbers of teens with diabetes
The United States could see a huge rise in diabetes among young people over the next several decades, a new
Factors identified for hearing loss in newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus
Independent risk factors for congenital hearing loss have been identified in newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection, according to a
Guidelines help detect invasive bacterial infections in febrile infants
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guideline (CPG) for management of well-appearing, febrile infants can help detect invasive
As eviction rates rise, so do local death rates, US study finds
Being evicted can have a significant impact on a person’s health, according to new research. In U.S. counties where eviction
Autopsies show COVID-19 virus in brain, elsewhere in body
An analysis of tissue samples from the autopsies of 44 people who died with COVID-19 shows that SAR-CoV-2 virus spread
