Anxious Teens May Face Higher Odds for Future Heart Attack: Study
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) Middle-aged men who were anxious or depressed teens are at increased risk for heart attack, according to a large, long-term study. It included more than 238,000
Continue readingMany Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) As many as one-third of doctors may be sending patients for a thyroid ultrasound for reasons not supported by guidelines, a new study finds. The use of ultrasound
Continue readingOlympian Usain Bolt Reported to Have COVID-19
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Eight-time Olympic running champion Usain Bolt has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Jamaican newspaper, but the world’s fastest man hasn’t
Continue readingThousands of COVID Cases Already on College Campuses
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, 2020 Just weeks after colleges across the United States reopened their campuses for the fall semester,
Continue readingConfirmed Case of Coronavirus Reinfection Reported
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 — The world’s first confirmed case of reinfection with the new coronavirus has been reported in Hong Kong. That’s cause for concern because it suggests that immunity
Continue readingBlood Pressure Meds Don’t Raise Risk of Depression
Latest High Blood Pressure News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) If you have hypertension and you’re depressed,
Continue readingLockdowns Tough on People With Eating Disorders: Survey
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) The coronavirus pandemic has brought significant challenges for people with eating disorders, a new study finds. During
Continue readingMany Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) Nearly 6 in 10 people who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest sought medical help in the previous two weeks, a new study finds. Cardiac arrest is fatal
Continue readingPreeclampsia May Double a Woman’s Chances for Later Heart Failure
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Pregnant women with preeclampsia are far more likely to develop heart failure later in life than those who don’t
Continue readingSurvivors’ Plasma Still OK for Treating COVID-19
“Antibodies that are derived from people who have recovered from coronavirus are found in a part of their blood called plasma,” Shoham explained. “We now have procedures to obtain it,
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