SARS-CoV-2-positive household members up infection risk for healthcare workers
Sep 09, 2021
An exposure to positive household members was linked to increased risk for infection for vaccinated healthcare workers.
AHA: High sodium, low potassium intake linked to higher cardiovasular risk
Nov 22, 2021
Higher sodium excretion, lower potassium excretion and higher sodium-to-potassium ratio were linked to higher cardiovascular risk.
Record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations seen in Florida
Aug 05, 2021
The fact that less than 3% of current hospitalizations arrived from nursing homes and long-term care facilities shows the state’s focus on vaccinating and protecting Florida’s seniors and most...
WHO says global monkeypox cases have jumped 77 percent in one week
Jul 08, 2022
The virus typically infects people through bites from rodents or small animals, and not through person-to-person spread.
Adults with IBD show antibody response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
Nov 09, 2021
After mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, 99% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease had detectable antibodies regardless of immunocompromising therapies.
Adhering to life’s simple 7 may cut coronary heart disease risk despite genetics
Feb 08, 2022
In the high polygenic risk score group, the ideal versus poor LS7 was linked to 20.2 more years free of coronary heart disease.
Aqueous biomarkers may help predict treatment response in neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Feb 01, 2022
Treated patients who required less frequent anti-VEGF injections had increased apolipoprotein B100.
Risk factors identified for developing COVID-19
Dec 15, 2021
A prospective cohort study conducted in the U.K. shows that the odds of developing COVID-19 increased with household overcrowding and higher BMI.
mRNA vaccine effectiveness sustained over 24-week period
Aug 20, 2021
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were effective against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among adults.
CDC: In 16 states, 35 percent or more residents now obese
Sep 16, 2021
Obesity remains a huge health concern in the United States.