What Older Americans Need to Know About Taking Paxlovid

A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible one yet. Hospitalizations of infected patients are rising. And older adults represent nearly 90% of U.S. deaths from covid-19 in recent months, the largest portion since the start of the pandemic. What does that mean for people 65 and older catching covid for the first time […]

“What fainting on a run has taught me about stress and the importance of rest”

After experiencing vasovagal syncope, writer Hannah Bradfield spoke to a cardiologist to find out what the condition entails, why it happened, what to do (and not to do) when somebody faints – and how stress can manifest physically.  On one particularly gross Sunday morning, despite the relentless rain and a subpar night’s sleep, I dragged […]

Hearing tests for young could stop dementia

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info About 4 in 10 dementia cases are said to be preventable and linked to 12 […]

Recommendations updated for management of celiac disease

In clinical guidelines published in the January issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, updated recommendations are presented for the evaluation and management of patients with celiac disease (CD), defined as a permanent immune-mediated response to gluten present in wheat, barley, and rye. Alberto Rubio-Tapia, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues updated the 2013 […]

Endogenous molecule protects from life-threatening complications after stem-cell transplantation

Acute Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a life-threatening complication after leukemia treatment with allogeneic stem cell transplantation (i.e., the transplantation of cells from another person). GvHD occurs when the transplanted immune cells are overly active and damage the receiving patient’s healthy tissue. Researchers from the University Medical Center Freiburg and the Cluster of Excellence CIBSS of […]

In China, No Easy Way to Get Pfizer’s COVID Drug Paxlovid

BEIJING, Jan 16 (Reuters) – When Li’s 83-year-old father with diabetes started coughing and complaining of body aches last month, the Beijing resident became anxious about finding a treatment for COVID-19 in case his parent had caught the virus sweeping the city. He heard at that time that Pfizer’s anti-viral drug Paxlovid was an effective treatment, […]

Second major Toronto hospital experiences 'Code Grey'

Just days after SickKids said it was back up and running after a LockBit ransomware attack, Toronto’s University Health Network declared an IT outage affecting numerous digital systems across its network.  WHY IT MATTERS UHN, one of the largest health systems in Canada with three acute care hospitals and other facilities, warned patients at the onset of the […]