More than one third of adults aged 18-64 years in the United States delayed or went without medical care because of efforts by patients or providers to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to a new report from the Urban Institute. Among the adults who postponed or missed care, 32.6% said the gap worsened one […]
A modeling study suggests a majority of adult COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide are attributable to at least one of four pre-existing conditions: obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure, in that order. The study, published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) and led by researchers at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman […]
Rebel Wilson is proud of her weight loss over the last year. Speaking at the Television Critics Association panel for Pooch Perfect on Thursday, the actress admitted that she has been showing her weight loss off "on Instagram shamelessly." "I'm feeling great and I lost 60 pounds last year," Wilson, 40, said. "It was cool […]
COVID-19 can be diagnosed in 55 minutes or less with the help of programmed magnetic nanobeads and a diagnostic tool that plugs into an off-the-shelf cell phone, according to Rice University engineers. The Rice lab of mechanical engineer Peter Lillehoj has developed a stamp-sized microfluidic chip that measures the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein […]
Low blood levels of immune cells called lymphocytes, in combination with higher levels of inflammation on PET/CT scans, are indicators of active sarcoidosis — an inflammatory disease that attacks multiple organs, particularly the lungs and lymph nodes — which disproportionately affects African Americans. The discovery by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago could help […]
Time to show off those brand new backpacks and lunchboxes! Celebrity parents including Chrissy Teigen, Kristen Bell and Wiz Khalifa have been sharing adorable back-to-school pictures on Instagram. An emotional Teigen posted a snap of her daughter Luna looking at a book of pictures as she headed off for her first day. “They had us […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cats are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, but transmissibility is reduced as the virus spreads through cats, according to new research from China. Studies have suggested that domestic cats may become infected with SARS-CoV-2 from patients with COVID-19, arousing concern that cats could spread the virus to humans, although there is […]
Medical researchers have long understood that a pregnant mother’s diet has a profound impact on her developing fetus’s immune system and that babies—especially those born prematurely—who are fed breast milk have a more robust ability to fight disease, suggesting that even after childbirth, a mother’s diet matters. However, the biological mechanisms underlying these connections have […]
The past year has been like no other for healthcare provider organization executives. They have been put to the test, and the successful have survived intact, with many lessons learned along the way. Today, Healthcare IT News presents the latest in its feature story series talking with healthcare C-suite officers and other health IT leaders […]
Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and abnormal sodium levels in the blood have an increased risk of experiencing respiratory failure or dying, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. “This study shows for the first time that patients presenting at the hospital with COVID-19 and low sodium are […]
