Dr. Allen says if you are experiencing those symptoms of norovirus, drink lots of fluids and follow a bland diet. For the first couple of days, you may not feel like eating or drinking, and might be highly fatigued. Dehydration can be a serious complication, especially for older adults and young children. ____________________________________________ For the
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So you want to be a cardiothoracic surgeon. Cardiothoracic surgery is the specialty of medicine that deals with surgical procedures of the chest including the heart, aorta, lungs, mediastinum, esophagus, and diaphragm. After medical school, there are multiple pathways to become a cardiothoracic surgeon. The most common is the independent pathway which involves 5-7 of
There are two main types of transplant rejection; T cell mediated and antibody mediated and antibody mediated transplant rejection. These rejections are divided into hyperacute, acute and chronic rejection. In order to reduce and prevent solid organ rejection, patients who receive an organ transplant take immunosuppressive agents to suppress their immune system. In this video
COPENHAGEN — Children and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are about 2.5 times more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), almost twice as likely to report an eating disorder, and 1.5 times more likely to engage in self-harm, a new UK study suggests. The retrospective, observational study of young people with IBD
A woman who experienced unnatural menstrual bleeding and a lot of pain in the abdomen for years was diagnosed with terminal uterine cancer. The U.K.-based mum-of-two is now urging other women to report their health concerns at an early stage to avoid potentially dangerous consequences. Kelly Pendry, 42, told BBC that she started having “heavy,
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — New Yorkers’ beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago. After eluding various rescue attempts, Flaco has settled in quite nicely to his new expansive home — and
NEW ORLEANS – EHR-embedded alerts that a patient with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a great candidate for treatment with a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) more than doubled prescribing of this “pillar” class for HFrEF, compared with control practices that used usual care and no alerts. That’s according to results of BETTER CARE-HF,
Sometimes, employees feel dissatisfied in their workplace and it can affect their productivity, as well as their mental and physical health. A new study looks at a previously ignored factor that has a significant effect on employees’ mental health. The study, published in the Journal of Research in Personality, found that office space designs have a bearing on
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers devised a non-invasive optogenetic and wearable cardiac pacemaker for accurate and specific control of cardiac rhythm for ≤900 beats per minute (bpm), enabled by micro-light-emitting display (LED) harness and systemic channelrhodopsin delivery. Studies have reported an increase in heart rate as a result of anxiety. However,
A study published in JAMA Network Open has found that in the US between 1999 and 2020, Black infants disproportionately died from necrotizing enterocolitis compared to White infants, despite overall improvements in the rates of death from the disease. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most common causes of death in preterm infants. Medically-fragile
30mg tablets of Shire Plc’s Adderall XR. JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images Josh Disbrow is chairman and CEO of Aytu BioPharma, which makes a competing drug to treat ADHD called Adzenys XR-ODT. A nationwide shortage of Adderall has left many patients struggling to manage their attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD. From
SAN ANTONIO — Patients with asthma at one large academic medical center were not prescribed a biologic therapy very often over a 5-year period, a researcher reported, although patient adherence to a prescription was also problematic. Just 3.7% of patients received a new biologic prescription within a year of referral to a specialist, according to
NEW ORLEANS – Immediate complete revascularization was non-inferior to staged complete revascularization in patients who presented with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and multivessel disease, according to BIOVASC trial findings. In the prospective, open-label study, the composite primary outcome occurred in 7.6% of 764 patients in the immediate complete revascularization group and in 9.4% of 761
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Here’s how to nap like a pro. First, understand the concept of sleep inertia. Napping for too long will subject you to deeper stages of sleep and increase the likelihood you’ll wake up feeling drowsy or disoriented. Fifteen minutes is the sweet spot for me; however, I recommend experimenting in the range of ten to
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Patients with degenerative mitral valve (MV) regurgitation that calls for surgery may, for the most part, safely choose either a standard procedure requiring a midline sternotomy or one performed through a mini-thoracotomy, suggests a randomized comparison of the two techniques. Still, the minimally invasive approach showed some advantages in the study. Patients’ quality of recovery
In the next 12 years, the global population could see a significant increase in the number of overweight or obese people, with a new study claiming at least 4 billion individuals would weigh more than the normal average. The World Obesity Federation recently released its World Obesity Atlas 2023 report predicting the global economic impact of
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that takes a closer look at eating disorders, disordered eating and relationships with food and body image. CNN — Ending cycles of dieting and learning to accept the body you are in sounds great, but it may feel a bit like a fairytale. How can you
NEW ORLEANS – In the first pivotal randomized, controlled trial of a transcatheter device for the repair of severe tricuspid regurgitation, a large reduction in valve dysfunction was associated with substantial improvement in quality of life (QOL) persisting out of 1 year of follow-up, according to results of the TRILUMINATE trial. Based on the low procedural
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Nobody likes to be blamed for something they didn’t do. So why do some of us end up getting the short straw for other people’s faults, mistakes, or wrongdoings? Here’s everything you need to know about scapegoating, why it happens, and what you can do to stop being your family’s scapegoat Not every family has
A man in Charlotte County, Florida, just wanted to relieve some symptoms by clearing his nasal cavity with water. But what happened next led to his early demise. The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County reported in a news release issued late last month that a resident got infected by the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Global biotechnology leader CSL (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY) today presented results from the pivotal placebo-controlled Phase 3 VANGUARD clinical trial of garadacimab (CSL312). Garadacimab is CSL’s investigational first-in-class monoclonal antibody being developed as a long-term prophylactic treatment for patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE). Results from the trial, the
The results, published in eClinicalMedicine, have direct implications for clinical practice by providing a list of reference values for a multitude of cardiac parameters used in daily practice. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has allowed scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) to produce an accurate picture of the healthy heart in adolescence. Using
U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver a blistering criticism of Republican policies at a speech in Virginia Beach on Tuesday afternoon where he will warn of GOP plans to cut access to federal health-care programs. Speaking at the Kempsville Recreation Center, Biden will point to GOP proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut
SAN ANTONIO — Treatment with the interleukin-5 (IL-5) antagonist mepolizumab (Nucala) increased freedom from oral corticosteroids after 2 years in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, according to a post-hoc analysis of the real-world prospective REALITI-A trial. The proportion of those achieving freedom from oral corticosteroids increased from 4% at week 0 to 22% at week