More than three quarters of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) and no revascularization options were able to avoid above-the-ankle amputation through a new technique called transcatheter arterialization of deep veins (TADV), a multicenter study shows. TADV is a percutaneous approach that creates an artery-to-vein connection to deliver oxygenated blood via the venous system to
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Children, particularly the healthy ones, may no longer need the COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots after the World Health Organization (WHO) classified them as “low priority” in its updated vaccination guidance. But the U.S. begs to disagree. The WHO released its Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization’s (SAGE) revised roadmap for Covid vaccine prioritization
People’s perception of time is subjective and based not only on their emotional state but also on heartbeat and heart rate (HR), two new studies suggest. Researchers studied young adults with an electrocardiogram (ECG), measuring electrical activity at millisecond resolution while participants listened to tones that varied in duration. Participants were asked to report whether
Mpox — formerly called monkeypox — is likely to make a comeback this year, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warning that the new wave could be worse than last year. In a press release issued Thursday, the CDC said many places in the U.S. are at risk of seeing a
Most expert witnesses at a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday agreed that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — middlemen between the drug companies and insurers — drive up the prices of prescription drugs, leaving patients with higher out-of-pocket costs, and offered a range of suggestions on how to curb PBM abuses. Historically, PBMs
DENVER — Metabolic syndrome in both early and mid-adulthood is associated with symptoms of knee osteoarthritis, according to a study presented at the OARSI 2023 World Congress. “Relative to those without metabolic syndrome at either life stage, knee pain scores were more pronounced for those who developed metabolic syndrome after young adulthood than those who had
Americans may have seemingly reached a state of “vaccine fatigue,” causing most of them to refuse the vaccine boosters for continued protection against COVID-19. When the U.S. government rolled out the Covid bivalent booster doses last September, public health experts were hopeful that many would grab the chance to stay protected from the virus and
Private health and welfare costs are continuing to rise, with social inequality increasing alongside them. This is the worrying statistic confirmed at recent talks made by several experts from the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) and held by the Italian Senate’s Social Affairs’ Committee. Cristina Freguja, from ISTAT’s centralized Department of Social Statistics and
A mysterious and severe outbreak of hepatitis among young kids that was reported across the U.S. last year has been linked to a childhood respiratory virus. According to a new study, published in the journal Nature, the respiratory virus – adeno-associated virus 2, or AAV2 – was found in 93% of the cases studied. According
On May 11, the U.S. public health emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 will end. And with it, many Americans will no longer have access to free, government-sponsored COVID vaccines. Under the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, the U.S. government purchased and distributed COVID-19 vaccines for free to its populace, regardless of insurance or citizenship status. The
High-dose prophylactic anticoagulation or therapeutic anticoagulation reduced de novo thrombosis in patients with hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia, based on data from 334 adults. Patients with hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia are at increased risk of thrombosis and anticoagulation-related bleeding, therefore data to identify the lowest effective anticoagulant dose are needed, wrote Vincent Labbé, MD, of Sorbonne University, Paris, France, and
The eyes are the window to the soul. But they could also be the window to a person’s aging profile. Google Health, the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, and other research facilities and organizations have teamed up to study how retinal scans could help track human aging more accurately than other aging clocks available. The
Despite federal legislation doing away with cost-sharing for initial breast cancer screening, out-of-pocket costs for needed follow-up tests remain significant financial barriers for many women. An analysis of claims data found that women with higher cost-sharing undergo fewer subsequent breast diagnostic tests after an abnormal screening mammogram compared with peers with lower cost-sharing. “The chief
A long COVID patient is speaking up and sharing her harrowing experience with the lingering condition that has made breathing difficult for her. Treva Taylor, 57, opened up about her case to CBS News this week, saying she’s been facing an uphill battle with long COVID since her bout with severe COVID-19 in January 2021.
The New England Journal of Medicine is charging ahead with its coverage of the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, publishing a special report, a review, and an editorial in this week’s issue, and announcing the creation of a journal dedicated to AI. The special report, written by researchers from Microsoft, outlined potential medical
The warming of the planet may mean more suicides, new research suggests. New findings show a significant association between higher temperatures and an increase in suicide deaths. These findings “highlight the importance of implementing effective climate policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tailoring public health policies to adapt to global warming,” investigators led by
When you think of anti-aging solutions, your mind would conjure images of vitamin C serums, collagen supplements and sunscreen lotions. You are unlikely to consider invasive weeds as part of the list. Interestingly, a new study is putting the spotlight on an invasive weed that grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious plant. Researchers
NEW ORLEANS — Limited treatment options exist for brittle nail syndrome, a heterogeneous abnormality characterized by increased nail plate fragility, with nails that split, flake, crumble, and become soft and lose elasticity. “The mainstay of treatment is irritant avoidance and moisturization,” Shari R. Lipner, MD, PhD, associate professor of clinical dermatology and director of the nail division at
People with asthma or eczema are at an increased risk of developing osteoarthritis, a new study reveals. The study published in the Annals of Rheumatic Disease Monday further suggested the possibility of an allergic pathway in the development of Osteoarthritis that can be targeted with existing drugs. What is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is the most common
Dec. 20, 2012, started like any other day for me as an ob/gyn when I was called to do a precipitous delivery. I immediately saw that the baby’s heart rate was dangerously low, and knew I had to act quickly. Several nurses helped me maintain the patient’s position to get a vacuum on the baby’s
Isotretinoin, for severe, nodular acne, comes with complex safety requirements, and today, two US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committees began a 2-day meeting examining how to relieve some of those burdens for patients, pharmacies, and prescribers. Isotretinoin, previously called Accutane, is marketed as Absorica, Absorica LD, Claravis, Amnesteem, Myorisan, and Zenatane. In a joint
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced new vaccination guidance as the world continues to grapple with Omicron and its subvariants. In a news release Tuesday, the WHO said its Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) revised the roadmap for prioritizing the use of the vaccines to reflect the impact of omicron alongside the
FRANKFURT - BioNTech plans to spend up to about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) more on research and development and buy back up to $500 million more of its shares this year, drawing on more than 21 billion euros from the now waning commercial success of its COVID-19 vaccine.In a statement on Monday, Germany’s BioNTech, Pfizer’s partner on
Omega-3 fatty acids are touted for a myriad of health benefits, one of which is vision protection. Now, a newly developed version of an Omega-3 fatty acid can prevent vision loss stemming from Alzheimer’s disease, researchers said. Researchers at the University of Illinois, Chicago, developed a new form of omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
Recently, the Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that would have allowed pregnant women to use the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane. The Utah Senate rejected this bill. HOV lanes are intended to reduce traffic congestion and help the environment. They have no further ambition. Bills like this are really attempts to imbue a fetus
Adding time-restricted eating to a calorie-restricted diet did not provide added benefits in adults with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to the results of a randomized controlled trial conducted in China. With the same calorie restrictions, an 8-hour time-restricted eating (TRE) pattern was no more effective in lowering intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content
A 30-year-old woman in the U.K., who was unable to urinate normally for more than a year, has revealed her ordeal on social media, saying it took her 14 months to get a diagnosis about her rare condition. The condition that affected Elle Adams from east London left her unable to pee even though she
LONDON (Reuters) – Most patients admitted to hospitals with acute viral infections are given antibiotics as a precaution against bacterial co-infection, but this practice may not improve survival, new research suggests. Researchers investigated the impact of antibiotic use on survival in more than 2,100 patients in a hospital in Norway between 2017 and 2021 and