(HealthDay)—Mike Smith is beating the odds. Diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer back in 2016, the 56-year-old South Carolina resident […]
When COVID patients are intubated in ICU, the trauma lingers long after the emergency
The current wave of COVID cases is leading to more hospital and intensive care (ICU) admissions. Frontline health workers and […]
94% of patients with cancer respond well to COVID-19 vaccines
In a U.S. and Swiss study, nearly all patients with cancer developed good immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines […]
Crohn’s disease patients have specific IgG antibodies to human bacterial flagellins
Last year, Charles O. Elson, M.D., demonstrated a potential preventive treatment for Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease. […]
Treatment not always needed to prevent vision loss in patients with elevated eye pressure
More than 20 years after the launch of a landmark clinical trial, follow-up examinations and analyses found that not all […]
For older patients, focusing on what matters is often the best medicine
A woman in her 80s wanted to play with her great-grandchildren when they came to visit, but knee pain made […]
Patients should receive COVID-19 vaccine before surgery to reduce risk of death
Patients waiting for elective surgery should get COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the general population—potentially helping to avoid thousands of post-operative […]
Some long haul COVID patients are feeling better after vaccination
For many, it’s like emerging suddenly from a long, dark tunnel. Some people who’ve been laid low for months by […]
Exercise linked with better health in patients with kidney disease
The first study to report the optimal amount of physical activity in patients with kidney disease is published on World […]
Preventive blood thinning drugs linked to reduced risk of death in COVID-19 patients
Patients given preventive blood thinning drugs (prophylactic anticoagulants) within 24 hours of admission to hospital with COVID-19 are less likely […]