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FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 — For kids with asthma, more time spent at home and donning masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be providing a reprieve from emergency symptoms, new research shows. Boston Children’s Hospital’s emergency department (ED) observed a steep decline in asthma-related emergency visits last spring. That coincided with a surge of […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 — Young women who regularly visit tanning salons may have an increased risk of developing endometriosis, a new study suggests. Researchers said the findings, from a large study of U.S. women, don’t prove that tanning beds help cause the painful pelvic condition. But, they noted, the study might give women more […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 — Sudden, epilepsy-related death is more common than thought in infants and children, a new study suggests. It also found that Black and multiracial youngsters are at higher risk for what’s known as sudden unexpected death in…
Continue ReadingJanssen-Cilag International N.V., part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, has initiated a rolling submission with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its investigational single-dose vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19. The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) enabled a rolling review of the investigational single-dose Janssen COVID-19 […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Major birth defects are associated with an increased, lifelong risk of cancer, researchers say. It has been known that people with major birth defects have a greater risk of developing cancer as children and teens, but it wasn’t clear whether the risk extends into adulthood. To find out, Norwegian researchers […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Cancer cases among U.S. teens and young adults have shot up 30% since the 1970s, new research reveals. Kidney cancer has risen at the greatest rate, increasing more than threefold among young men and women, according to the researchers. Breast cancers were the most common cancers among women and […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — The U.S. National Institutes of Health has updated guidelines for treating asthma. The update is the first in 13 years and takes into account new medications and other advances in asthma care. It focuses on treatment tailored for different age groups and severity of disease. But better asthma care won’t […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Vaping among teens and young adults has decreased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with two-thirds of e-cigarette users reporting that they’ve either cut back or quit, a new study says. About 32% of e-cigarette users said they quit this year and another 35% reported cutting back, according to survey results […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Even before signs of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia appear, people are prone to make poor financial decisions, a new study finds. Older people diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s were more likely to miss credit card payments as early as six years before their diagnosis, compared with similar people without […]
Continue ReadingJAMAODCOVID.pdf THURSDAY, Dec. 3 — Blame it on the pandemic: For people struggling with drug addiction, 2020 has triggered a big rise in emergency room visits for cardiac arrest tied to drug overdoses, new research shows. The finding was based on data involving 80% of emergency medical services (EMS) “activations” across the United States. It […]
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