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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Most people probably think of school as something for strengthening the brain. Increasingly, researchers are learning that it may be just as important for the heart. Education is an excellent predictor of heart disease, multiple studies have shown. Dr. Arshed A. Quyyumi, director of the Emory […]
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 — When actress Alyssa Milano was first struck by the new coronavirus back in March, her symptoms mirrored the classic signs of COVID-19: fever, headache, loss of smell, chest heaviness, extreme breathing difficulties and a bad stomach. “It felt like I was dying,” Milano, 47, posted on Twitter. Those symptoms have […]
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 — A new study confirms what your parents always told you: Getting an education opens the door to career opportunities and higher salaries. But it may also benefit your well-being in old age. “The total amount of formal education that people receive is related to their average levels of cognitive [mental] […]
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ACA’s essential benefits: Key takeaways Prior to 2014, the coverage available in the major medical health insurance market ran the gamut from robust to terrible. While there were plenty of solid plans with comprehensive coverage, there were also policies that were riddled with exclusions, even for things most of us would consider essential, like maternity […]
Continue ReadingEli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced the initiation of BLAZE-2, a Phase 3 trial studying LY-CoV555 for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in residents and staff at long-term care facilities in the U.S. (skilled nursing facilities, commonly referred to as nursing homes, and assisted living facilities). LY-CoV555, the lead antibody from Lilly’s […]
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 — Taking a daily low-dose aspirin may speed the progression of cancer in the elderly, a new clinical trial shows. Daily aspirin doubled the risk that a person 70 or older would die from a stage 3 cancer, and increased the…
Continue ReadingFor Dr. Gabe Charbonneau, a primary care doctor in Stevensville, Montana, the coronavirus pandemic is an existential threat. Charbonneau, 43, his two partners and 10 staff members are struggling to keep their rural practice alive. Patient volume is slowly returning to pre-COVID levels. But the large Seattle-area company that owns his practice is reassessing its […]
Continue ReadingScientists at the University of California, Riverside, have used machine learning to identify hundreds of new potential drugs that could help treat COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2. “There is an urgent need to identify effective drugs that treat or prevent COVID-19,” said Anandasankar Ray, a professor of molecular, cell, and […]
Continue ReadingTUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2020 — Narcissists don’t learn from their mistakes because they don’t acknowledge them, a new study shows. When faced with a poor outcome due to their decisions, most people ask, “What should I have done differently to avoid this outcome?” But a narcissist says, “No one could have seen this coming,” according […]
Continue ReadingTUESDAY, Aug. 11, 2020 — After a concussion, it may not be safe to drive for a while, a new, small study suggests. “People who have concussions often have slower reaction times as a result, and do more poorly on tests of thinking skills after their injury than their peers without concussions,” said researcher Julianne […]
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