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Georgia Morris was diagnosed with a form of arthritis when she was just 23, after months of suffering with a mystery condition that left her joints so sore and swollen she couldn’t get up the stairs. Thanks to the ‘hidden’ nature of her condition and the fact that it is typically associated with older people, Georgia

(Reuters) – COVID-19 is generally less severe in vaccinated patients but that does not mean breakthrough infections will be benign, a large study shows. Researchers analyzed data collected by the U.S. Veterans Affairs Administration from 16,035 survivors of breakthrough infections, 48,536 unvaccinated COVID-19 survivors and nearly 3.6 million uninfected people. At six months after infection,

The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw continued ups and downs when it came to telehealth use. A few months after widespread vaccine use emboldened some patients to seek in-person care, the Delta variant began to drive case numbers up again – and many individuals, having experienced the convenience of telehealth, continued to take

Concomitant rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (RSsNP) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with a poorer, disease-specific, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), a Norwegian study is showing. “Chronic rhinosinusitis has an impact on patients’ HRQoL,” lead author Marte Rystad Øie, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway, told Medscape Medical News in an email.

As soon as the 2019 novel coronavirus was characterized as capable of causing atypical pneumonia, and subsequently named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), medical and public health professionals put vulnerable populations on alert. Older adults, individuals with asthma and smokers were among the groups who have been cautioned to avoid SARS-CoV-2’s accompanying illness,

By understanding the epidemiology and population biology of a significant and high-priority pathogen, Enteroccocus faecium (E. faecium) in Irish hospitals, researchers from Trinity College and colleagues are, for the first time, providing the evidence base for more effective surveillance, and infection and prevention control strategies aimed at minimizing the spread of the antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Fifth-wave coronavirus infections in France are rising at an alarming rate, the government reported Sunday, with new daily COVID cases close to doubling over the past week. The seven-day average of new cases reached 17,153 on Saturday, up from 9,458 a week earlier, according to the health authorities, an increase of 81 percent. “The fifth

Hospitals in the nation's more remote areas are constantly under threat. Since 2010, over 100 rural U.S. hospitals have closed, resulting in the loss of emergency department care. Despite the increasing risk of closure, a recent Michigan Medicine-led study found that patients treated at rural emergency departments have similar outcomes to those receiving care at

Bacteria generally have a bad reputation, as people first think of certain strains that can cause serious illnesses like pneumonia or meningitis. However, there are many helpful bacteria, known as probiotics, that assist the body in different ways. University of Cincinnati researchers have now engineered a probiotic designed to target and break down cancer cell

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A drug that strips cancer cells of their quest for immortality represents an effective new option for patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia, including those not helped by the only class of drugs currently approved to treat the disease, a clinical trial by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators demonstrates. Of the 32 patients in the trial, more than

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A surge in cases in the Upper Midwest has some Michigan schools keeping students at home ahead of Thanksgiving and the military sending medical teams to Minnesota to relieve hospital staffs overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. The worsening outlook in the Midwest

It can be hard to know which is the best vegan protein powder for you, especially when more and more people are turning to a plant-based diet. Fortunately, we’re starting to see a rise in dairy-free protein powders, but how can you tell which product is best for you?  Leila Dehghan told Live Science, “Most

The internet has been abuzz with tooth talk after presenter and X Factor alum Rylan Clark shared he was going to get a ‘new smile’. His iconic veneers have been sparkling on our screens since 2013, so news that he’s swapped things up has spread far and wide. It’s also caused us to wonder: what’s

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece on Thursday ordered private sector doctors in five regions in the north of the country to assist its health system as it grapples with a surge in COVID-19 infections. The government had called on private sector doctors to help out earlier this month, as Greece’s public hospitals and intensive care wards

Consumer advocates are up-in-arms over the announcement that Medicare premiums for physician and hospital outpatient services will increase by 15% in 2022, the result, in large part, of government uncertainty about whether it will have to pay for the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm). The $56,000-a-year infusion was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration

The placenta from mothers of healthy newborns could one day be used to reduce brain injury in growth-restricted babies, according to University of Queensland research. Dr. Julie Wixey from UQ’s Centre for Clinical Research said the study found stem cells sourced from a healthy placenta may reduce damaging inflammation in these babies after only three

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