Rheumatoid arthritis patients remain unaware of CV risk

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(HealthDay)—Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have low awareness about associated cardiovascular (CV) risk, according to a study published online April 20 in ACR Open Rheumatology. Shubhasree Banerjee, M.D., from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues conducted a telephone survey of 185 patients with RA participating in the Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America RA registry. Questions assessed […]

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Corona-Exit strategy: the researchers present a scenario for way out of the crisis

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As he looks, the way out of the Lockdown? This question countless researchers and politicians to go currently. Scientists of the four major German research organizations are now concrete – and a seven-sided Exit submitted-strategy. Scientists from Germany’s largest research organizations have joined together to ensure a common approach to reducing the Covid-19-to submit epidemic in Germany. The experts from […]

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Breastfeeding helps prevent mothers from developing diabetes after childbirth

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A team of South Korean researchers found that lactation can lower the incidence and reduce the risk of maternal postpartum diabetes. The researchers identified that lactation increases the mass and function of pancreatic beta cells through serotonin production. The team suggested that sustained improvements in pancreatic beta cells, which can last for years even after the cessation of lactation, improve […]

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I was a nurse on the front lines of Ebola, and I saw that nurses need support for the trauma and pain they experience

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Since the beginning of the profession, nurses have played pivotal roles during outbreaks of disease, delivering care throughout even the bleakest of public health emergencies. Here’s my story: In 2014, the world was slowly recognizing that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was monumental in scale and getting worse. More than 30,000 were infected, and 11,000 would die. Transmitted from […]

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Working to improve COVID-19 testing

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A shortage of COVID-19 test kits and the need for broader testing in Vermont has mobilized a task force of researchers from UVM College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Larner College of Medicine, Vermont Integrative Genomic Resource and the University of Vermont Medical Center. The scientific team is working to bridge the gap in available test supplies in Vermont and […]

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As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward?

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With the lockdown in Wuhan, China, lifted at the beginning of April and some European countries slowly reopening their economies, many nations are wondering what the immediate future might look like amidst the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. One of the first key questions is determining how many people have already been infected. Recent antibody studies, including a survey in New […]

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Medicare applications raise anxiety for seniors in pandemic

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At greater risk from COVID-19, some seniors now face added anxiety due to delays obtaining Medicare coverage. Advocates for older people say the main problem involves certain applications for Medicare’s “Part B” coverage for outpatient care. It stems from the closure of local Social Security offices in the coronavirus pandemic. Part B is particularly important these days because it covers […]

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Coronavirus symptoms: Experiencing this repeated sensation with chills is a new sign

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has expanded its list of possible symptoms of coronavirus, a step which signifies how the deadly virus has such a broad variation and unpredictability in the way it can affect individual patients. The health agency changed details on its website to cite a new symptom. If you experience the following repeated sensation along with chills it could signal […]

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