Nearly 20% of adults have elevated troponin levels after major non-cardiac surgery
About 20% of adults who have major non-cardiac surgery had elevated troponin levels, yet nearly all of them did not have symptoms of injury, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. People with cardiovascular risk factors…
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Adults with disability less likely to have received COVID-19 vaccine
(HealthDay)—Adults with a disability are less likely to report having received one or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, although they are more likely to report higher endorsement of the vaccine as protection, according to research published in the Oct….
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J&J vaccine prevents SARS-CoV-2-induced thrombosis and inflammation in hamsters
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in an intense focus on the development of vaccines. Animal models have been utilized to evaluate the efficacy of newly developed vaccines and to define molecular and immunologic correlates of protection. Study:…
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Pfizer COVID Vaccine Antibodies May Disappear in 7 Months: Study
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Antibody levels may wane after 7 months for people who got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a new study published on the bioRxiv preprint server. In…
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How to exercise without hurting your knees
Want to know how to exercise without hurting your knees? Unfortunately, knee pain is an extremely common ailment, with one in four adults suffering from frequent knee pain, according to a recent paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Exercise…
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More memory B cells exist in those fully vaccinated with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, study says
A new study by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers is revealing that some people who received an mRNA vaccination for COVID-19 have greater immune responses compared to others. While the vaccine induces strong immune responses against the virus in…
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Study shows emotional toll faced by police staff analysing child sex abuse images
Police staff who have to analyze and categorize images of child sexual abuse cope with the trauma associated with their work by developing informal ways to support each other, research shows. Being able to recognize their own distress—and that of…
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Powerful new antivirals for COVID are coming
(HealthDay)—People newly infected with COVID-19 might soon have access to what essentially is Tamiflu for the novel coronavirus, a breakthrough that experts say would drastically alter the course of the ongoing pandemic. At least three contenders are vying to become…
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Sugar compounds in breast milk relieve uncomfortable side effects caused by chemotherapy
Two Vanderbilt researchers have isolated sugar compounds in breast milk that can relieve hidden yet life-altering negative side effects of cancer treatment. Traditional chemotherapy destroys cancer by killing rapidly growing cancer cells has several visible, relatively minor side effects—rashes, hair…
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Adding Statins to Steroids in Thyroid Eye Disease Improves Outcomes
Treatment of Graves’ orbitopathy with statins in combination with glucocorticoids shows benefits among people with — and even without — high cholesterol, results from a new randomized clinical trial show. “Our results [indicate] that adding atorvastatin to intravenous glucocorticoids seems…
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