The COVID-19 vaccine isn’t having any trouble attracting suitors. But there’s another, older model that’s been mostly ignored by the young men of America: the HPV vaccine. Using data from the 2010-2018 National Health Interview Surveys, Michigan Medicine researchers found…
Read More
Few Adults at Risk for Primary Aldosteronism Get Screened
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Only 3% of adults at high risk for primary aldosteronism (PA) are screened for the condition, according to a study presented at ENDO 2021, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting. “Primary aldosteronism causes persistently elevated blood…
Read More
Effective treatment for insomnia delivered in a few short phone calls
Insomnia—trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up too early—is a common condition in older adults. Sleeplessness can be exacerbated by osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis causing joint pain. While there are effective therapies for treating insomnia in…
Read More
Few clinical studies examine high blood pressure treatments for Black Americans
High blood pressure affects Black adults in the U.S. more than any other group. But studies exploring its impact on them remain scant, an analysis of clinical trials over the past decade shows. The analysis, published Monday in the Journal…
Read More
A disinfection system that could neutralise COVID-19 in a few minutes
Cedrión, a company supported by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), has designed a disinfection system that could neutralize COVID-19 in just over 10 minutes. The system uses atmospheric plasma to disinfect spaces and surfaces and neutralizes almost all…
Read More
Few COVID-19 tests performed after death
In the effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, government leaders are working to increase the number of people being tested for COVID-19. In rare cases, that includes testing people who have recently died. In the midst of the…
Read More