A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Rush Medical College and Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School has found a link between the use of antibiotics by middle-aged women and cognitive decline later in life. The group has published a paper describing their work on […]

In the latter 43 weeks of 2020, fatal overdose deaths in the United States exceeded those forecasted by 12 percent (7,601 deaths), according to a research letter published online March 21 in JAMA Network Open. Abigail R. Cartus, Ph.D., from the Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, Rhode Island, and colleagues estimated the proportion of drug overdose deaths […]

Third-party vendor physicians appear to be more much more likely than their system-employed counterparts to prescribe antibiotics during acute care telehealth visits for acute respiratory infection (ARI), according to a recent study in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. As health systems expand their direct-to-consumer (DTC) virtual care, the quality of that care seems to vary, write the authors. Patients […]

An international group of researchers led by the UAB analyzed the genes that are expressed in neurons and astrocytes based on data from 800 individuals and compared what happens in Alzheimer's patients and in people without diagnosed dementia. The study, published in Neurobiology of disease, highlights the need to analyze molecular markers, such as genetic sequences or brain proteins, to […]

In just a few photos, Ashley Graham captured the magic, beauty and messiness of breastfeeding. On Wednesday, the model took to Instagram to share a series of intimate snapshots of her feeding her twins Malachi and Roman. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbc7ssELdUI/ A post shared by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@ashleygraham) Graham is no stranger to […]

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Nursing mothers who received COVID-19 mRNA vaccination experienced adverse events similar to those reported by the general population. COVID-19 vaccination is considered to be safe for nursing mothers and their breastfed infants, according to a new study in the peer-reviewed journal Breastfeeding Medicine. Dolores Sabina Romero Ramírez, University Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Spain, and co-authors found that at least […]

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued a new practice advisory on preventing recurrent stroke in patients with symptomatic large artery intracranial atherosclerosis (sICAS). The advisory, which is endorsed by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Neurocritical Care Society, and Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology, recommends treatment using antiplatelet drugs and statins as well as lifestyle changes for […]

Genetic testing of saliva samples identifies the SARS-CoV-2 virus more quickly than testing of nasal swabs. The research is published March 21 in Microbiology Spectrum, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. "That is important because people can spread COVID-19 before they know that they have it," said coauthor Donald K. Milton, M.D., DrPH, a professor of occupational and […]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research should help allay concerns about both safety and potential athletic performance declines when healthy people wear a face mask during physical activities. A systematic literature review found that healthy individuals can perform heavy exercise in face masks commonly worn for prevention of COVID-19 with minimal physiologic changes. The study was presented this week […]