COVID-19 and colonoscopies: 5 things to know
With the downward curve in COVID-19 cases, more and more people are pursuing once-delayed medical treatment.
It’s a positive trend that University of Michigan Health...
Many people with COVID-19 get deadly ‘black fungus’ disease
Recent studies found that patients who have or are recovering from COVID-19 who then contract a sometimes deadly fungal infection known as mucormycosis—also known...
These foods may protect your brain from Alzheimer’s disease
Epidemiological evidence linking diet, one of the most important modifiable lifestyle factors, and risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is rapidly increasing.
However, there is little...
Rising blood pressure upon standing may signal later heart problems
In a new study from the University of Padova, researchers found for young and middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, a substantial rise upon...
Many people with long COVID get memory problems, Cambridge study shows
In a new study from the University of Cambridge, researchers found weven in ten long COVID patients experience concentration and memory problems several months...
Rice diet may help reserve diabetic eye disease
Diabetic retinopathy is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the tissue at the back of the eye (retina).
Poorly controlled blood sugar is...
Two years into Covid-19, where do we go from here
Precisely two years ago last week, then-Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York as it quickly became clear that the...
Mammograms may help predict heart disease and stroke risk
In a new study from Kaiser Permanente, researchers found routine mammograms used to screen for breast cancer also could help identify postmenopausal women at...
Fewer antibodies against COVID-19 in older people, study finds
In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found older people appear to have fewer antibodies against the novel...
A routine checkup led him to fix a leaky heart valve before it became...
When Randy Fritz went to his primary care physician for a checkup, he hadn't been to see his doctor in more than a decade,...