Retired entertainer thought she slept awkwardly. It was a stroke.
Sharon Murff began her 58th birthday before dawn with a clicking sound in her head.
She didn't feel any pain. Yet when she looked in...
Many people have cognitive decline after COVID-19 infection
In two new studies, researchers showed cognitive impairment has been reported following recovery from COVID-19.
In the first study from the University of Texas, researchers...
Half of diabetic Americans need to get more protein in their diets
In a new study from The Ohio State University, researchers found that half of the adults surveyed living with diabetes did not consume the...
Driving with heart disease: Checking fitness to drive safely
People suffering from various types of cardiovascular disease are subject to a certain accident risk when driving a vehicle on the road.
High blood pressure,...
65+ and lonely? Don’t talk to your doctor about another prescription
In a new study from UC San Francisco, researchers found lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain...
These people may not get full benefit from COVID vaccination
In a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that a lower-than-normal immune response to the messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19...
Even slightly higher blood pressure can harm your heart health
Blood pressure is the force manifested by circulating blood against the walls of the body’s arteries, the major blood vessels in the body. Hypertension...
This radio-wave therapy may boost survival in liver cancer
In a new study from Wake Forest School of Medicine, researchers found that a targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves is safe to use...
Dementia can complicate heart recovery and treatment
Dementia is a thief. It steals a person's memory, their ability to reason, to live independently.
As people age and face more medical challenges, it...
Certain fungi in your gut may drive pancreatic cancer growth
In a recent study published in Nature, researchers found certain fungi move from the gut to the pancreas, expand their population more than a thousand-fold,...