FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Dispatching rapid-response medical teams to perform an emergency procedure on stroke patients significantly improves their chances of survival and a good recovery, according to a new study. Researchers assessed a pilot program in New York City where a mobile interventional stroke team (MIST)Continue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Growing numbers of Americans aren’t getting enough iron in their diets most likely due to changes in farming practices and a shift away from red meat, researchers report. The upshot: Rates of iron-deficiency anemia are on the rise. “Iron deficiency remains a majorContinue Reading

TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Anyone who’s ever undergone knee replacement understands the real and troubling risk of post-op blood clots. Many patients are told take a daily blood thinner pill long after their procedure. But a new study finds that a one-time injection of an experimental bloodContinue Reading

FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — No amount of lead in drinking water is safe for people with kidney disease, a new study warns. Low levels of lead in drinking water are widespread in the United States. These findings suggest that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules on allowableContinue Reading

MONDAY, July 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A flu shot might offer some protection against severe effects of COVID-19, a new study suggests. If you are infected with COVID-19, having had a flu shot makes it less likely you will suffer severe body-wide infection, blood clots, have a stroke orContinue Reading

TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You have type 2 diabetes, and you are already taking an old standby drug, metformin. But you still need help controlling your blood sugar levels. Which medication would be the best? New research pitted several diabetes drugs against each other and came upContinue Reading

THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When someone suffers a stroke, doctors can often remove the culprit clot obstructing blood flow to the brain. Now, a new study sheds light on why those successful procedures do not always translate into a good outcome. Researchers found that when clot retrievalContinue Reading

FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s been more than six months since Brandy Compton last landed in a hospital emergency room. That’s an amazing medical achievement, brought about by scientific breakthroughs that have been unfortunately overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, experts say. Compton, 31, was born with sickleContinue Reading

THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s a severe blood shortage in the United States due to a recent surge in trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries, the American Red Cross says. The Red Cross is appealing to Americans to roll up their sleeves and donate blood immediately.Continue Reading

THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Very rarely, blood clots can develop after COVID-19 vaccination, and doctors in Canada describe a new test and treatment for the condition in a case study of three patients. All three developed the condition called vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) after receiving theContinue Reading

THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are using mice to study a potential new treatment that could help patients who have sickle cell disease, without some of the risks and side effects of existing therapies. The investigators reported using genetic-based editing on mice to convert a disease-causing hemoglobinContinue Reading