During National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month and Aortic Disease Awareness Week, Smidt Heart Institute cardiologists and surgeons are available for interviews with journalists working on stories about these common heart conditions.
ُعتقد أن أكثر من 55 مليون شخصٍ حول العالم مصابون بالخَرَف، وفقًا لمنظمة الصحة العالمية. يقول رونالد بيترسون، دكتور الطب، طبيب الأعصاب، ومدير مركز أبحاث داء الزهايمر التابع لمايو كلينك، إنه لا يمكن منع الخَرَف، ولكن يمكن تقليل خطر الإصابة به.
根据世界卫生组织的数据，全球有超过5500万人患有不同程度的痴呆症。Ronald Petersen（医学博士）认为，痴呆症虽然无法预防，但有办法降低患病风险。Petersen博士是一名神经科医生，兼任妙佑医疗国际阿尔茨海默氏症研究中心主任。
Acredita-se que mais de 55 milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo vivam com demência, de acordo com a Organização Mundial da Saúde. O Dr. Ronald Petersen, neurologista e diretor do Centro de Pesquisa da Doença de Alzheimer da Mayo Clinic, diz que não é possível evitar a demência, mas que é possível reduzir o risco.
Michael Rose, MD, MPH, is a proud gun owner, hunter, and native North Dakotan who practices medicine in the heart of Baltimore. Dr. Rose understands how his personal and professional lives may seem at odds with one another. But in a new personal essay published in Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. Rose draws upon an insider's perspective to offer suggestions for more common-sense gun laws and a safer Second Amendment.
Monkeypox cases are on the rise in the U.S., stoking fear and confusion about the way the virus is spread, who is at risk and where to seek treatment.
After a summer of highly publicized events and ongoing fears over COVID-19, many parents may be worried a little more than usual over the start of the new school year. Ochsner mental health experts encourage parents to talk to their children about those concerns, especially since kids don’t always experience the same worries.
De acuerdo con la Organización Mundial de la Salud, se cree que más de 55 millones de personas en todo el mundo viven con demencia. El Dr. Ronald Petersen, neurólogo y director del Centro de Investigación para la Enfermedad de Alzheimer en Mayo Clinic, indica que aunque no sea posible prevenir la demencia, sí se puede reducir el riesgo de padecerla.
More than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Ronald Petersen, M.D., a neurologist and director of Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, says you can’t prevent dementia, but you can reduce your risk.
As high school sports kick off with the new school year, Ochsner sports medicine experts remind players, parents and coaches that concussions can be difficult to diagnose.
You may know what a hernia is, but do you know that a hernia without pain may be a ticking time bomb in your gut? We asked Harvey Rainville, M.D., a board-certified general surgeon at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, to answer a few of the most common questions about hernias.
As we approach the time of year when students switch from vacation mode to school mode, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center experts are available for interviews on a variety of back-to-school-related topics to share advice for a smooth start to the new school year.
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Emmanuel Thomas, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.S.L.D., has been appointed to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Coinfections and HIV Associated Cancers (HCAC) study section.
“For too long, we've falsely assumed that polio has been eradicated in the U.S.,” says Katherine Foss, a professor and associate director of the School of Journalism & Strategic Media at Middle Tennessee State University. However, no cases doesn’t mean the virus has been eradicated, especially with polio still existing in the world.
Experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, home to California’s top-ranked cardiology and heart surgery programs, will present an array of innovative research—including late-breaking science—during the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022, taking place in person and virtually Aug. 26-29.
When a student’s parent, sibling or other key figure in their life has cancer, school attendance and performance, social relationships and behavior can all be impacted. Social workers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey offer expert advise on helping your child cope during the upcoming school year.
قد يبدو أن فشل القلب من أمراض التقدم في العمر، إلا إنه يمكن أن يصيب المرء في أي وقت خلال حياته. وفي كثير من الحالات، يمكن الوقاية منه أو علاجه. في هذا المقال تشرح قوسية وامل، دكتور الطب، الحاصلة على الدكتوراه، طبيبة القلب في مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية في لندن، عوامل الخطر، والأعراض التي قد يجهلها الناس وكيفية علاج فشل القلب.
A insuficiência cardíaca pode parecer uma doença de pessoas em idade avançada, mas ela pode se desenvolver em qualquer momento da vida. E, em muitos casos, ela pode ser prevenida ou tratada.
Aunque aparentemente la insuficiencia cardíaca sea una enfermedad que se presenta a una edad avanzada, puede desarrollarse a cualquier edad; y en muchos casos, es posible prevenirla y tratarla.
John Horn, an economics expert at Washington University in St. Louis, explains the math of inflation and why focusing on the annual rate of change, rather than month-to-month inflation changes, makes an already bad situation look worse.
Bringing home a new baby is a joyous time for any parent. For first time parents, bringing home a new baby can unlock a wide range of emotions—from excitement to nervousness. As you adjust to parenthood, you’ll notice that your baby has the softest skin, however, you may notice scaly, greasy patches develop on their scalp.
In February, UCI launched the Institute for Precision Health, a campus-wide, interdisciplinary endeavor that merges UCI’s powerhouse health sciences, engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, clinical genomics and data science capabilities. The objective is to identify, create and deliver the most effective health and wellness strategy for each individual person and, in doing so, confront the linked challenges of health equity and the high cost of care.
When it comes to COVID-19 immunity, antibodies do not tell the whole story, according to Cedars-Sinai professor of Medicine Stanley C. Jordan, MD.
With President Joe Biden’s $80 billion Inflation Reduction Plan directing funds to the Internal Revenue Service ($45.6 billion chiefly for enforcement) and taxing cryptocurrencies, a relatively new area for the IRS, Albany Law School Professor Danshera Cords is available to share her insight and deep knowledge of tax law.
Ashish Shah, M.D., has assumed the newly created position of director of clinical trials and translational research and principal investigator in the Section of Virology and Immunotherapy at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Brain Tumor Initiative (BTI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Shah, who calls himself a “quadruple ’Cane,” returns to the site of his undergraduate studies, medical school, and residency as a faculty member. This follows a year-long fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, where he focused on clinical trial design and translational neuro-oncology.
Maryland Smith experts explain the groundwork for professionals to “'think on their feet’ when the next situation arises to negotiate – whether in product pricing, partnership agreements or the next job offer.”
Do leaves of three make you itchy? A Penn State Health dermatologist talks about poison ivy – how to avoid it and how to treat the rash.
National education discussions from teacher shortages to curriculum requirements and school safety have been front and center throughout the summer. With many school districts close to opening the 2022-23 academic year, including Chicago Public Schools on Aug. 22, DePaul University experts are available to offer insights and commentary on a variety of back-to-school topics.
Heart failure may seem like a disease of advanced age, but it can develop at any time in life. And, in many cases, it can be prevented or treated. In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains risk factors, symptoms that people may not be aware of and how heart failure is treated.
Health professionals could better communicate the health effects of climate change by using information that promotes action rather than confusion, according to a recent article by a University of Oregon researcher.
The Inflation Reduction Act contains provisions that are expected to lower drug costs for millions of Americans by allowing Medicare to negotiate some drug prices and by limiting the amount of out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare Part D patients.
Pediatrician recommends these steps parents can take to help their children—and themselves—transition from the swimming pool to the classroom as smoothly as possible.
Women are excluded from promotions when firms look at potential, rather than proof, says Dr. Nishtha Langer, an associate professor in the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
من المهم إيجاد طرق للحفاظ على برودة جسمك خلال درجات الحرارة المرتفعة للغاية - وكذلك ينبغي ضمان عدم تعرض أدويتك للحرارة الشديدة.
Physician-scientists from the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders at Cedars-Sinai are available for media interviews during the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) taking place online and in person July 31-Aug. 4, 2022, in San Diego.
The dominant COVID-19 viral variant in the U.S. seems to hold the key to get through former immunities. A Penn State Health infectious disease physician discusses BA.5 and how you can protect yourself.
Descubrir maneras de mantener fresco al cuerpo ante temperaturas extremadamente altas es importante, como también lo es garantizar que los medicamentos no estén expuestos a calores extremos.
遇到高温时保持身体凉爽很重要，而确保您的药物不暴露在高温下也同样重要。妙佑医疗国际的一名药剂师Scott Hall表示，温度变化会使药物降解，有些药物会导致热耐受不良。
Encontrar formas de manter o corpo frio em temperaturas extremamente elevadas é importante, assim como garantir que os medicamentos não sejam expostos ao calor extremo.
七月是肉瘤宣传月，旨在引起人们对这种疾病的关注，肉瘤是一系列起源于身体骨骼或软组织的癌症。肉瘤有70多种类型，包括骨癌。骨癌的治疗方法包括针对癌症的手术、化疗、放疗或质子束治疗。
مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا: يعد تموز/يوليو هو شهر التوعية بالساركوما وللفت الانتباه لمجموعة من السرطانات التي تبدأ في العظام أو الأنسجة الرخوة في الجسم. هناك أكثر من 70 نوعاً من الساركوما، منها سرطان العظام. وتشمل طرق علاج سرطان العظام الجراحة والعلاج الكيميائي والعلاج الإشعاعي والعلاج الإشعاعي بحزم البروتونات الذي يستهدف الخلايا السرطانية.
Monkeypox, a smallpox-related virus, has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University's Felicia Nutter, who specializes in wildlife health and infectious disease ecology and zoonoses, outlines important things to know about the current monkeypox outbreak.
Chainsaws are an excellent tool used by landowners to help them keep their land clean throughout the summer. West Virginia University experts are available to provide safety tips for operating a chainsaw without experiencing injuries.
Hereditary hair loss, also known as androgenetic alopecia or pattern hair loss, is the most common form of hair loss in both men and women, affecting millions of people worldwide.
Stress is a part of life. Whether your stressors are small or large, they can impact both your mental and physical well-being.
A mathematical model that successfully reproduces cellular patterns observed in sensory body tissue has been developed based on intensities of adhesion molecules as input parameters. A new numerical method for obtaining the solution of the model that can correctly handle complex cellular rearrangements preserves individual cell volumes and cell connectivity.
Tufts University School of Medicine immunologist Pilar Alcaide explains what autoimmune diseases are, what causes them, who gets them the most, and what can be done about them.
Maryland Smith risk expert Clifford Rossi explains the extent to which banks are hampered by not getting to see the Federal Reserve’s stress test model and how this can affect the economy.
A team of NAU scientists, led by SICCS professor Kiona Ogle, won a $3.6 million grant from the NSF to study the legacy of extreme climate events on ecosystems in the American West; they hope to not only know how long an extreme event influences ecosystems but also figure out how to better forecast such effects.
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