Anakinra reduces the need for mechanical ventilation as well as mortality among patients with severe COVID-19, and without serious side effects, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.“SARS-CoV-2 is thought to bind to toll-like receptors, which activate the inflammasome and the cleavage of pro-IL-1 [beta] by caspase-1, followed by the production of active mature IL-1 [beta],
Progress has been made in the creation of a new independent Board of Cardiovascular Medicine under the American Board of Medical Specialties, several cardiology societies…
A norovirus outbreak at a New York restaurant was traced back to sick food handlers, some of whom were unaware of the location’s paid sick…
Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, about benefits of plant-based eating plans for women’s health Weiner: What does plant-based…
A blood test successfully predicted most knee osteoarthritis cases up to 8 years before signs of the disease first appeared on X-ray, according to data…
Air pollution accentuates the relationship between poor mental health and premature mortality from heart disease in the United States, researchers reported at ESC Preventive Cardiology…
DENVER —Exercise “pretty much improves everything” from metabolic health to musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, mental, sexual and cognitive health, an expert said.The Physical Activity Guidelines for…
DENVER — More than 1,200 clinicians are coming together to learn more about obesity at the Obesity Medicine Association’s 2024 conference, according to a speaker…
Researchers estimated that nearly 60 million individuals aged 45 to 85 years are at average-risk for colorectal cancer and eligible for screening in the U.S.,…
Risk for incident fracture is higher for children born to mothers with type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes compare with those whose mothers did not…
In a meta-analysis of studies covering more than 400,000 people, climbing stairs was associated with reduced risk for all-cause mortality and death from heart disease.“If…
