The study, presented at the recent ANESTHESIOLOGY 2020 annual meeting, verified that many chronic pain patients are confident they will receive good care via telemedicine while avoiding lengthy commutes and time in traffic.
'Diabetic Retinopathy' is one such condition wherein abnormally high blood glucose or blood sugar levels cause slow, progressive and long-standing damage to the eyes. Diabetes has now assumed the title of a silent global pandemic. With India set to become the diabetic capital of the world, the threat of visual loss due to diabetic retinopathy has gained massive proportions.
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, found that people in countries with low rates of infection and fatalities -- like Australia at the onset of the pandemic -- still experience twice as much depression and anxiety.
The survey of 130 countries provides the first global data showing the devastating impact of COVID-19 on access to mental health services and underscores the urgent need for increased funding.
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The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolis, examined close to 1,100 participants in the Look AHEAD (Action for Health In Diabetes) study. Read on to know more.
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In the study, published in the journal PAIN, the research team raised the possibility that pain, as an early symptom of Covid-19, may be reduced by the coronavirus spike protein as it silences the body's pain signalling pathways.
The study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, suggests that Parkinson's disease is an independent risk factor for dying from Covid-19.
A first glance at the findings suggests a decline in antibodies developed against the Covid-19. However, the medical experts believe that the dip accounted for the antibodies was done due to a changed method of recording the seroprevalence.
The study, recently published in Nature Communications, shows the new technique can also overcome some of the challenges of current testing.
The findings, published in the journal Age and Ageing, highlight that doctors and carers should be aware of delirium as a possible early warning sign of Covid-19 in the elderly, even in the absence of more typical symptoms such as cough or fever.
Brown, 54, who was born in the US, was diagnosed with HIV while he lived in Berlin in 1995. Then in 2007 he developed a type of blood cancer called acute myeloid leukaemia.
Experts shed light on the cause of these rising prices and why patients end up paying a higher price for basic affordable vitamins which were otherwise available at reasonable prices earlier.
According to the study, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, it was largely believed that close contact through droplets is a major route of transmission for Covid-19.
To assess depression, the researchers used a 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale in which participants rated statements such as, "I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all," and "I felt that life was meaningless."
With the Covid-19 pandemic, heart health of both genders is at stake, and those with cardiac diseases have noted to have had a prolonged and more stressful recovery. So it is even more imperative now to care for oneself and our families, don't delay, start now -- speak to your doctor about managing your heart health.
For the findings, published in the journal Gut, the research team McGill University in Canada, trawled relevant published systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials and observational studies assessing the impact of dietary and medicinal factors on bowel cancer risk.
Given the scenario, eminent cardiologists appear to the patients and caregivers to not compromise on heart health on this World Heart Day. An initiative by the World Heart Federation to spread awareness about heart health, this year the campaign is asking the world to Use Heart to beat the cardiovascular disease.
Work-related stress, lockdowns, and restricted access to the social world are aggravating these symptoms, and most people are not able to tell the psychological from the physical. What you might dismiss as just palpitations due to anxiety could be a more serious underlying heartcare problem that needs to be addressed immediately.
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