Columbus, OH

COVID Health

Using health data from almost 213,000 Americans who experienced reinfections, researchers have found that severe infections from the virus that causes COVID-19 tend to foreshadow similar severity of infection the next time a person contracts the disease. Additionally, scientists discovered that long COVID was more likely to occur after a first infection compared to a reinfection.

Study Suggests Reinfections With COVID-19 Virus Likely Have Similar Severity

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Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDCoughing is your body’s way of protecting your lungs from irritants. This reflex helps remove or eject harmful substances from your airways, preventing them from entering your lungs. Everybody coughs sometimes—but a frequent dry cough can be a sign of a health condition that needs treatment.A dry cough can be either acute (lasting up to three weeks), subacute (lasting 3-8 weeks), or chronic (lasting more than eight weeks). Coughing is one of the most common reasons people visit their healthcare providers. In fact, up to 12% of the world population...

What Causes a Dry Cough?

The Hill

For those experiencing a reinfection, the symptoms they feel this time around may be different.

Why your COVID symptoms may feel different with this wave of infections

June 18, 2024 – There’s a new tool to fight invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults, as the FDA approved Merck’s new vaccine designed to prevent the disorders. The injectable drug, Capvaxive, specifically protects against 21 serotypes, or strains of bacteria, that cause invasive pneumococcal...

Big News for Older Adults: Pneumococcal Vaccine Approved

Visual hallucinations are a significant issue for many patients with Parkinson’s disease. A recent study published in the journal Brain reveals that these hallucinations are associated with a marked deficiency of cholinergic activity in specific regions of the brain, particularly the left ventral visual stream and the left superior temporal lobe. This research highlights the importance of cholinergic denervation in visual hallucinations, offering new insights into the underlying mechanisms and potential treatment options.

Visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease linked to cholinergic deficiency

Reviewed by Ivy Kwong, LMFTReviewed by Ivy Kwong, LMFTIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are two chronic gastrointestinal disorders that share some overlapping symptoms, like abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea. While IBS and IBD have similar symptoms and acronyms, they are two distinct conditions with different underlying causes and treatment approaches. IBS is a functional disorder, meaning it affects how the intestines work but doesn't cause inflammation. IBD is an inflammatory disease that damages the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. In the United States, IBS affects between 25-45 million people, and IBD affects more than 3 million people.Symptoms of IBS vs....

What Is the Difference Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)?

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

According to the new recommendations, ACIP recommends that adults ages 75 years and older receive a single dose of RSV vaccine. It is a single-dose-per lifetime recommendation, so those who have already received a dose of RSV vaccine in the past are not recommended to receive an additional dose. The...

CDC Approves New Recommendations for RSV Vaccine in Adults

A new study from the University of North Carolina has examined risk factors for disease relapse in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), including stressors, insect bites, and infections. The study, published in Frontiers of Nephrology, found no significant differences in stressors or insect bites between relapse and remission cohorts, but patients who relapsed reported more upper respiratory infections and infections affecting the skin and eyes.

Upper Respiratory Infections May Contribute to Relapse in Patients With AAV

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) finds four in 10 cancer cases and about one-half of all cancer deaths in adults 30 years old and older in the United States (or 713,340 cancer cases and 262,120 cancer deaths in 2019) could be attributed to modifiable risk factors, including cigarette smoking, excess body weight, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, diet, and infections. Cigarette smoking was by far the leading risk factor, contributing to nearly 20% of all cancer cases and 30% of all cancer deaths. The findings are published today in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

New study finds 40-percent of cancer cases and almost half of all deaths in the US linked to modifiable risk factors

Norristown, PA

A patient at Norristown (Pa.) State Hospital is facing first-degree murder charges after police say he killed his roommate during a July 14 altercation, ABC affiliate WPVI reported July 16. Police responded to the state-run psychiatric hospital around 9:45 p.m. Eastern time, after hospital staff found the 25-year-old victim unresponsive...

Patient charged in roommate's death at Pennsylvania hospital

Illinois State

Peoria, IL

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare is investigating a social media post by an employee who allegedly made comments on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, WMBD reported July 15. On July 14, an X account shared screenshots purportedly from an OSF lab assistant's post, which allegedly stated, "it's a...

Illinois hospital probes employee's social media post after Trump incident

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

1. In this randomized controlled trial, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation who received dupilumab had a lower annualized rate of moderate or severe exacerbations than those who received a placebo. 2. The change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) from baseline to...

Dupilumab reduces exacerbations in COPD with type 2 inflammation

Wisconsin State

A summer wave of COVID-19 continues to make its way throughout the country, increasing the number of emergency department visits in more than half of the U.S. substantially, according to CDC data published July 12. Nationally, COVID-19 ED visits grew by 23.5% as of July 6, compared to the week...

26 states that have seen 'substantial increase' in COVID-19 ED cases

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

A new study from researchers at Oxford University in England has found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy, may be tied to a lower risk of cognitive issues, including dementia. The retrospective cohort study, published July 10 in The Lancet's eClinicalMedicine journal, is based on...

Ozempic may be tied to lower dementia rates

TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of older adults without known valvular heart disease (VHD) have asymptomatic VHD, with age the only parameter associated with significant VHD, according to a study published online June 26 in the European Heart Journal: Cardiovascular Imaging. Vasiliki Tsampasian, M.D.,...

Considerable Proportion of Seniors Have Asymptomatic Valvular Heart Disease

Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia is an irregular heartbeat where the bottom chambers of your heart beat quicker than usual. It can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness, or fatigue. Tachycardia is the medical term for an abnormally fast heartbeat. Ventricular tachycardia is when the bottom chambers of your heart...

All About Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Indiana State

Marion, IN

Seventy-six graduates of Indiana Wesleyan University attained a perfect pass rate of the National Council Licensure Examination in the first half of 2024. This was their first time taking the test, the Marion-based school said in a July 16 news release. In 2023, RNCareers.org said the university had the state's...

Indiana school achieves 100% NCLEX pass rate

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COVID did not increase susceptibility to other respiratory diseases: Report

Prevalence of infections like asthma, COPD and pneumonia fell in 2023 compared to 2019, suggesting that there was no increased susceptibility in catching these infections post-pandemic,...

COVID did not increase susceptibility to other respiratory diseases: Report

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