A poll worker in Missouri tested positive for the coronavirus in late October, worked days later on Election Day, then died sometime afterward, St. Charles County officials said Thursday. It was unclear if the virus was the worker’s cause of death or exactly when the individual died. CORONAVIRUS CLUSTER TIED TO EARLY VOTING SITE IN NY, OFFICIAL SAYS St. Charles… Read More »
Oats contain a protein called avenin, which can cause an allergic reaction in some people. A person who has eaten oats can sometimes feel unwell and experience the symptoms of an oat allergy. However, it could be that they have a gluten intolerance. Around 1 out of 100 people worldwide have a serious form of… Read More »
In the presence of symptoms of hyperglycemia, hbA1c in the diagnosis of diabetes and abnormal glucose tolerance in patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism. The clinical utility of C, hour plasma glucose concentration. See Diabetes and Pregnancy chapter, type who criteria for diagnosis of diabetes diabetes occurs when the pancreas is unable to produce insulin. Le Roith… Read More »
Imagine driving and forgetting where you’re going. Or feeling tremors in your hands when you try to pick up something. Imagine seeing someone or something that’s not there. These are possible signs of Lewy body dementia (LBD), a complicated memory and movement disease affecting more than 1 million Americans. LBD is associated with abnormal brain… Read More »
An excerpt from With Mirth and Laughter: Finding Joy in Medicine After Cancer. I am sitting in the waiting area for the one year follow up appointment with my oncologist, Dr. Anne Blaes. Using the handy phone app, “How Long Ago,” I see it’s been eleven months, nine days, five hours, twenty-nine minutes, eighteen seconds since… Read More »
Claire King, 57, has played the role of Kim Tate in ITV’s Emmerdale since 1989. The actress has been open about her almost 30-year battle with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term condition that causes painful joints, as well as stiffness and swelling. The condition is something her mother Angela also has. Speaking to… Read More »
Most of the available health care diagnostics that use artificial intelligence (AI) function as black boxes—meaning that results do not include any explanation of why the machine thinks a patient has a certain disease or disorder. While AI technologies are extraordinarily powerful, adoption of these algorithms in health care has been slow because doctors and… Read More »