By now, everywhere you look, lists of COVID-19 symptoms are out there. The tell-tale symptom that stands out as a real bummer (especially for foodies) is the loss of taste and smell. What happens if you lose the two? The doors to a myriad every-day experiences slam shut. You can’t smell. You can’t taste. A big part of your life is temporarily gone.
Being unable to savor a stir-fry, though, is not the big problem here. It’s not just about not being able to smell or enjoy your favorite food, but this unusual symptom could have longer-lasting consequences, particularly in regards to mental health. Surgeons and behavioral scientists are concerned over the anxiety and depression that can accompany smell and taste disabilities because of COVID-19.
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Linked to Worse Memory 15 Years Later
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may be more likely to have lower scores on tests of memory and thinking skills 15 years later than women who did not develop high blood pressure during pregnancy, according to a new study published in the December 30, 2020, online issue of Women with high blood pressure that starts in pregnancy, as well as women with pre-eclampsia, should be monitored closely after their pregnancy and they and their physicians should consider lifestyle changes and other treatments that may help reduce their risk of decline in their thinking and memory skills later in life, said study author Maria C. Adank, M.D., of Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Out-of-pocket costs for neurology visits and diagnostic tests increased substantially for privately insured patients from 2001 to 2016, research from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) showed.
Moreover, a snapshot of 2015 data showed neurologists in the U.S. were distributed unevenly, with patients in rural areas less likely to receive specialty care, another AAN study found. Both analyses were published in
Neurology. Collectively, these are important signals to policymakers as they design cost reduction programs, which should be carefully examined for their effectiveness, impact on access to care, and risk of financial harm to patients, wrote Lyell Jones Jr., MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Heidi Schwarz, MD, of the University of Rochester in New York, in an editorial accompanying the papers.
DEMENTIA care: The earlier one is able to spot the condition, the earlier treatment and better management will occur. What is the best way to potentially spot the condition earlier?