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IMAGE: Noncalcified coronary plaque in an asymptomatic 52-year-old man living with HIV with a 10-year Framingham risk of 5%. Images show 256-section contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography with electrocardiographic gating and curve. view more
Credit: Radiological Society of North America
OAK BROOK, Ill. - People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and without known cardiovascular disease have two to three times the noncalcified coronary plaque burden of non-HIV healthy volunteers, according to a study from Canada published in
Radiology. Researchers said the results underscore the importance of a heart-healthy lifestyle in people living with HIV.
HIV/AIDS emerged as a major public health crisis in the 1980s. Disease-related mortality peaked in the mid-1990s and has been dropping since, thanks in large part to antiretroviral therapy, which does not cure the disease but helps control it.
Pediatricians, medical community call for increased efforts to limit spread of COVID-19, citing jump in cases among children
April 20, 2021 9:39 AM Logan Rude
MADISON, Wis. A group of pediatricians and other members of the medical community are calling on the public to double down on efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 citing a concerning rise in cases among young people around the state.
In the past few weeks, Wisconsin has seen more cases in people under the age of 18 than any other age group, according to UW Health experts. Health officials said the lack of vaccines approved for children, combined with the prevalence of more contagious COVID-19 variants, is helping fuel COVID-19 outbreaks in educational settings.
Study reveals your neighbourhood may affect your brain health ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 15:22 IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): Middle-aged and older people living in more disadvantaged neighbourhoods areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities had more brain shrinkage on brain scans and showed a faster decline on cognitive tests than people living in neighbourhoods with fewer disadvantages, according to a new study.
The study published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers say such brain ageing may be a sign of the earliest stages of dementia. Worldwide, dementia is a major cause of illness and a devastating diagnosis, said study author Amy J. H. Kind M.D., PhD, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison.
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What you need to know about COVID-safe activities with your kids
Advice for vaccinated parents and kids
As vaccinations continue to roll out and summer draws closer, many parents are wondering if it s safe to travel and participate in other activities with their kids.
As nicer weather approaches, parents who are fully vaccinated are asking themselves, what safe activities can I do with my unvaccinated child? Outdoor things is where is going to be at, says Dr. James Conway, Pediatric Infectious Disease specialist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Dr. Conway says it is still too soon to do indoor playdates with other children, especially if they are not in your bubble.