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A-Fib Treatment Reduces Patients’ Dementia Risk
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A procedure to restore normal heart rhythm is more effective than medications in reducing dementia risk in people with the heart rhythm disorder atrial…
Dutch Woman First to Die After COVID-19 Reinfection
Oct. 14, 2020 -- An 89-year-old woman from the Netherlands has become the first person known to die after catching COVID-19 a second time.
It’s unclear how representative her case may be. The woman was undergoing chemotherapy for blood…
Take 10 With Folake Olowofoyeku
Take 10 With Folake Olowofoyeku
Folake OlowofoyekuActor, 36, Los Angeles
1. Soon after the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, you had symptoms of COVID-19. You feel better now, but do you think you had the virus?
There’s no way to know…
Kristen Bell: Advocate for the Homeless
Last March, when the extent of the coronavirus pandemic was just beginning to sink in as schools and businesses across the nation started to close, actor Kristen Bell learned that the government in Italy -- already devastated by the virus…
Many Seniors With Heart Failure Take 10-plus Meds
By Cara Roberts MurezHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When older people hospitalized for heart failure are sent home, they are often given a whopping 10 medications to take for a variety of conditions. But is…