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Heart rate is determined by the number of heartbeats per unit of time, typically expressed as beats per minute (BPM), it can vary with as the body's need for oxygen changes, such as during exercise or sleep.

Pregnant women with COVID-19 have low risk of developing severe symptoms

Pregnant women who test positive for COVID-19 and their newborn babies have a low risk of developing severe symptoms, according to a new study from UT Southwestern.

19 Nov 2020

Teenagers facing COVID-19 and EVALI show similar symptoms

A UC Davis Health pediatric team presented a powerful case series of three teenagers who had unexplained breathing problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes

A recent study examined the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, finding that no severe adverse outcomes are expected to either party.

19 Nov 2020

ECG abnormalities can predict COVID-19 mortality

A team of scientists from New York University Langone Medical Center, USA, has revealed that the clinical severity of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be predicted by analyzing the level of troponin elevation and electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities. The study is currently available on the medRxiv preprint server.

17 Nov 2020

Cynical hostility poses the greatest risk for cardiovascular disease

Cynical hostility is a potential pathway to cardiovascular disease by preventing a healthy response to stress over time, according to a study led by Baylor University.

17 Nov 2020

Mediterranean diet may help reduce the physiological effects of stress

Even before the pandemic and the presidential election, Americans reported some of the highest perceived levels of stress in the world, according to the American Psychological Association.

16 Nov 2020

Care pathways for pregnant women with COVID‐19

A recent review published in the journal Global Challenges in October 2020, sums up what is currently known about the treatment of COVID-19 during pregnancy and offers recommendations for how healthcare professions might better manage pregnant COVID-19 patients in the future.

16 Nov 2020

New medication may reduce risk for heart failure-related events in people with chronic heart failure

Omecamtiv mecarbil, a new, investigational heart medication, reduced the risk of heart failure-related events in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, according to late-breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2020.

15 Nov 2020

Heart rate data from wearable devices helps predict SARS-CoV-2 infection

A team of scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States has developed a digital platform to identify severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and related symptoms in healthcare personnel.

9 Nov 2020

Study: Hydroxychloroquine has no effect on abnormal heart rhythm in lupus patients with CKD

New research shows that adults with lupus who take the antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, do not have any differences in their corrected QT (QTc) intervals, an electrocardiogram (EKG) measurement of the heart's electrical signals, even if they have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a complication of lupus that can be associated with increased levels of the medication.

9 Nov 2020

FDA authorizes marketing of new device intended to provide temporary relief from sleep disturbances

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of a new device intended for the temporary reduction of sleep disturbance related to nightmares in adults 22 years or older who suffer from nightmare disorder or have nightmares from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

8 Nov 2020

Hydroxychloroquine not associated with prolonged heart rhythm intervals in RA or lupus patients

New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, discovers that use of hydroxychloroquine, a generic drug, does not cause any significant differences in QTc length or prolonged QTc, key measures of heart rate, in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

6 Nov 2020

Combined physical activity and dietary intervention attenuates the rise in insulin resistance in children

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that individualised and family-based physical activity and dietary counselling considerably slows down the development of insulin resistance, which is a precursor of type 2 diabetes, in 6-9-year-old children.

5 Nov 2020

High-intensity interval training may extend lives of older people

Five years of high-intensity interval training increased quality of life, improved fitness and might very well have extended the lives of participants in the Generation 100 study.

5 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 virus may target red marrow and prevent the formation of new erythrocytes

Specialists from the Department of Fundamental Medicine of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with Russian and Japanese colleagues have probed into mechanisms of COVID-19 inside-the-body distribution linked to erythrocytes damaging.

30 Oct 2020

DETECT study: Wearable fitness devices can improve public health efforts to control COVID-19

Examining data from the first six weeks of their landmark DETECT study, a team of scientists from the Scripps Research Translational Institute sees encouraging signs that wearable fitness devices can improve public health efforts to control COVID-19.

29 Oct 2020

Physical stress caused by interruptions in workplace

ETH researchers have used an experiment in a simulated group office environment to show for the first time that the body produces more stress hormones when people are repeatedly interrupted at work.

28 Oct 2020

Manchester hospitals deploy new wireless platform to monitor Covid-19 patients in hospital and at home

The surge in Covid-19 patients in Greater Manchester has provided the opportunity for two hospitals to deploy a new wireless monitoring platform which they hope will allow clinicians to identify and predict deteriorating patients faster and with less nurse to patient contact.

28 Oct 2020

First antiviral treatment for COVID-19 receives FDA approval

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for use in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 40 kilograms (about 88 pounds) for the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization.

22 Oct 2020

Nasal septum surgery can cause behavioral changes, RUDN medics say

A team of medics from RUDN University conducted an experiment on rats and confirmed that surgeries in the nasal cavity can cause behavioral changes, namely, make the animals timider.

22 Oct 2020

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Further Reading

Pregnant women with COVID-19 have low risk of developing severe symptoms

Teenagers facing COVID-19 and EVALI show similar symptoms

SARS-CoV-2 is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes

ECG abnormalities can predict COVID-19 mortality

Cynical hostility poses the greatest risk for cardiovascular disease

Mediterranean diet may help reduce the physiological effects of stress

Care pathways for pregnant women with COVID‐19

New medication may reduce risk for heart failure-related events in people with chronic heart failure

Heart rate data from wearable devices helps predict SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study: Hydroxychloroquine has no effect on abnormal heart rhythm in lupus patients with CKD

FDA authorizes marketing of new device intended to provide temporary relief from sleep disturbances

Hydroxychloroquine not associated with prolonged heart rhythm intervals in RA or lupus patients

Combined physical activity and dietary intervention attenuates the rise in insulin resistance in children

High-intensity interval training may extend lives of older people

SARS-CoV-2 virus may target red marrow and prevent the formation of new erythrocytes

DETECT study: Wearable fitness devices can improve public health efforts to control COVID-19

Physical stress caused by interruptions in workplace

Manchester hospitals deploy new wireless platform to monitor Covid-19 patients in hospital and at home

First antiviral treatment for COVID-19 receives FDA approval

Nasal septum surgery can cause behavioral changes, RUDN medics say

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