Low risk of infection in babies born to mothers with COVID-19
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Public Health Agency of Sweden have studied newborn babies whose mothers tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy or childbirth.
If slightly high blood pressure doesn’t respond to lifestyle change, medication can help
Health care professionals should consider prescribing medication for patients with slightly elevated blood pressure if levels do not decrease after six months of healthy lifestyle changes, according to…
Fish oil supplements linked with heart rhythm disorder
Omega-3 supplements are associated with an increased likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation in people with high blood lipids. That’s the finding of a study published in European Heart…
Close monitoring for heart risk needed if breast, prostate cancer treatment includes hormones
The hormonal therapies used to treat many breast and prostate cancers raise the risk of a heart attack and stroke, and patients should be monitored regularly and receive…
People with heart rhythm disorders warned over cannabis use
A study of 2.4 million hospitalised cannabis users has found that those with an arrhythmia were 4.5 times more likely to die while in hospital than those without.