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Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were vitamin D sufficient, with a blood level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D of at least 30 ng/mL (a measure of vitamin D status), had a significant decreased risk for adverse clinical outcomes including becoming unconscious, hypoxia (body starved for oxygen) and death. In addition, they had lower blood levels of an inflammatory…
Share on PinterestLow levels of vitamin D correlate with age-related health problems, including osteoporosis.Photo credit: Crevis/Adobe StockDr. Leen Antonio from University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium and a team of European researchers conducted the study. They presented their findings at the 22nd European Congress of Endocrinology (e-ECE 2020) conference in early September.Vitamin D is important for…
Magistrate's Court PHOTO: Duncan Alfreds, News24 Three Eastern Cape court officials have been arrested for allegedly selling travel permits.They allegedly charged between R150 and R200 for each permit.They were arrested after they allegedly tried to sell permits to an undercover cop.Three court officials who allegedly issued and sold fraudulent travel permits to people who wanted…
Researchers say South Africa's happiness levels have improved since the beginning of the lockdown.However, the ban on the sale of alcohol led to an immediate decrease in happiness levels.Other factors that affect happiness include job security and financial uncertainty.Researchers analysing South Africans' moods say we are generally displaying higher happiness levels since the beginning of…
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford
LYON, France — Halving the dose of antenatal betamethasone given to prevent severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants does not appear to affect later intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or other measures of neurodevelopment, suggests a follow-up study of a randomized trial. However, it is unclear from the present data, presented at the Congress of
After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him