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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…
Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she recalled, and was drenched in sweat from an apparent infection. In that moment
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I