Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn’t be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old former New York City nurse has crippling arthritis for which he takes OxyContin twice a day and oxycodone when he needs additional relief. For the past several years, he’s kept … Read more
Michael Bryand, 35, first got Covid in September 2020. “I never really got better,” he said in a sit-down interview with CNBC. “I had symptoms that stayed with me and that are still with me.” Bryand, who was working at Wells Fargo in San Antonio at the time, went on short-term disability and then long-term … Read more
The Covid-19 unit at United Memorial Medical Center in north Houston. Carolyn Cole | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Long Covid has affected as many as 23 million Americans to date — and it’s poised to have a financial impact rivaling or exceeding that of the Great Recession. By one estimate, the chronic illness … Read more
A medical practice in England intended to text its patients wishes for a “very merry Christmas.” Instead, the mass text told patients they had “aggressive lung cancer” that had spread and asked them to fill out a form for terminal patients. Exterior photo of England’s Askern Medical Practice. Askern Medical Practice via Facebook The mass … Read more
Mike Yada Courtesy: Mike Yada Mike Yada remembers the day in August 2020 when it became clear that his unusual symptoms — which emerged after a mild case of Covid-19 earlier in the year — were worsening. “I went for an easy hike, but by the end I was so winded that I couldn’t walk … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In an advance in treating spinal cord injuries, researchers have pinpointed nerve cells that are key to allowing people with paralysis to walk again. The findings come, in part, from nine patients involved in an ongoing Swiss study that is seeking to restore … Read more
Editor’s note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape’s Long COVID Resource Center. Nov. 9, 2022 — Jill Sylte wrote that she would not have made it through long COVID without her Facebook support group, Survivor Corps. “It has helped me so much, by being able to be in touch with other long … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While it can take some time for COVID patients who are taken off ventilators to regain consciousness, a new study suggests this is not necessarily a bad omen. Instead, it might be the way the body protects the … Read more
From the moment of diagnosis. “This year alone, we will have over 2,000 breast cancer survivors in Nebraska or Western Iowa,” said Shawn McCarville, marketing and programming coordinator with Project Pink’d. Through each step of the journey, Project Pink’d is there, providing comfort during a hard time. “You’re not alone,” Anne Friedrichsen, a breast cancer … Read more
A German minister has called for a ‘crackdown’ on activists for disrupting the work of rescue services German Interior Minister Nancy Fraser has called for a police “crackdown” on climate activists who block roads as part of their protests after a female cyclist died in a traffic accident in Berlin while emergency services were stuck … Read more