It wasn’t the Thanksgiving holiday we were expecting. Two weeks prior, my 94-year-old stepfather, Melvin Zax, suffered a stroke after receiving dialysis and was rushed to a hospital near his residence in western New York. There he underwent a series of tests over the course of several days. With each test, Mel grew more agitated. …
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Over-the-counter medications are in increasing demand as people contract respiratory viruses at higher rates. As of Nov. 30, the Department of Health and Human Services recorded 19,593 new flu hospitalizations — up from 11,378 last week — in the United States and 3,661 here in California. This increased number of illnesses prompts people to seek …
A six-month study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine finds that using portable home air purifiers can improve certain markers of cardiovascular health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. People with COPD often suffer from shortness of breath, chest tightness and chronic cough. Cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmias, heart failure, strokes and …
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Oscar G. Gómez, MD, PhD, finds an unusual increase in RSV and influenza cases among Buffalo’s pediatric population. Published November 28, 2022 Ellen Goldbaum story Oscar G. Gómez, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics, this month called on children’s hospitals nationwide for the federal government to officially declare a state of emergency amid rising respiratory …
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BUFFALO, NY – The demand from children’s hospitals across the country this month that the federal government officially declare a state of emergency in light of the increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza no didn’t surprise Oscar G. Gómez-Duarte, MD. As Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department …
