All articles tagged: Dizziness and giddiness (R42)

Endolymphatic duct blockage (EDB) is more effective than intratympanic methylprednisolone (ITMP) injection for controlling vertigo symptoms among patients with Meniere disease (MD), according to a study published online May 24 in the European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.Issam Saliba, M.D., from the University of Montreal Hospita

New research presented at ECCMID 2024 suggests that long COVID may not be distinguishable from other post-viral syndromes like seasonal influenza. Queensland Health researchers found no evidence of increased functional limitations a year after infection, attributing long COVID's impact more to the sheer number of infections rather than its severity. The study surveyed over 5,000 symptomatic indivi

The article discusses the aftermath of a train derailment and toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio, highlighting residents' exposure concerns. Despite reassurances from authorities, inadequate indoor air testing failed to detect harmful chemicals like butyl acrylate, raising health worries. Residents express mistrust and demand more accurate testing and assistance from the government and the railwa

Diagnostic accuracy is high in the emergency department, with about 5.7 percent of patients misdiagnosed, according to a report published Dec. 15 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.David E. Newman-Toker, M.D., Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center in Baltimore, and colleagues examined d

Tejocote weight-loss supplements sold online through Amazon or Etsy could contain a highly toxic substance, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning.FDA tests revealed that capsules labeled as tejocote instead contained yellow oleander, a poisonous plant native to Mexico and Central America.The FDA found yellow oleander in nine dif

Zurzuvae (zuranolone), the first postpartum depression pill approved for use in the United States, is now available to women who need it. The medication, which is now stocked in specialty pharmacies, can also be shipped directly to patients, Biogen and Sage Therapeutics Inc. said in a news release Thursday."Having an option like Zurzuvae that ca

Nonagenarians are mostly sedentary and report low physical activity, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in PLOS ONE.Sari Aaltonen, Ph.D., from the University of Helsinki, and colleagues examined how accelerometer characteristics associate with self-reported physical activity, anthropometric, sociodemographic, health, and cog

In a consensus statement issued by the International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport and published online Dec. 4 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for managing sport-related concussion among children and adolescents.Gavin A. Davis, M.B.B.S., from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, an

Middle ear pressure therapy (MEPT) using the EFET01 device effectively controls vertigo symptoms with Meniere disease and delays endolymphatic hydrops (DEH), according to a study published online Nov. 23 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica.Do Tram Anh, from the University of Toyama in Japan, and colleagues examined the two-year effects of the

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Adzynma, the first recombinant protein product indicated for prophylactic or on-demand enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in adult and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP).Adzynma is a purified recombinant form of the ADAMTS13 enzyme that enhances the low l

Patients with sudden hearing loss (SHL) who have endolymphatic hydrops (EH) are more likely to present with low-tone descending hearing loss, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Clinical Otolaryngology.Huimin Cai, from Fujian Medical University in Fuzhou, China, and colleagues compared the clinical features of patients

For patients with recurrent bleeding due to small-intestinal angiodysplasia (SIA), thalidomide treatment results in a reduction in bleeding, according to a study published in the Nov. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Huimin Chen, M.D., from the Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, and colleagues examined the

Audiogram type and pure-tone threshold average can predict vertigo after endolymphatic sac decompression (ESD) in Meniere disease (MD), according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the European Archives in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.Yiling Li, from the Air Force Medical Center in Beijing, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohor