Why We ’re Hearing More About Lyme Disease This Summer
It’s a common ritual of summer: with the warm weather comes more outdoor activities, and more encounters with disease-spreading pathogens. A summer favorite? In the U.S., the Lyme disease-carrying blacklegged tick. And with a new batch of celebrities reporting infections this summer—model Bella Hadid, singer Shania Twain, and actress Riley Keough—it’s worth taking stock of what we know about how prevalent Lyme disease really is, and the best way to protect ourselves from the tiny ticks that spread it.
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Source: TIME: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Disease Source Type: news
Robert De Niro's partner Tiffany Chen diagnosed with Bell's palsy after giving birth
Tiffany Chen says she 'lost all facial function' and was diagnosed with Bell's palsy shortly after giving birth to her first child with Robert De Niro. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news
Robert De Niro's partner Tiffany Chen reveals she got postpartum Bell's palsy after daughter's birth
In her first interview since welcoming the Hollywood icon's seventh child, Tiffany, 45, spoke in detail about the horrific condition to CBS Mornings. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bell's Palsy Occurred More Frequently With COVID Vaccines
(MedPage Today) -- People who received a COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to develop Bell's palsy than those who weren't vaccinated, but the risk of Bell's palsy was higher among people with SARS-CoV-2 infection, a systematic review and meta-analysis... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 27, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
George Clooney's Bell's Palsy
(MedPage Today) -- The recent 20th anniversary episode of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show brought back the same guests Jimmy Kimmel had on his first show in 2003: Snoop Dogg, George Clooney, and Coldplay. At one point, Kimmel showed throwback pictures... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 1, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
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SPC updated to include facial paralysis (including Bell ' s palsy) as a rare adverse drug reaction (ADR) and to include cutaneous small vessel vasculitis as an ADR of unknown frequency. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Her Face Started Drooping. What Was Wrong?
And if this was Bell ’s palsy, why wasn’t there improvement after a full year? (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Sanders, M.D. Tags: Bell ' s Palsy Nerves and Nervous System Magnetic Resonance Imagers Tumors Lyme Disease Tests (Medical) Cancer Source Type: news
Kids With Bell's Palsy Typically Recover Without Treatment
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 -- While adults typically need steroid medication to treat Bell ’s palsy, most children can recover without treatment, a new study finds.
Bell’s palsy temporarily causes weakness and paralysis in facial muscles, making half... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 16, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Guillain-barre Syndrome Secondary to SARS-CoV2 Infection Guillain-barre Syndrome Secondary to SARS-CoV2 Infection
This case of a SARS-CoV2 patient with bilateral facial palsy underscores the need to be aware of any neurological manifestation generated by COVID-19, regardless of severity.Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
An Acclaimed Playwright on Masks and the Return to the Stage
Sarah Ruhl, after a long struggle living with Bell ’s palsy, knows the feeling of being masked among the unmasked. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Ruhl Tags: Theater Face Writing and Writers Chronic Condition (Health) Content Type: Personal Profile Bell ' s Palsy Smile: The Story of a Face (Book) Source Type: news
Pfizer vaccine linked to Bell’s palsy after man suffers facial paralysis - what is it?
THE CASE of a patient who experienced two facial palsies after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine strongly suggests that Bell's palsy is linked to the jab, a doctor has warned. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patient developed rare Bell's palsy after both shots of the Pfizer vaccine
Researchers documented the case of a 61-year-old white man in the UK who reported Bell's palsy,
a type of facial paralysis, after he received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Chance of developing Bell's palsy rises after COVID-19 infection
People with COVID-19 are nearly seven times more likely to develop Bell's palsy, or facial muscle paralysis, than those vaccinated against the virus, a study published by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head& Neck Surgery found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patients with COVID-19 are SEVEN TIMES more likely to have Bell's palsy than vaccine recipients
Bell's palsy has been reported in a small number of COVID-19 vaccine recipients - but it's seven times more likely for those who get the virus itself, a new study found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lockdown Botox ban that's been torture for facial palsy patients
There is a treatment for facial palsy: injections of Botox. The jabs work by blocking nerve signals to the muscles into which it's injected. But when the pandemic hit, clinics closed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
