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How COVID-19 can impact the heart
COVID-19 infections can cause potentially life-threatening heart issues. Studies suggest that people with COVID-19 are 55%…
How AI can help design drugs to treat opioid addiction
Approximately three million Americans suffer from opioid use disorder, and every year more than 80,000 Americans…
Mixed results for Moderna mRNA flu vaccine trial
US biotech company Moderna said Thursday it had mixed results from a large-scale trial of its…
Prior paid medical malpractice claims predict future claims risk
A single prior paid medical malpractice claim is associated with substantial, long-lived higher future claim risk,…
Study finds chronically disrupted sleep may increase the risk for heart disease
Sleep irregularity—chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night—may increase the risk for…
Research finds men take more risks on spending decisions when the prospects of financial returns are unknown
In everyday life, people have to make decisions in uncertain situations in which they have incomplete…
Survey finds cost of heathy food biggest barrier to heart-healthy diet
According to a new Cleveland Clinic survey, 46% of Americans believe the cost of healthy food…
Watch: Shubman Gill’s hair cut video goes viral, fans find Sara Tendulkar connection
Young India opener Shubman Gill is in the news these days for one of his videos…
First nonhuman primate model of Usher syndrome confirmed
Those with Usher Syndrome—the leading hereditary cause for simultaneous deafness and blindness, for which there is…
Antimicrobial stewardship programs beneficial for cutting antibiotic use
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) reduce antibiotic prescriptions and consumption of antibiotics, according to a review and…
Swedish home helps seniors spice up their sex lives
“It’s a good book!” 97-year-old Nils exclaims, skimming through a brochure on sexual relations and desires…
Youth cannabis vaping highest in medical marijuana states
More U.S. high school seniors reported vaping cannabis in states where it is legal only for…
No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-COVID: study
No new variants of COVID-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-COVID…
Scientific statement provides guidance on staffing, resource requirements for stroke centers
A new American Heart Association scientific statement provides guidance on staffing, leadership and resource requirements for…
UK faces biggest round of health service strikes
Nurses and ambulances staff stepped up their demands for better pay Monday to combat the UK’s…
Feds say cyberattack caused suicide helpline’s outage
A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation’s new 988 mental health helpline late…
California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools
Children in California won’t have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health…
Dramatic improvement in the prevalence of disabilities among older Americans since 2008
The prevalence of disabilities among American adults aged 65 and older is much lower than it…
Dual blood thinners under prescribed after minor or warning stroke, especially in women
Despite evidence that starting two blood-thinning medications shortly after a minor stroke or a warning stroke…
Sepsis increased risk of heart failure and rehospitalization after hospital discharge
People who are discharged after a hospitalization involving sepsis were at greater risk of cardiovascular events,…
11-hour ambulance delay as UK healthcare hits crisis
Last July, 78-year-old Jacqueline Hulbert suffered a fall at home and was left lying on the…
90% reduction in COVID-19 deaths after booster dose: Hong Kong study
A booster (third) dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was associated with a 90% reduction in death…
‘Constant danger’: Life after leprosy, a long neglected disease
Dan Izzett has lived with leprosy’s effects on his body for 70 years, and has lost…
Additional anesthesiology residency positions may help hospitals save costs
Expanding anesthesiology residency programs—even in the absence of federal funding—may help medical institutions save staffing costs…
Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi
Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in Mississippi, and racial disparities in the health…
China says COVID deaths down by nearly 80 percent
The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the…
Vaccine misinformation spawns ‘pure blood’ movement
Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global…
How long can a healthy human live?
The death of the world’s oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate…
Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work
Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have…