Can you get COVID-19 booster and flu shot at the same time?
With flu season right around the corner in the United States, and Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus still circulating, many people are wondering if they should get their influenza vaccine and the latest COVID-19 booster shot together.
Water exercise could help reduce chronic lower back pain
Scientists found aquatic exercise leads to greater pain reduction in people with chronic low back pain compared with physical therapy.
Research shows a major cause of inflammation in common bowel disease
Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects more than 4 million people worldwide
In a recent study from Weill Cornell Medicine,...
Widely used high blood pressure drug may harm gut health
High blood pressure affects one in ten adults across the globe and increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.
In a recent study from...
What causes severe COVID symptoms?
Since the earliest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians and scientists worldwide have been working to understand how exactly the virus makes us sick.
That...
Low-carb diet may lower blood sugar in people with prediabetes
Approximately 37 million Americans have diabetes, a condition that occurs when the body doesn’t use insulin properly and can’t regulate blood sugar levels.
Type 2 diabetes...
Common high blood pressure drug may treat vascular dementia
The way vascular dementia develops has remained a mystery until now, and there are currently no clinically proven treatments.
Patients are presenting with symptoms of...
People with heart failure may be at higher cancer risk
In a new study, scientists found that people living with heart failure may also face a higher risk of cancer.
If your memory feels like it’s not what it once was, you may have...
Scientists found that certain presentations of memory concerns by older adults are predictive of future dementia.
Healthy blood flow is more important than you may know
Scientists at UC San Diego discovered some of the reasons why getting your blood flowing is so good for you.