Scientists find possible COVID-19 drugs—including several FDA-approved ones
In a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, researchers found nine potential new COVID-19 treatments, including three that are already approved by the...
Many doctors ‘overusing’ costly, riskier method to clean clogged blood vessels
In a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found that one method for restoring blood flow to clogged or completely blocked vessels is...
US deaths normally change less than 2% every year; in 2020, they rose nearly...
In a new study from Virginia Commonwealth University, researchers found that extended surges in the South and West in the summer and early winter...
COVID-19 survivors may need just 1 dose of two-part vaccine
In a new study from Cedars-Sinai, researchers found a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people who previously had COVID-19 generates an immunologic...
Common high blood pressure drug may have dangerous side effects
In a recent study from Columbia University, researchers found that chlorthalidone, the guideline-recommended diuretic for lowering blood pressure, causes more serious side effects than...
Buying your own health insurance just got a lot less expensive
Last month, hundreds of millions of Americans got a cash infusion from the government as part of the American Rescue Plan.
But starting this month,...
Why processed foods trigger chronic kidney disease
In a new study, researchers found that a diet high in processed foods brings on the leaky gut syndrome, which in turn increases the...
These daily food directly linked to strong cancer risk
In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers found a direct link between meat and dairy diets and the development of antibodies in the blood that...
Scientists found a big trigger for common bowel disease
In a new study, researchers found a strain of adherent-invasive E-coli (AIEC) that is strongly implicated in Crohn's disease and is often found in...
This fast, portable test can diagnose COVID-19 and track variants
In a new study, researchers found that a new viral screening test can not only diagnose COVID-19 in a matter of minutes with a...