Why do some people get severe COVID-19? The nose may know
The body's first encounter with SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, happens in the nose and throat, or nasopharynx.
In a new study from Boston Children's...
Women more likely to develop deadly right-sided colon cancer
In a new study from Yale School of Public Health, researchers found women are more likely to develop deadly right-sided colon cancer.
Colorectal cancer is...
This existing drug could inhibit COVID-19 virus, study finds
In a new study from the University of Chicago, researchers found that the drug masitinib may be effective in treating COVID-19.
They found the drug...
1 in 20 dementia cases happens in people under 65
In a new study from the Mayo Clinic, researchers found that up to 5% of all cases are among people under 65 years old.
They...
Doctor asked, ‘Did you know you had a heart attack?’
At an annual checkup, Tasha Benjamin's doctor looked over her electrocardiogram readings and asked whether she'd had a heart attack.
Thinking it was a joke,...
COVID-19 may lead to a new wave of diabetes
In a new study from Boston Children's Hospital, researchers found a new long-term health concern in patients hospitalized with COVID-19—an increase in high blood...
These depression drugs may lead to higher death risk
In a new study published PLOS ONE, researchers found an increased death risk in adults with depression who initiated augmentation with newer antipsychotic medications...
Antibiotics may help to treat skin cancer, study finds
In a new study from KU Leuven, researchers examined the effect of these antibiotics on patient-derived tumors and found some antibiotics appear to be...
This soft skin patch could provide early warning for strokes, heart attacks
In a new study from the University of California San Diego, researchers have developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn...
For older people, drugs may treat depression better than exercise
In a new study from the Albacete Zone VIII Health Center in Spain, researchers found that antidepressants may be more effective than exercise for...