Drugs for common bowel disease may prevent severe COVID-19
A recent study from Cedars-Sinai found that medicine for inflammatory bowel disease may protect against severe COVID-19.
They found that getting the COVID-19 vaccination strengthened...
Overweight women most likely to suffer long COVID
Long COVID is a complex condition that develops during or after having COVID, and it is classified as such when symptoms continue for more...
Scientists are developing a safer opioid
Nearly 70,000 Americans died in 2020 of an opioid overdose—most of them from the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to the National Institute on Drug...
Scientists find a better drug for blinding eye disease in older people
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss among people aged 50 and older, affecting an estimated 7.3 million individuals...
Too much sugar in diet may cause heart failure
In a recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, scientists found evidence that excess sugars could well be a cause, not merely a consequence or...
Six common COVID myths busted by a virologist and a public health expert
Almost three years into the pandemic, COVID myths and misinformation remain widespread.
Skin cancer diagnosis may be linked to higher risk of prostate cancer
In a study from the University of Sydney, scientists found melanoma diagnosis is linked to an increased risk of subsequent prostate cancer.
Single eye test can predict your heart disease risk
Artificial intelligence-enabled eye scans could be used to rapidly and accurately predict whether a person is at high risk of heart disease.
A healthy diet can lower heart disease risk by 10%
In a study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, scientists found a healthy diet can lower heart disease risk by 10%.
Scientists find more post-COVID-19 lung damage
New CT technology outperforms conventional CT in detecting subtle damage in the lungs of patients with persistent symptoms of COVID-19.