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This common drug could almost halve COVID-19 death risk, study shows

Tocilizumab, originally designed for rheumatoid arthritis, has already been used to calm an overreacting immune system in patients receiving advanced immunotherapy treatment for cancer. In...

Why more hospital visits occur just before a thunderstorm

Analyzing data from Medicare and the National Weather Service confirms that more people, particularly older people with respiratory illness, make more hospital visits on...

Stroke scans could detect COVID-19 infection

In a new study, researchers have found that COVID-19 may be diagnosed on the same emergency scans intended to diagnose stroke. The emergency scans captured...

What women need to know about breast cancer and heart disease

Red dresses and pink ribbons have helped millions of Americans become aware of the separate tolls heart disease and breast cancer take on women. But...

Hospitals miss mental illness diagnosis in more than 25% of patients

In a new study, researchers found severe mental illness diagnoses are missed by clinicians in more than one quarter of cases when people are...

Omega-3 fats may strongly protect heart health, new study confirms

In a new study, researchers provide the most comprehensive analysis of the role of omega-3 dosage on heart disease prevention to date. The meta-analysis, which...

Study links rising stress, depression in US to COVID-related losses and media use

In a new study, researchers found experiencing stressors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic—such as unemployment—and COVID-19-related media consumption may increase stress and depression in...

These 3 common drugs could lower lung cancer risk and death

In a new study, researchers found that the combined use of aspirin, statins, and metformin is associated with decreased lung cancer incidence and death. The...

Scientists find new drug to treat severe COVID-19 infection

In a new study, researchers found a new drug that could prevent the consequences of COVID-19 infection. The finding makes big progress to combat the...

More intense blood pressure control may lower irregular heartbeat risk

Aggressively treating high blood pressure might reduce the risk of a type of irregular heartbeat, according to a new study. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, can...