Where you live may determine your death risk in heart attack
Scientists from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute found that people living in disadvantaged areas are at increased risk of readmission to hospital and...
The healing power of music for stroke survivors
Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst.
The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple...
Scientists find COVID-19 virus can resist antiviral drug remdesivir
Scientists from Vanderbilt University found that the virus that causes COVID-19 can develop partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir during infection.
The research is...
People with high heart disease risk should take additional cholesterol lowering drugs
Scientists from Bert Aertgeerts and elsewhere suggest that additional cholesterol-lowering drugs should be offered to patients with high levels of 'bad' (LDL) cholesterol (70...
Shift work linked to much higher risk of COVID-19 infection
Scientists from the Universities of Manchester and Oxford found that people who work shifts appear to be much more likely to end up in...
Understanding breast cancer
More women are beating breast cancer these days, in part because of improved treatments and screening. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found in...
Not all valved N95 masks are the same when filtering exhaled air
Although respirators with one-way exhalation valves can make wearing a mask more comfortable, their use as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19...
13% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have serious brain damage
Scientists from Boston University found about 13% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have serious brain problems.
The research is published in Critical Care Explorations and was...
Post-Roe, could states outlaw abortion pills
This week, we learned that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that guaranteed a person’s right...
Only previous COVID-19 infection can improve antibodies
Scientists from Sheba Medical Center found that although over time the number of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies falls in both previously infected and vaccinated patients, the...