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Having cancer may increase your diabetes risk

Scientists from Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen found that cancer patients are at a greater risk of developing diabetes. They also found that cancer patients who...

He went from troubleshooting a CPR training app to using CPR to save his...

Buckled into the driver's seat, on his way to a Dallas hospital, Tyler Morgan put his phone's video camera into selfie mode and hit record. Peeking...

End of strict COVID measures in China could result in 1.5 million deaths in...

In a new study published in Nature Medicine, researchers revealed that if China rescinds Zero-COVID policies, the country’s healthcare system will almost certainly be...

People with type 2 diabetes can benefit from low dose of this medication

In a recent study from the University at Buffalo, researchers found that an insulin-sensitizing drug can benefit patients with insulin resistance at lower doses...

Kidney injury from COVID-19 may be twice as common as diagnosed

Scientists from the University of Queensland found millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury (AKI). The research is published in PLOS Medicine...

This skin problem linked to higher risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Scientists from the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University found that Psoriasis is linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a U.S. outpatient...

Vaccines have up to 90% efficacy against severe COVID-19 for up to 6 months

Scientists from Penn State found that protection against symptomatic COVID-19 begins to decrease after one month from initial vaccination, while immunity against severe COVID-19...

This diabetes drug may also help to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found that mechanisms linked to a particular diabetes drug can also help to protect against Alzheimer's disease. The results indicate that...

This new discovery may help stop flu forever

Scientists from UC Riverside found a way to block one strain of the influenza virus from accessing a human protein it needs to replicate...

This kidney disease linked to high risk of heart attack, stroke

Glomerular diseases damage the glomeruli, letting protein and sometimes red blood cells leak into the urine. Sometimes a glomerular disease also interferes with the clearance of...