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...
This new test can easily detect variants causing COVID-19
Scientists from Rutgers University have developed a lab test that can quickly and easily identify which variant of the virus causing COVID-19 has infected...
These nutrients linked to lower dementia risk
Scientists from National Institute on Aging found that people with higher levels of antioxidants in their blood may be less likely to develop dementia.
They...
This study shows the cause of inflammation in severe COVID-19
Scientists from Michigan Medicine found that “rogue” antibodies found circulating in the blood of COVID-19 patients have the potential to cause cells to lose...