Most people hospitalized with COVID-19 have at least 1 symptom 6 months after falling...
In a new study, researchers found that more than three-quarters of COVID-19 patients have at least one ongoing symptom six months after initially becoming...
This diabetes drug could help treat most people with heart failure
In a recent study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, researchers found that 4 out of 5 patients with heart failure...
This study identifies COVID-19 patients who recover quickly and sustain antibodies
One of the pressing questions about COVID-19 remains: How long does immunity last?
One key indicator of immunity is the presence of virus-specific antibodies.
Previous studies...
This rapid blood test can find people at high risk of severe COVID-19
One of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is doctors' inability to predict which newly hospitalized patients will go on to develop...
What heart and stroke patients should know about COVID-19 vaccines
Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes.
"People with all kinds of...
Scientists find new early warning sign for heart disease
In a new study, researchers found that the build-up of calcium in a major artery outside of the heart could predict a future heart...
This diabetes drug strongly lowers death risk in people with COVID-19 and diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that the use of the diabetes drug metformin—before a diagnosis of COVID-19—is linked to a threefold decrease in...
How the brain paralyzes you while you sleep
We laugh when we see Homer Simpson falling asleep while driving, while in church, and while even operating the nuclear reactor.
In reality though, narcolepsy,...
New COVID-19 drug is successful in lab, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that a new potential therapy for COVID-19 has shown success in preventing the disease’s symptoms in the lab.
The...
New breakthrough in Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and treatment
In a new study, researchers have made a breakthrough in the study of Alzheimer's which could inspire better treatments and earlier diagnosis.
They have for...