Theater director has a stroke the day after a crushing fall
To celebrate her 50th birthday, Victoria Shepherd was pulling out all the stops.
She was in her 30th year as a freelance director in Toronto,...
These people 5 times more likely to have COVID-19 reinfection
Scientists from Clalit Health Services found That after people have recovered from COVID-19, getting at least one dose of a vaccine provides added protection...
What to know about chronic pelvic pain
For many women, pelvic pain is an uncomfortable, frustrating part of their everyday life.
This pain can be caused by pelvic venous congestion syndrome (PVCS),...
Scientists find a new drug to stop brain tumor growth
Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found a drug that inhibits the growth of the most aggressive meningiomas and how to most accurately identify which meningiomas...
Scientists find a drug that prevents sudden cardiac death with no side effects
Scientists from King’s College London found a new drug, OCT2013, could prevent sudden cardiac death as effectively as drug lidocaine but without lidocaine’s severe...
Food insecurity risk may cause diabetes risk 10 years later
Scientists from Washington State University found that young adults who were at risk of food insecurity had an increased incidence of diabetes 10 years...
When to get a COVID-19 booster
If you recently had COVID-19, you may be wondering if you should delay getting your booster.
We asked James Moy, MD, an immunologist in the...
Cognitive test in dogs could help humans with Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from North Carolina State University found that a suite of complementary tests can quantify changes in dogs suspected of suffering from cognitive decline.
The...
Stanford study finds a new cause of heart attack
Scientists from Stanford University found how viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 as well as their associated vaccines may increase the risk of heart attack,...
This study shows an effective way to predict who will die in COVID-19
Scientists from Université de Montréal found the amount of a SARS-CoV-2 genetic material—viral RNA—in the blood is a reliable indicator in detecting which patients...