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These factors could increase stroke risk in COVID-19 patients

Fourteen out of every 1,000 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital experience a stroke, a rate that is even higher in older patients and those...

Social isolation puts women at higher risk of high blood pressure

It's no secret that loneliness and social isolation have a negative impact on the mental and physical health of older adults. Now, researchers at the...

Why are some COVID-19 infected people asymptomatic?

Immune cells in the lungs are important for the immune system's recognition and fight against viruses. However, the virus that produces COVID-19 is not...

COVID-19 nearly 7 times more prevalent in Orange County than thought

New antibody study finds infection prevalence seven times higher than previously estimated. Testing a representative sample of Orange County residents for a wide range of...

Coronaviruses are masters of mimicry, new study finds

Coronaviruses are adept at imitating human immune proteins that have been implicated in severe COVID-19 disease, a study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos...

What works best for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?

The symptoms for irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, can range from mildly annoying to severely life-altering. And according to Justin Brandler, M.D., a gastroenterology fellow...

Most dentists have experienced aggression from patients, says study

Roughly half of U.S. dentists experienced verbal or reputational aggression by patients in the past year, and nearly one in four endured physical aggression,...

Death rates in severe COVID-19 drop by a half in England

Death rates from people with severe COVID-19 in the hospital have dropped to around half of the rate at the peak of the pandemic,...

New study shows how COVID-19 affects the brain

Throughout the pandemic, healthcare workers have seen more than just the lungs affected by COVID-19. Doctors have reported neurological complications including stroke, headache and seizures,...

Scientists discover cancer treatment without side effects

Treating cancer without debilitating side effects has long been the holy grail of oncologists, and researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Switzerland's...