Driving with heart disease: Checking fitness to drive safely
People suffering from various types of cardiovascular disease are subject to a certain accident risk when driving a vehicle on the road.
High blood pressure,...
65+ and lonely? Don’t talk to your doctor about another prescription
In a new study from UC San Francisco, researchers found lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain...
These people may not get full benefit from COVID vaccination
In a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that a lower-than-normal immune response to the messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19...
Even slightly higher blood pressure can harm your heart health
Blood pressure is the force manifested by circulating blood against the walls of the body’s arteries, the major blood vessels in the body. Hypertension...
This radio-wave therapy may boost survival in liver cancer
In a new study from Wake Forest School of Medicine, researchers found that a targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves is safe to use...
Dementia can complicate heart recovery and treatment
Dementia is a thief. It steals a person's memory, their ability to reason, to live independently.
As people age and face more medical challenges, it...
Certain fungi in your gut may drive pancreatic cancer growth
In a recent study published in Nature, researchers found certain fungi move from the gut to the pancreas, expand their population more than a thousand-fold,...
This sleep problem may increase risk of sudden death, high blood pressure
In a new study from Penn State College of Medicine, researchers found that people living with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition that occurs...
This drug combo shows promise for treating alcoholism
In a new study from UCSF, researchers have developed a dual-drug therapy for alcohol use disorder (AUD), without the side effects or complications linked...
This cooking method may increase your risk of blindness
In a new study from the University of Oxford and Peking University, researchers found a clear link between cooking with wood or coal, and...