Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.
On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts are racing to understand the unexpected spread of monkeypox to Massachusetts.
State officials have been...
Why many people are against COVID masks and vaccination
Scientists from the University of Notre Dame found that brain shortcuts may explain why many people are against the COVID vaccine and masks
The research...
Some arthritis drugs may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s in people with heart disease
Scientists from the National Institute on Aging found that certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs may lower the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in...
You can fight Omicron better if you are more vaccinated
Scientists from Cedars-Sinai and CDC found among people admitted during the omicron surge, vaccinated adults had a less severe illness and were less likely...
Scientists find a new way to treat pancreatic cancer
Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found a potential therapeutic target for the most common type of pancreatic cancer.
They found ISL2, a transcription factor, can act...
Why people with diabetes more likely to get severe COVID-19
Scientists from China found that low concentrations of a certain metabolite in people with diabetes may explain why they are more susceptible to COVID...
She was a prime candidate for a heart attack, if only she’d realized it
Just a few days after Dottie Lewis and her husband, Wayne, returned from vacation to their home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she started feeling poorly.
This...
Vaccines may reduce long COVID symptoms for some people
Scientists from the University of Leeds found that vaccination after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is linked to a decrease in...
Common prostate cancer drugs may be less safe than thought
Scientists from Michigan Medicine found that men taking either of the two most common oral medications for advanced prostate cancer who had also undergone...
Why some people get severe COVID-19, while others have no symptoms
Scientists from the University of Groningen found why some people fared better than others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
They found that some people weathered the...