Obesity contributes to nearly half of new diabetes in US every year
In a new study, researchers found that reducing the prevalence of obesity may prevent up to half of new Type 2 diabetes cases in...
This therapy may reduce death risk in people with severe COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that patients recovering from COVID-19 who had a course of physical therapy in the hospital had a lower...
This diet may increase your risk of low back pain
In a new study, researchers found that eating a more pro-inflammatory diet was linked to a higher risk of low back pain.
This study was...
Wearing masks in this way could cut COVID-19 transmission by 95%
In a new study, researchers found that tight-fitting masks can reduce COVID-19 transmission by 95%.
They found in lab settings, wearing cloth or medical masks...
This ‘gamechanger’ drug can treat obesity by cutting body weight by 20%
In a new study, researchers found that one third (35%) of people who took a new drug for treating obesity lost more than one-fifth...
These workers 7 times as likely to get severe COVID-19
In a recent study at the University of Glasgow, researchers found that healthcare workers are 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 infection...
This drug may make vaccines more effective in older people
Older adults are at high risk of being severely affected by infectious diseases, but unfortunately, most vaccines in this age group are less efficient...
This small habit can make big progress in diabetes control
In a recent study presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, researchers found that regular heat exposure...
Eating whole eggs bad for your heart, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that a person's intake of whole eggs and cholesterol was linked to a higher risk of death, while...
Prediabetes diagnosis not useful in older people
In a new study, researchers found that older adults who are classified as having “prediabetes” due to moderately elevated measures of blood sugar usually...