Cannabis use linked to heart attack risk in these people
In a new study from Unity Health Toronto, researchers found adults younger than 45 years who reported recently using cannabis were 2 times more...
Why do people with diabetes develop severe COVID-19?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have noted that certain patients are at especially high risk of developing severe illness or dying from coronavirus infection.
Type...
Stressed TV boss ignored the news from his body – a heart attack
Eric Olsen's energy was lacking. His mother thought he sounded tired on the phone. A work colleague noticed he didn't seem like himself.
Then he...
Scientists develop a new inhaled COVID-19 vaccine
In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers found a single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine may fully protect against lethal COVID-19 infection.
The vaccine also...
These two drugs can lower severity of sleep apnea by one third
In a new study published in the Journal of Physiology, researchers successfully repurposed two existing drugs to reduce the severity of sleep apnea in...
This electronic nose could sniff out when a lung transplant is failing
An electronic “nose” can detect with 86% accuracy when a lung transplant is beginning to fail, according to research presented at the ‘virtual’ European...
These people play a vital role in treating long COVID
In a new article from the University of Otago, researchers suggest that cardio-respiratory physiotherapists have an essential role in helping people recover from the...
Gut problems could contribute to arthritis, study finds
In a new study from UCL, researchers found that damage to the lining of the gut plays an important role in the development of...
Aspirin could cut cancer death by 20%, study finds
In a recent study published in ecancermedicalscience, researchers found patients with a wide range of cancers who take aspirin as part of their treatment...
Scientists find the cause of lung cancer in never smokers
In a new study from the National Cancer Institute, researchers did a genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking.
They...