Adding these drugs to statins may lower stroke risk
In a new study, researchers found that taking the triglyceride-lowering medication icosapent ethyl cut the risk of stroke by an additional 36% in people...
Painkiller drugs may boost or suppress COVID-19 depending on when you use them
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs.
In addition to taking NSAIDs for chronic conditions such as arthritis, people take them...
This daily beverage may lower prostate cancer risk
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer and the sixth leading cause of cancer death in men.
Nearly three out of four cases occur...
This recommended high blood pressure drug may have dangerous side effects
In a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, scientists found that chlorthalidone, the guideline-recommended diuretic for lowering blood pressure, could cause more serious...
How to protect yourself during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has claimed millions of lives around the world. But we learn more about this disease every day.
Scientists are developing tools that promise to...
This very common drug for heart disease may reduce COVID-19 risk
Aspirin is an established, safe, and low-cost medication in long-standing common use in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and in the past...
This new COVID-19 variant linked to a much higher death risk
In a new study, researchers found that the highly infectious variant of COVID-19 discovered in Kent, which swept across the UK last year before...
This diet may reduce your stroke risk by 10%
In a new study, researchers found that eating a healthy, plant-based diet that includes foods like vegetables, whole grains and beans, and decreasing intakes...
Scientists develop a new drug to treat deadly brain cancer
In a new study, researchers showed an experimental spherical nucleic acid (SNA) drug may help treat the deadly brain cancer, glioblastoma.
The drug could cross...
Kidney health could help predict heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that tests of patients' kidney health may provide insights on their risk of developing heart disease.
The research was...