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People with this health problem should get COVID-19 vaccine first

In a new statement, researchers found that COVID-19 vaccine prioritization should prioritize those with advanced heart disease. They suggest that all heart patients face a...

Scientists find why green tea could suppress cancer

In a new study, researchers found that an antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein. P53 is known...

These blood thinning drugs may lower death risk in COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers found that patients given preventive blood-thinning drugs (prophylactic anticoagulants) within 24 hours of admission to hospital with COVID-19 are...

Scientists find the key to stopping the silent killer of liver disease

In a new study, researchers found that results of blood tests routinely performed contain a hidden fingerprint that can identify people silently developing potentially...

Instant death from heart attack common in people who do not exercise

In a new study, researchers found that an active lifestyle is linked to a lower chance of dying immediately from a heart attack. The research...

6 FDA-approved drugs show promise against COVID-19

In a new study, researchers discovered that 6 drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for other diseases could be repurposed...

Microwaves may make face masks really reusable

It has been widely reported that access to respirators and surgical face masks has become restricted in many facilities over the course of the...

Aspirin may boost pregnancy chance for women with past miscarriages

Low-dose aspirin therapy before conception and during early pregnancy may increase pregnancy chances and live births among women who have experienced one or two...

Dogs can sniff out COVID-19 in human sweat, shows study

New study adds to a small but growing consensus that trained medical scent dogs can effectively screen individuals who may be infected with the...

Older adults with ‘prediabetes’ seldom get full-blown diabetes

Older adults classified as having “prediabetes” due to moderately elevated measures of blood sugar usually don’t go on to develop full-blown diabetes, according to...