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Fish oil supplements don’t raise bad cholesterol, study finds

In a new study, researchers examined the link between the omega-3s EPA and DHA in fish oil and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), or the...

About 1 in 5 people hospitalized with COVID-19 dies, study finds

In a new study, researchers found that severe acute complications are common among adults hospitalized with COVID-19, leading to an inpatient mortality rate of...

Blood test can predict ovarian cancer better than previously thought

In a new study, researchers found that a blood test already available to GPs in the UK is more predictive of ovarian cancer than...

Scientists find 2 phases of lung infection in severe COVID-19

What does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, do once it enters a person's airways, and how does infection in lung cells affect patients'...

More than one drink a day may raise high blood pressure risk in people...

In a new study, researchers found that drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages a week may increase the risk of high blood pressure (also...

These 2 new tests could lower COVID-19 death risk

In a new study, researchers found that a first-of-its-kind rapid test could identify which COVID-19 patients are responding to drug treatments and which patients...

Depression linked to higher risk of heart disease, early death

In a new study, researchers found further evidence of the link between depressive symptoms and an increased risk of heart disease and early death. The...

COVID-19 death in obese people isn’t caused by inflammation, study shows

Obesity is linked to poor COVID-19 outcomes. But in a new study, researchers found that this is not due to increased inflammation, but instead may...

Fish oil supplement may slightly increase your cancer risk

Omega 3 is a type of fat. Small amounts are essential for good health and can be found in the food that we eat...

These heart symptoms may mean higher COVID-19 death risk

In a new study, researchers found that when a patient is hospitalized with COVID-19, signs of damage to the right side of the heart may indicate...