This study redesigns face masks to improve comfort and protection
Imagine a reusable face mask that protects wearers and those around them from COVID-19, is comfortable enough to wear all day, and stays in...
This healthy diet may help protect you from common arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect more than just your joints.
In some people, the condition can damage a wide variety...
These 2 things can lead to a higher risk of severe COVID-19
In a recent international study, researchers found genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of smoking and obesity on increasing susceptibility to severe COVID-19 and...
11 hidden hardships only patients understand, and ways to cope
Leah Brock knows the stress and anxiety that often goes along with being a patient.
As a Michigan Medicine social worker, she helps patients develop...
This ‘anti-antibiotic’ allows for use of antibiotics without resistance
In a new study, researchers found that an inexpensive, FDA-approved drug—cholestyramine—taken in conjunction with an antibiotic prevents the antibiotic from driving antimicrobial resistance.
The research...
This thing can drive serious diabetes complications
For the one in 10 Americans with diabetes, how to best manage and slow the progression of the disease is often a top concern.
Diabetes...
Post-COVID pain or weakness? You may need a ultrasound or MRI screening
After recovering from COVID-19, some patients are left with chronic, debilitating pain, numbness, or weakness in their hands, feet, arms, and legs due to...
How your thyroid function affects heart problems
In a new study, researchers found that thyroid function can affect stress-related heart problems.
The research was conducted by a team at Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum.
'Broken heart syndrome’...
This new vaccine could prevent COVID-19 and yellow fever
In a new study, researchers have developed a vaccine against Covid-19 based on the yellow fever vaccine, which as a result also works against...
This drug may reverse age-related cognitive decline within days
In a new study, researchers found that just a few doses of an experimental drug may reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility.
The...