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This new antiviral drug could speed up recovery in COVID-19

In a new study, researchers found an experimental antiviral drug can significantly speed up recovery for COVID-19 outpatients—patients who do not need to be...

If your left and right-brain age differently, you are more likely to have Alzheimer’s...

In a new study, researchers found that parts of the brain decline faster from age 30. These brain changes are accelerated in people with Alzheimer's...

People with COVID-19 have a higher death risk after this heart problem

In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely...

These common drinks may make type 2 diabetes less deadly

People with type 2 diabetes are more prone to circulatory diseases, dementia, cancer, and bone fractures. And despite an increasing number of effective drugs, lifestyle...

These high blood pressure drugs linked to higher risk of heart failure

In a recent study published in Hypertension, researchers at the University of Bologna found that women taking beta-blockers for high blood pressure have a higher...

People could have two completely separate bouts of COVID-19, doctors warn

It may be possible to have two completely separate bouts of COVID-19, doctors have warned in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating a...

Anticancer drug may improve outcome for severe COVID-19 patients

Treating severe COVID-19 patients with the anticancer drug bevacizumab may reduce mortality and speed up recovery, according to a small clinical study in Italy...

Tom Hanks’ COVID-19 diagnosis likely shaped people’s thoughts, behaviors toward virus

When actor Tom Hanks announced his COVID-19 diagnosis on March 11, 2020, many Americans were still learning about the virus and its severity. According to...

People with this bone problem twice as likely to die if they have COVID-19

Vertebral fractures occur when the bony block or vertebral body in the spine collapses, which can lead to severe pain, deformity, and loss of...

This common drug can help prevent muscle aging, study finds

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Basel found that a well-known drug can prevent muscle weakness in...