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COVID-19 in wastewater can be infectious, study shows

In a new study, researchers found wastewater containing the COVID-19 virus may be a serious threat. The research was conducted by a team from the...

How to treat the most common heart attacks

One in five patients die within a year after the most common type of heart attack. In a new paper, researchers provide new treatment guidelines...

This test method could find COVID-19 carriers with no symptoms

In a new study, researchers confirm the success of a new COVID-19 pooling test that identifies all positive people, including asymptomatic carriers, in a...

This popular high blood pressure drug may cause harmful side effects

Chlorthalidone is the guideline-recommended diuretic drug for lowering blood pressure. But a recent study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center showed that this drug could...

Early immune response may contribute to severe COVID-19, study shows

In a new study, researchers may have come one step closer toward understanding how the immune system contributes to severe COVID-19. They found that so-called...

This common type 2 diabetes drug may increase heart failure risk

In a recent study from Yale School of Public Health and elsewhere, researchers found new evidence that type 2 diabetes drug rosiglitazone is linked...

Will a COVID-19 vaccine be a cure-all?

Global health authorities are frantically pursuing a vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the hope that it will allow everyone to get back to...

Children with no COVID-19 symptoms may shed virus for weeks

In a new study, researchers found that children can shed SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, even if they never develop symptoms or for...

Scientists find new treatment for chronic low back pain

In a new study, researchers found a new minimally invasive approach to provide relief for patients suffering from chronic low back pain. The new treatment...

COVID-19 taking a toll on everyday lives, study shows

In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 has severely affected people's daily emotional lives and mental health, increasing their stresses the longer lockdowns,...