These common muscle drugs may cause dangerous health problems in older people
Skeletal muscle relaxants are drugs that were approved years ago for short-term treatment of muscle spasms and back pain and are used today, without...
Dangerous liver disease may rise sharply in the US, study shows
Alcohol-related liver disease is currently the most common reason for liver transplantation in the United States.
In recent years, high-risk drinking of alcohol—defined as exceeding...
Stay-at-home orders may strongly reduce spread of COVID-19
Across the globe, COVID-19 has infected more than 18 million people to date and has killed hundreds of thousands -- and the United States...
How to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect your family, according to FDA
The COVID-19 pandemic requires that we remain vigilant in our everyday lives.
We can each take some simple steps to help slow the spread of...
This blood test can detect over 50 types of cancer
In a new study, researchers found a new blood test detected more than 50 types of cancer as well as their location within the...
This hearing loss drug shows promise in fight against COVID-19
First appearing in late 2019 in Wuhan City, China, the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to cause sickness and death across the globe.
Researchers and scientists have...
Vaccine Q&A: From flu to COVID-19, everything you need to know
A family medicine physician discusses why vaccines are so important—especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
Vaccines are one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine and...
Severe COVID-19 linked to heart problems
The number of people coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rising with more cases in the U.S. (5M according to the Centers for Disease Control...
Aging memories may not be ‘worse,’ just ‘different’
"Memory is the first thing to go."
Everyone has heard it, and decades of research studies seem to confirm it: While it may not always...
Obesity may increase risk of dying from COVID-19, especially in men
In a new study, researchers found a striking association between BMI and risk for death among patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19.
Their finding also...