Simple skin test could identify Parkinson’s disease
A simple skin test can accurately identify Parkinson’s disease, researchers report.
Physicians currently diagnose patients using clinical signs and symptoms but a definitive diagnosis can...
Why are the kidneys so attractive to the COVID-19?
Scientists discover molecular processes in kidney cells that attract and feed COVID-19.
Although the lungs are a common target for COVID-19’s cytokine storm, so are...
5 reasons rehabilitation care is important after breast cancer
Many patients think of cancer care as chemotherapy or surgery to remove a tumor or mass.
But, there is one important treatment that is often...
How to safely visit the doctor during COVID-19
It’s important not to put off doctor appointments and there are ways you can stay safe when seeing your doctor in person.
The COVID-19 pandemic...
Scientists create heated face mask to filter and inactivate coronaviruses
Face masks have been shown to be effective at filtering out viruses such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus, thereby reducing the risk of infection.
A team...
A COVID-19 vaccine is coming: will it be safe?
In March, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a consensus among health care providers and public health officials that a vaccine...
New experimental drug could help treat diabetic kidney disease
Patients with diabetic kidney disease can potentially be treated with a new investigational medication that may slow the progress of their illness without harmful...
COVID-19 is a double blow for chronic disease patients
There has never been a more dangerous time than the COVID-19 pandemic for people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, respiratory problems...
Scientists develop new way to test for COVID-19 antibodies
When Dr. Stephen Smith of Seattle Children's Research Institute came down with muscle aches, gastrointestinal distress and a sudden loss of smell in late...
Cannabis reduces obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms by half in the short-term
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis,...