COVID-19 is here. How long will it last?
With COVID-19 case numbers climbing dramatically in the United States and millions of people sheltered in their homes to help quell the outbreak, many...
The pros and cons of radiotherapy for cancer: will it work for you?
In a new paper, researchers suggest that women undergoing radiotherapy for many cancers are more likely than men to be cured, but the side...
This new treatment could improves blood sugar, liver health in type 2 diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes who underwent a novel, minimally invasive, endoscopic procedure called Revita...
Scientists find a simple way to reduce irregular heartbeat problems
Atrial fibrillation (a-fib) affects more than 33 million people worldwide, according to background information in the study.
Instead of contracting to pump blood and then...
Coronavirus: A new type of vaccine using RNA could help defeat COVID-19
A century ago, on July 26, 1916, a viral disease swept through New York.
Within 24 hours, new cases of polio increased by more than...
This drug may prevent obesity, liver damage caused by high-fat diet
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there are 4.5 million adults in the U.S. diagnosed with the liver disease...
Dropping blood pressure may predict frailty, falls in older people
Blood pressure that goes down when you stand up is associated with frailty and falls in older people, according to a new study that...
COVID-19 patients often infected with other respiratory viruses, Stanford study shows
In a new study, researchers found that about one in five people with COVID-19 is also infected with other respiratory viruses.
In addition, the analysis...
To reduce heart attack risk, stents and surgery no better than drugs, lifestyle changes
In a new study, researchers found that invasive procedures such as bypass surgery and stenting—commonly used to treat blocked arteries—are no better at reducing...
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants
The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest tofu.
Brain implants, on the other hand, are typically made from...