COVID-19 may affect treatment for people with type 2 diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that people with diabetes are at increased risk for bacterial, parasitic and viral infections.
The study illuminates how intersections...
COVID-19: Exercise may protect against deadly complication
In a new study, researchers found that regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a major cause of death in...
Understanding the risky combination of diabetes and the coronavirus
While most people are anxious about the coronavirus, people with underlying conditions such as diabetes may be especially so.
On top of life's usual demands,...
This heartburn drug linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer
A Michigan Medicine gastroenterologist discusses the recent recall of ranitidine, or Zantac, and shares treatment options and tips for individuals living with heartburn.
Recently, the...
This drug may effective fight coronavirus that causes COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have shown that drug remdesivir is highly effective in stopping the replication mechanism of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The...
Scientists find first curative treatment for heart disease
In a new study, researchers found that by making a gene that allows cancers to spread to be overactive and functional in the heart,...
This diet may help protect your cognitive function
In a new study, researchers found that adherence to the Mediterranean diet—high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil—correlates with higher cognitive function.
Thy...
COVID-19 may increase heart damage, Harvard scientists say
Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome have taken center stage as the most dreaded complications of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new...
Existing drugs may provide a first-line treatment for COVID-19
In a recent study, a group of European researchers found that already approved drugs may hold the key to treating COVID-19.
According to them, drug...
Heavy drinking into older age could add 4 cm to waistline, increase stroke risk
In a new study, researchers found more than half of drinkers aged 59 and over have been heavy drinkers and this is linked to...