Opioid prescriptions linked to obesity, new study shows
In two new studies, researchers shed light on the relationship between obesity and the use of prescription opioids in the United States.
One of the...
Drugs considered for COVID-19 may increase risk for dangerous heart disease
Some people consider treating coronavirus patients with a combination of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin.
But in a new study, researchers advise...
Lockdowns need to last more than 6 weeks to contain COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that aggressive intervention such as lockdowns to contain COVID-19 must last for at least 44 days.
The research was...
This new drug may strongly block early stages of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts.
The study provides new...
These health conditions may increase risks for severe COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that having an underlying health condition might be one of the biggest risk factors for developing severe COVID-19.
Those...
How to stay positive during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly and drastically changed day-to-day life in the U.S., causing fear and anxiety.
Loyola Medicine clinical psychologists Elizabeth Simmons, PsyD, and...
Scientists 3D print ventilator splitters to treat multiple patients
In response to a pressing need for more ventilators to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients, a team led by Johns Hopkins University engineers is...
Gut symptoms are in mild COVID-19 disease, sometimes without fever
In a new study, researchers did the first analysis of gastrointestinal symptoms reported by COVID-19 patients with the mild disease rather than those with...
This new blood test can detect wide range of cancers
In a new study, researchers found that a new blood test detected more than 50 types of cancer as well as their location within...
This potential COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in early research
In a new study, researchers found a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic.
When tested in mice, the vaccine, delivered...