Why experts predict a milder winter for COVID-19
The winter forecast for COVID-19 looks to be the mildest yet, say experts from Northeastern University.
When you should test for COVID before Thanksgiving
Whether you’ve signed up to bring mashed potatoes to Thanksgiving dinner, rapid tests for COVID-19 should be among your holiday preparations.
Honey may help protect your heart and metabolic health
Honey is a complex composition of common and rare sugars, proteins, organic acids, and other bioactive compounds that very likely have health benefits.
In a...
Scientists find new drug to treat both COVID-19 and cancer
Vaccination can provide life-saving protection against COVID-19.
But scientists are still searching for ways to treat severe infections, including in people who cannot get vaccinated...
Warning: aspirin-containing antacid medicines can cause bleeding
The next time you reach for a nonprescription drug to treat your upset stomach or heartburn, consider whether you should use one of the...
Scientists find key cause of type 2 diabetes
An estimated 415 million people globally are living with diabetes.
Around 90% of diabetes cases are type 2 diabetes (T2D), which is characterized by the...
Two widely used high blood pressure drugs may prevent heart disease effectively
A recent study from Geisinger Medical Center found people who are just beginning treatment for high blood pressure can benefit equally from two different...
Researchers show a new cause of Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study from the University of Pennsylvania found that Alzheimer’s Disease is driven by epigenetic changes—how and when certain genes are turned on and...
Nearly 90% of people living with long COVID have not returned to full health
In a study from University College Cork and elsewhere, scientists found that nearly 90% of those living with long COVID have not returned to...
AirPods may work as inexpensive hearing aids
Hearing loss has broad health impacts, but professional hearing aids are expensive and require multiple visits to otolaryngologists and audiologists for tuning.
These factors lead to major...