The severity of COVID-19 pneumonia can be difficult to assess in people from different ethnic groups, due to inaccurate readings from a device that measures the level of oxygen in the blood of patients. The findings of the research, published in the European Respiratory Journal, show that pulse oximeters gave false readings of nearly 7 […]

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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Health care workers in about half the states face a Thursday deadline to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under a Biden administration mandate that will be rolled out across the rest of the country in the coming weeks. […]

Paul Sinha talks about the symptoms of his Parkinson's diagnosis We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Parkinson’s is caused by a […]

(Reuters) – Early research suggesting that a popular non-psychoactive compound derived from marijuana might help prevent or treat COVID-19 warrants further investigation in rigorous clinical trials, researchers say. Several recent laboratory studies of cannabidiol, or CBD, have shown promising results, attracting media attention. However, many other potential COVID treatments that showed promise in test tubes, […]

Smoking cigarettes may increase the risk of a heart attack by activating a gene that affects blood clotting, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Bristol. The study, published in Circulation Research, used a multidisciplinary approach involving four different study designs, including data from Children of the 90s – a longitudinal […]

Dr Zoe Williams discusses visceral fat on This Morning We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Visceral fat can raise the risk […]

Vaccination against COVID-19 did not affect fertility outcomes in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a new study has found. The findings, which were published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, add to the growing body of evidence providing reassurance that COVID-19 vaccination does not affect fertility. Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Icahn […]

Among individuals who get acutely infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a substantial share has been seen to develop prolonged symptoms. As a result, this serious condition has been termed post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PACS) or long COVID. To develop more efficient treatment options, predictors of PACS are needed. In […]

In a new preproof study published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, a team of researchers explored the association between total immunoglobulin (IgM, IgA, and IgG) against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and protective immunity. Study: Long-term detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after infection and risk of re-infection. Image […]