(HealthDay News)—While the spread of coronavirus has slowed in some of the hardest-hit areas of America, other parts of the country were seeing worrying spikes in cases by Friday. New York City, once the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, announced plans Thursday to ease restrictions after 10 weeks under lockdown, the […]
A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital examines changes in prescription patterns in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an exploratory analysis of data from GoodRx used to generate national estimates, Brigham investigators found prescriptions of the anti-malarial drug chloroquine and its analogue hydroxychloroquine dramatically surged during the week of […]
Los Angeles Rams safety Taylor Rapp proves that you don’t need a ton of fancy equipment to get a brutal workout. The 22-year-old athlete just took on a challenge to burn 10,000 calories in one day. Yes, you read that right. To complete this ridiculous feat, Rapp biked 125 miles, swam 1.25 miles, hiked 4 […]
Dairy products provide more bone-beneficial nutrients than any other food group. Yet a new study based on data from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) shows that during the menopause transition, when bone loss is accelerated, they offer little benefit in preventing bone mineral density loss or fractures. Study results are published […]
How hepatitis A virus (HAV) manages to enter liver cells called hepatocytes and initiate infection had remained a mystery for fifty years until now. University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers designed experiments using gene-editing tools to discover how molecules called gangliosides serve as de facto gatekeepers to allow the virus entry into liver […]
New research indicates that only four in 10 UK adults have been sexually active during the COVID-19 lockdown—a finding that could have important physical and mental health implications. The study, published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine and led by Dr. Lee Smith of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and Professor Mark Tully of Ulster University, […]
(HealthDay)—Right ventricular dilation is associated with in-hospital mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study published online May 15 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. Edgar Argulian, M.D., M.P.H., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues enrolled consecutive patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 who underwent clinically indicated […]
International health authorities expressed concern Tuesday over signs the spread of the new coronavirus is “still accelerating” in Brazil, Peru and Chile. “In South America, we are particularly concerned that the number of new cases reported last week in Brazil was the highest for a seven-day period, since the outbreak began,” said Carissa Etienne, director […]
A woman has issued a warning to pet owners about the toxicity of a common houseplant, after her French bulldog died in her arms. Kate Wagner shared the story of her ‘sweet baby Lily’ on Facebook to urge people to take caution when choosing houseplants. Her French bulldog ate some leaves from a sago palm […]
A large team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has conducted a review study of the role that social interaction plays in both morbidity and mortality rates. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their review and what they learned from it. One of the major consequences of […]
