What is Haglund’s Deformity? Does Heel Pain Go Away?
Haglund’s Deformity, What Is It and Does Heel Pain Go Away? Haglund’s deformity is a bony enlargement on the back of the heel where the achilles tendon attaches to …
Basing Self-worth on Financial Success Leads to Greater Feelings of Isolation and Loneliness, Study Finds
People who base their self-worth on their financial success feel pressure to focus most of their efforts on making more money rather than on building their relationships with family …
MIT’s AI Predicts Catastrophe if Social Distancing Restrictions Relax Too Soon
Stay inside. Please don’t make all of this be for nothing. MIT recently trained a machine learning model to accurately predict the spread of COVID-19. According to the AI, …
What Can COVID-19 Antibody Testing Really Tell Us?
If COVID-19 antibody testing could show who’s had COVID-19, even if they didn’t have symptoms, we might not have to worry so much about getting it. Companies could bring …
Childhood Exposure to Parental Smoking Linked to Poorer Cognitive Function in Midlife
A Finnish study coordinated by the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Turku shows that exposure to parental smoking in childhood and adolescence …
How Covid-19 tests work and why they’re in short supply
One key to stopping the spread of COVID-19 is knowing who has it. A delay in reliable tests and COVID-19 diagnostics in the United States has painted an unreliable …
Mayo Clinic experts offer guidance on treating COVID-19 patients with signs of acute heart attack
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Much remains unknown about COVID-19, but many studies already have indicated that people with cardiovascular disease are at greater risk of being susceptible to COVID-19. There …
HIV Vaccine Could Be Available by 2021, Experts Say
HIV Vaccine Could Be Available by 2021. On Sunday, World AIDS Day, the global fight against the human immunodeficiency virus is poised to make important...
Vaping Associated Lung Injury Linked To Toxic Chemical Fumes, Study Finds
Mayo Clinic study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that lung injuries from vaping most likely are caused by direct toxicity or tissue damage from noxious …
EpiPen prevents paralysis from some spinal cord injuries
EpiPen use has shown to prevent some spinal cord injuries from resulting in paralysis. The approach was demonstrated in mice at the University of Michigan, with the nanoparticles enhancing …