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
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 …
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 …
Largest Study Finds No Link Between Measles Vaccine and Autism
In a study of more than 650,000 Danish children, Danish researchers found no link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, even when they focused on …
Physician burnout risk remains despite wellbeing improvement
Although the risk of physician burnout, depersonalization and depression when compared to other professionals continues to remain high, the good news is that according to new survey physician burnout …
Insulin Capsule May Replace Insulin Injections in Diabetes
Researchers have developed insulin capsule that could potentially replace insulin injections, which is a great news for those individuals with type 2 diabetes using injectable insulin.