Why the demise of the family doctor will be the death of us: From delivering babies to easing the last
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A Common Steroid May Reduce the Risk of Death in the Sickest COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 has been ravaging the world for more than nine months, and in that time multiple medications—namely hydroxychloroquine (which had
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Exploring the golden hour: Delays in trauma treatment linked to disability and death
Some clinicians consider that after a traumatic injury, patients are most likely to survive if they receive medical treatment within
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Irregular periods linked to increased risk of early death
A study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has suggested that periods may be a marker for general health, with
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Study confirms men have 62% increased risk of COVID associated death, possibly related to higher degree of inflammation
New research presented at this week’s ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, online 23-25 September) confirms that men with COVID-19
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Death from COVID-19 very rare for Americans 21 and under, report says
(HealthDay)—Only a tiny fraction of children and young adults who have contracted COVID-19 have died from their infection, a new
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Abnormally high blood sugar linked with higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients not previously diagnosed with diabetes
New research from Wuhan, China shows that, in patients with COVID-19 but without a previous diagnosis of diabetes, abnormally high
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A wearable device may help prevent unexpected death in epilepsy
More than one-third of the people in the United States who have epilepsy are at risk for a deadly complication
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Dying old, dying young – death and ageism in the times of Greek myth and coronavirus
The loss of life from the spread of coronavirus has been on an enormous scale. In the U.S. more Americans
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Eating red meat and processed meat hikes heart disease, death risk: study
Drop the steak knife. After a controversial study last fall recommending that it was not necessary for people to change
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