What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19? According to a new study led by
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Life after COVID hospitalization: Study shows major lasting effects on health, work and more
Surviving a case of COVID-19 that’s bad enough to land you in the hospital is hard enough. But life after
Continue reading »More prostate cancers are being diagnosed at a later stage
(HealthDay)—While men can take solace in a new government report that shows prostate cancer cases have been declining overall in
Continue reading »Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 — Black and Asian COVID-19 patients are more likely than white patients to have severe illness,
Continue reading »England’s big northern cities braced for more lockdown curbs
The British government is mulling fresh restrictions on everyday life in England, potentially in the big northern cities such as
Continue reading »Ketones buy time for a failing heart but are just more fuel for a healthy one, says study
In 2015, researchers began noticing that a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, empagliflozin, came with the added benefit
Continue reading »More than 2.2 million women live in maternity care desert status areas
(HealthDay)—More than 2.2 million women live in areas with severely limited to no access to maternity care (maternity care desert
Continue reading »More than a billion school meals not served during pandemic: study
School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to low or no-cost school breakfast and lunch programs for millions
Continue reading »More than one drink a day may raise high blood pressure risk in adults with type 2 diabetes
Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages a week may increase the risk of high blood pressure (also called hypertension) among
Continue reading »Atheists are more likely to sleep better than Catholics and Baptists: study
A new study of sleep, religious affiliation, and perceptions of heaven found that atheists and agnostics are significantly more likely
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