When you take a time-release drug, you count on it doing what the package says: release the drug slowly into
Month: November 2020
For people with diabetes, Medicaid expansion helps, but can’t do it all: study
Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act has insured millions of low-income people in the United States, improving outcomes for
COVID’s collateral damage: Germicidal lamps may damage corneas
In a paper published in the journal of Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, physicians from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the
SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility
None of the mutations currently documented in the SARS-CoV-2 virus appear to increase its transmissibility in humans, according to a
Spinal/epidural anesthesia associated with increased survival in leg artery bypass surgery
A new study published in The BMJ shows that people who had surgery to improve blood flow in their legs under spinal
Commonly used antibiotic shows promise for combating Zika infections
In 2015, hundreds of children were born with brain deformities resulting from a global outbreak of Zika virus infections. Recently,
Cooking with wood may cause lung damage
Advanced imaging with CT shows that people who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable
Eating dried fruit may be linked with better diet quality and health markers
Don’t be afraid to toss a handful of raisins or dried apples in your Thanksgiving stuffing this year—a new Penn
Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 95% effective
Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its
What do slight arm movements reveal about our breathing and health?
Special activity trackers can be used to fairly accurately determine the respiratory rate of people while they sleep. This is
