People who received a flu shot last flu season were significantly less likely to test positive for a COVID-19 infection
Month: March 2021
Though risk is minuscule, infection after COVID-19 vaccination is possible
In a letter to The New England Journal of Medicine, published online March 23, 2021, a group of investigators from University
Global health care worker burnout is high and ‘unsustainable’
More than half of all health care workers worldwide are experiencing burnout that, if not addressed, could cause many to
As COVID rages, world risks losing TB gains
In the year since COVID-19 flipped the world on its head, diagnosis and treatment of another serious lung disease—tuberculosis—has plummeted,
Researchers find supplement prevents strokes in patients with rare genetic disorder
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered that a widely used nutritional supplement may significantly reduce the risk
A strong coffee half an hour before exercising increases fat-burning
Scientists from the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada (UGR) have shown that caffeine (about 3 mg/kg, the
Cancer screenings rebounded quickly after drop at start of pandemic
Screenings for breast cancer and colon cancer dropped dramatically during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, but use of
Inflammatory bowel disease biologic blunts immune response to COVID-19
Careful monitoring of patients treated with infliximab needed after COVID jab Infliximab, a powerful biologic that is used to treat inflammatory
More primary care physicians could mean gains in life expectancy, fewer deaths
People who have primary care physicians tend to have better health care, to receive timelier diagnoses and to get more
Total knee replacement cost effective for patients with osteoarthritis and extreme obesity
Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is cost-effective in patients with severe obesity (BMI of 40Kg/m2 or greater) and end-stage osteoarthritis. Typically,
