New research published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation identifies cardiovascular test results that might help to identify patients hospitalized with
Month: July 2021
Thinking about getting pregnant? First check your risks for heart disease
A woman’s heart health before she becomes pregnant is strongly related to her likelihood of experiencing a complication during her
Smartphone gaming can be harmful for some seeking relief from boredom
Smartphone gaming can be harmful to players who game to escape their negative mood and feelings of boredom, a new
More exercise and fewer hours watching TV cuts sleep apnoea risk
Being more physically active and spending fewer hours per day sitting watching TV is linked to a substantially lower risk
Bleak cyborg future from brain-computer interfaces if we’re not careful
Surpassing the biological limitations of the brain and using one’s mind to interact with and control external electronic devices may
Antibiotic prescriptions for kids plummet during pandemic
As children made fewer visits to health facilities and engaged in social distancing and other COVID-19 mitigation measures, a smaller
Pandemic had greater impact on younger age group mortality in deprived areas
In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, deprived areas suffered more excess deaths than affluent areas , with a
Health impacts of lockdowns no worse than large COVID outbreaks, at least in short term
Although lockdowns are undoubtedly associated with health harms, their impact on health is unlikely to be worse than the impact
A team is developing an inexpensive biopolymer dressing to heal chronic wounds
Tens of millions of patients around the world suffer from persistent and potentially life-threatening wounds. For these chronic wounds, which
Patient case strongly suggests link between COVID-19 vaccine and Bell’s palsy
The case of a patient who experienced two facial palsies—one after the first and another after the second dose of
