An experimental chewing gum could reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a recent study published in
Day: November 29, 2021
A routine skin check could save your life
It may sound dramatic, but skin checks save lives. While encouraging people to do routine self-exams, the American Academy of
An overview of the effectiveness of anti-aging diets
A small team of researchers from the University of Washington and one with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, has conducted
Expert optimistic about possibility of tests for long COVID
There are reasons to be optimistic about the possibility of creating simple tests to determine if someone has long COVID,
About 12% of patients who receive common cardiac device implants develop persistent opioid use
About 12 percent of patients who receive implantable cardiac devices such as a pacemaker or defibrillator and fill an opioid
The people most at risk of HIV in Kenya aren’t using preventive drugs
There has been a gradual decline of new HIV cases overall in Kenya—from a high of 230,000 new infections in 1992 to 33,000 in
How inequality drives HIV in adolescent girls and young women
Despite the advances that have been made against HIV, the world has 37 million people living with HIV. And 680,000
Experts discuss new variant B.1.1.529
What is the new variant, how is it different, and how concerned should we be? A new COVID-19 variant has
Researchers develop gel-grown ‘mini-breast cancer’ to uncover more effective treatments
Breast cancer is currently the most common form of cancer among the working age in Finland. Most breast cancers belong
Heart disease risk from saturated fats may depend on what foods they come from
Heart disease is a major cause of death worldwide—responsible for some 9 million deaths a year. But it is preventable, and health