Treating COVID-19: Bipolar drug shows promise and other hopeful findings
We continue our Hope Behind the Headlines series by exploring the most recent — and most hopeful — findings in the field of COVID-19...
What explains racial disparities in sleep? Physicians weigh in
Last week, we dove deep into existing research and revealed profound racial disparities in the amount of sleep that adults in the United States...
How to be an ally for Black lives
The dominating presence of racism, with its harmful effects on both mental and physical health, has been an undeniable reality for Black people for...
Medical myths: All about aging
In the latest installment of our Medical Myths series, we tackle myths associated with aging. Because aging is inevitable and, for some people, frightening,...
Bones in our basements: Addressing COVID-19 and incarceration
Wizdom Powell, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychiatry and the director of the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, part of the University...
'Ill, abandoned, unable to access help:' Living with long COVID
Those who become ill with milder forms of COVID-19 are expected to recover in around 2 weeks. But an increasing number of people say...
The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic
September 4 — The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the headlines and our daily lives for most of this year. Medical News Today have covered...
How does health influence voting behavior?
As the United States’ 2020 election draws closer, we explore the complex two-way relationship between health and voting.Share on PinterestResearch suggests that the complex...
The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic
September 11 — The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the headlines and our daily lives for most of this year. Medical News Today have covered...
New risk factors for type 2 diabetes uncovered
A new ‘global atlas’ study characterizes insomnia as a novel risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. In total, the researchers identified 19 risk...
