COVID-19 live updates: Total number of cases passes 29.2 million
Share on PinterestA commuter wears a face mask while riding the subway train in New York City.Image credit: Scott Heins/Getty Images.The coronavirus outbreak began...
COVID-19: Promising results for Russian vaccine
A COVID-19 vaccine trialed in Russia elicited an immune response in all participants and caused no serious side effects. Still, confirming that the vaccine...
Study finds what you eat is linked to when you eat
Eating in the evening is associated with a higher intake of calories, as well as lower quality food, according to a new study.Share on...
Keto diet may reduce Alzheimer's risk by altering gut fungi
Scientists have found associations between fungi living in the gut and mild cognitive impairment, which can lead to Alzheimer’s disease. They suggest that a...
Financial hardship is a top risk factor for suicide attempts
According to a new study, people who have recently experienced severe financial strain may have a 20-fold higher risk of attempting suicide than those...
Critically ill patients have robust immunity to new coronavirus
A new study suggests immune responses to coronavirus in severely ill and critically ill patients are as strong or stronger than those of patients...
Inequality may increase prostate cancer mortality in Black males
Differences in education, household income, and health insurance status partly explain reduced prostate cancer survival after surgery in Black males compared with white males,...
No evidence of ‘cytokine storm’ in COVID-19
A study of COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands did not find the disease to be associated with cytokine storm, as previously suggested. This may...
Through my eyes: Surviving cancer twice
“Helen, I’m so sorry to tell you that you have stage 4 ovarian cancer.” I will never forget hearing those words.Share on PinterestCancer treatment...
Through my eyes: Hidden dental infections
It was 2011, our little boy was 5 years old, and our life was the stuff of dreams.I was a stay-at-home mom, and I...
