- Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound May Lower Heart Failure Deaths
- Nearly 160 Million Americans Harmed by Another’s Drinking, Drug Use
- 1 in 4 Americans Now Struggling to Cover Medical Costs
- Getting Fitter Can Really Help Keep Dementia at Bay
- Skin Patch Could Monitor Your Blood Pressure
- There May Be a Better Way to Treat Hematoma Brain Bleeds
- Chronic Joint Pain Plus Depression Can Take Toll on the Brain
- Living in Space Won’t Permanently Harm Astronauts’ Thinking Skills
- Kids’ Injuries in Sports and at Home: When Is It Right to Seek Medical Attention?
- Human Cell Atlas Will Be ‘Google Maps’ for Health Research
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Many Protests Happening in Cities With High Numbers of New COVID-19 Cases
A new review shows that protests have now unfolded in every one of the 25 U.S. communities with the highest concentrations of new COVID-19 cases, stoking fears of a spike in new infections. The Associated Press analysis...
- Posted June 3, 2020
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Health Highlights: June 2, 2020
1 in 4 U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Occur in Nursing Homes Company Says Remdesivir Helps Moderately Sick COVID-19 Patients
- Posted June 2, 2020
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Sinus Infection? ‘Good’ Germs in Your Nose May Be Key
If you constantly battle sinus infections, low levels of good bacteria in your nose may be to blame, new research suggests. Previous research has shown that health-protecting strains of bacteria reside in your digestive system, genital tract...
- Posted June 2, 2020
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Trump-Touted Hydroxychloroquine in Short Supply for Lupus Patients
A drug championed by President Donald Trump as a coronavirus panacea appears to be in short supply for people who really need it: lupus patients. More than one-third of U.S. lupus patients who take hydroxychloroquine have struggled...
- Posted June 2, 2020
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Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer’s in Women
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is devastating, no matter your sex. But the disease strikes far more women than men. Journalist and author Maria Shriver is determined to help researchers figure out why women make up two-thirds of those...
- Posted June 2, 2020
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Final States Reopen Amid Worries That Protests Will Spark New COVID Infections
Michigan prepared to lift its stay-at-home order on Tuesday — one of the last states to do so. But in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that protests rampant in numerous American cities could trigger a second...
- Posted June 2, 2020
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Coronavirus Was Already Spreading in U.S. in January: Study
More evidence has surfaced that the COVID-19 coronavirus was circulating in the United States as much as a month prior to the first confirmed local case in February, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported...
- Posted June 1, 2020
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Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
(HealthDay News) — The drug Tagrisso could offer hope to patients battling a form of lung cancer that typically hits people with little or no history of smoking, a new trial finds. Taken after surgery to remove...
- Posted June 1, 2020
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As Postponed Surgeries Resume, Can U.S. Hospitals Handle the Strain?
For months, the coronavirus pandemic forced hospitals to delay elective surgeries as doctors turned their attention to treating COVID-19 patients, but the spigots on non-urgent procedures are about to reopen. Unfortunately, two new reports from Johns Hopkins...
- Posted June 1, 2020
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Most Americans Still More Worried About COVID-19 Spread Than the Economy
(HealthDay News) — As the number of U.S. coronavirus cases neared 1.8 million on Monday, a new poll shows that a majority of Americans still think it’s more important to control the virus’ spread than to restart...
- Posted June 1, 2020