Texas Gov. Greg Abbott caused a stir recently when he said his state was “very close” to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19, that much-discussed but often-misunderstood goal that we’ve all been anticipating for months. If so, other states would be even closer, to judge by the numbers who have been infected, vaccinated, or both.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic heart disease that occurs in 1 in 500 people, and in some cases, you might not even be aware that you have it. People with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have an abnormal arrangement of heart muscle cells that usually is caused by gene mutations that make the heart grow abnormally thick.
It’s been four years since Apple released the Apple TV 4K. So why has the company made so few improvements to its streaming media player? Here’s what it missed.
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a teacher at a middle school that is teaching students in person. I have been vigilant about following safety guidelines, but now that I am pregnant, I worry even more about contracting COVID-19 and the risk to my baby. Our state is opening up COVID-19 vaccines to educators, and I …
Arrival, a developer of electric vans and buses, says it has come up with a cheaper way to build vehicles in small factories. But can it deliver on that promise?
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Some types of cancer may alter the appearance and function of the heart, according to new research that analyzed people’s hearts before cancer treatment.
(HealthDay)—More than 40% of Americans live with unhealthy air, with people of color disproportionately affected, according to the American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report.
Slow out of the gate, the European Union has ramped up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, with the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson one-shot product this week adding to the momentum amid doggedly high infection rates on the continent.
Kessler Foundation researchers showed that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience subtle language impairments that standard neuropsychological tests may incorrectly attribute to impaired executive functions. The article, “The role of language ability in verbal fluency of individuals with multiple sclerosis” was published on February 16, 2021, in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.