Will COVID-19 eventually become just a seasonal nuisance?
Within the next decade, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 could become little more than a nuisance, causing no more than common cold-like coughs and sniffles....
Category: Health
Doctors have nothing to fear from a central register of interests, say experts
UK doctors have nothing to fear from the introduction of a central register listing money or benefits they receive in addition to their NHS salary, say...
Scientists reveal structural details of how SARS-CoV-2 variants escape immune response
Fast-spreading variants of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, carry mutations that enable the virus to escape some of the immune response created naturally or by vaccination. A...
Presentation of multisystem inflammatory syndrome varies in adults
Patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have a heterogeneous clinical presentation, according to a research...
Robotics can give people 3rd thumb, but how will brain react?
If you’ve ever wished you had an extra hand to accomplish a task, never fear, scientists are working on that. But a new study raises questions...
Survey measures health care delays during pandemic’s beginning
At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, a University of Illinois Chicago researcher conducted a survey asking respondents if they experienced health care delays because of...
AI-enabled EKGs find difference between numerical age and biological age significantly affects health
You might be older—or younger—than you think. A new study found that differences between a person’s age in years and his or her biological age, as...
Researchers use environmental data to assess prostate cancer diagnosis factors
Environmental quality is associated with advanced-stage prostate cancer at diagnosis, according to a new study by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.
Study: Culture influences mask wearing
Around the world and within the U.S., the percentage of people wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic has varied enormously. What explains this? A new study...
The doctor will see you (on the computer) now: Telehealth’s time has come
During the pandemic, the old waiting room phrase “the doctor will see you now” has taken on a new meaning. So has the waiting room. Our...
