How to build a city that prioritizes public health
Most people by now have memorized the public health guidelines meant to help minimize transmission of COVID-19: wash your hands, wear a mask, keep six feet...
Category: Health
Asthma drug shortens recovery time in COVID-19 patients at home
Early treatment with an asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in COVID-19 patients aged over 50 who are treated at home or in other community settings.
Results from phase 3 trial show baricitinib reduces deaths from COVID-19
The latest results from a study to assess the efficacy of the arthritis drug, baricitinib, in treating COVID-19 patients have shown that the treatment reduced mortality...
Machine learning can help slow down future pandemics
Artificial intelligence could be one of the keys for limiting the spread of infection in future pandemics. In a new study, researchers at the University of...
COVID-19 not the sole cause of excess U.S. deaths in 2020
By the year 2017, the United States was already suffering more excess deaths and more life years lost each year than those associated with the COVID-19...
Improving liver transplant waitlist mortality by improved risk assessment
The top priority in the field of transplantation is to ensure that donor organs are allocated to the patients with the greatest need.
Study reveals the 3D structure of human uterine endometrium and adenomyosis tissue
New insights into the three-dimensional (3D) morphology of the human uterine endometrium could advance the understanding of the mechanisms of endometrial regeneration and fertilized egg implantation...
Physicians debate best management strategy for patient with severe aortic stenosis
In a new Annals ‘Beyond the Guideline’s feature, a cardiologist and a cardiothoracic surgeon debate the risks and benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) versus...
Scientists identify severe asthma species, show air pollutant as likely contributor
Asthma afflicts more than 300 million people worldwide. The most severe manifestation, known as non-Th2, or non-atopic childhood asthma, represents the majority of the cases, greater...
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
The United Nations’ health agency on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured from the wild in food markets as an emergency...
