As the mercury rises, follow these 5 summer survival tips
As the days get longer and the temperature rises, summer is an ideal time to enjoy outdoor activities. Following some simple advice can increase the odds...
Category: Health
Researchers identify potential new antiviral drug for COVID-19
The experimental drug TEMPOL may be a promising oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19, suggests a study of cell cultures by researchers at the National Institutes of...
Study finds age doesn’t affect perception of ‘speech-to-song illusion’
A strange thing sometimes happens when we listen to a spoken phrase again and again: It begins to sound like a song.
Chile limits use of AstraZeneca after clot case
Chile on Thursday became the latest country to limit use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, linked to rare blood clots, when a 31-year-old man developed thrombosis...
UN optimistic on conquering AIDS by 2030
Forty years on since the first AIDS cases were reported, the United Nations said Thursday it was cautiously optimistic that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—the virus...
WHO: Vaccinating kids ‘not a high priority’ amid shortage
The World Health Organization’s top vaccines expert said Thursday that immunizing children against COVID-19 is not a high priority from a WHO perspective, given the extremely...
FDA warns doctors to stop using heart pump tied to deaths
U.S. health regulators warned surgeons Thursday to stop implanting a heart pump made by Medtronic due to power failures recently tied to cases of stroke and...
Alarm in Africa: Virus surges, vaccines grind to ‘near halt’
COVID-19 vaccine shipments have ground to “a near halt” in Africa while virus cases have spiked 20% over the last two weeks, the World Health Organization...
‘Next big wave’: Radiation drugs track and kill cancer cells
Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that delivers radiation directly to tumor cells.
Study shows obesity may increase risk of long-term complications of COVID-19
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that survivors of COVID-19 who have moderate or severe obesity may have a greater risk of experiencing long-term consequences of the...
