Being overweight may cause more hospital admissions and higher incidences of disease and mortality than previous studies report, according to new University of Bristol-led research.…
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Staff Shortages Force United to Cut Flights
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. United Airlines is responding to the surge in COVID cases by…
Statins: ‘Excessive’ consumption of two fruit juices can intensify side effects – BMJ
This Morning: Dr Chris reveals grapefruit can affect statins We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our…
Chemical commonly found in consumer products may disrupt a hormone needed for healthy pregnancy
Exposure to phthalates—a group of chemicals found in everything from plastics to personal care products to electronics—may disrupt an important hormone needed to sustain a…
What’s a pulse oximeter? Should I buy one to monitor COVID at home?
Having a low level of oxygen in the blood is an early sign of worsening COVID. But not everyone gets obvious symptoms. For instance, some…
‘I was given 72 hours’: Woman with severe Covid hails Viagra for keeping her alive
Coronavirus: WHO on new variant with 'multiple mutations' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding…
Next-generation tissue expansion method improves neural imaging
The glory of tissue expansion technologies is that when structures, such as proteins that build nerve cell connections, are too small for a microscope to…
Face masks ‘make wearers look more attractive,’ study suggests
Face masks. Two words that have prompted furious debate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion just isn’t going away—and now Cardiff University experts have discovered…
RNA is hot, mergers are not: Summing up a health summit
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s annual healthcare conference in San Francisco, which will wrap up on Thursday, has long been considered the industry’s flagship event. Executives…
UCLA study provides new insights into molecular 'crosstalk' in pancreas cancer cells
Research led by scientists at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) at UCLA provides new insights into molecular "crosstalk" in pancreas cancer cells, identifying vulnerabilities…