Martha Gallagher, a 75-year-old retired school nurse, wanted to volunteer for the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps to administer covid-19 vaccines. She knew Delaware might need…
A trio that could spell trouble: Many with dementia take risky combinations of medicines
People over 65 shouldn’t take three or more medicines that act on their brain and nervous system, experts strongly warn, because the drugs can interact…
Having an unhealthy heart could lead to a higher risk of being diagnosed with COVID-19
People with unhealthy heart structures and poorer functioning hearts have a significantly higher risk of being diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, according to research by Queen…
Not having a bedtime could raise your risk of depression and low mood
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COVID-19 costs could push hospitals to rethink billions of dollars in wasted supplies
The United States spends more on health care than any other nation. What many people don’t realize is that a large portion of this spending…
US children could receive vaccine by year-end: Fauci
The United States could start vaccinating older children against COVID-19 by the fall and younger ones by year-end or early 2022, the White House’s top…
Discovery of biomarker could help predict Alzheimer’s years before symptoms emerge
A unique brain protein measured in the blood could be used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms develop, according to new Edith Cowan University…
Differences in walking patterns could predict type of cognitive decline in older adults
Canadian researchers are the first to study how different patterns in the way older adults walk could more accurately diagnose different types of dementia and…
Improved use of databases could save billions of euro in health care costs
Years of suffering and billions of euro in global health care costs, arising fromosteoporosis-related bone fractures, could be eliminated using big data to target vulnerable…
Survey taken after France’s first COVID-19 wave indicates almost one-third of working-age people could reject a vaccine
Nearly one in three working-age adults in France (29%) surveyed in July 2020—when lockdown restrictions had been eased—were outright opposed to being vaccinated against the…