Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can at-home COVID-19 tests detect omicron?
Can you trust an at-home test to detect COVID-19 caused by the highly transmissible and now dominant omicron variant?
Jan 3, 2022
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Medications
Understanding the latest COVID-19 treatments
As the country set a record high for daily COVID-19 cases this week, new treatments like the Pfizer and Merck pills that help people avoid hospitalization couldn't come at a better time. For many, the approval of the new ...
Jan 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When COVID-19 benches athletes: Lessons for the rest of us
This week, two Chicago Bulls games were postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the team, while several football teams had to bench players who tested positive for the coronavirus.
Dec 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why do we keep getting new coronavirus variants?
With the emergence of the new SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant that causes COVID-19, you may have wondered why the coronavirus keeps mutating.
Dec 14, 2021
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Medications
Researchers develop potential oral treatment for COVID-19
Eugenol, an oily liquid extracted from cloves and a Southeast Asian plant known as holy basil, has been effective in treating mice infected with COVID-19 in a laboratory study, according to newly published research results ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infectious disease specialist urges vaccinations to combat COVID-19 variants
On Dec. 1, the first U.S. case of the new COVID-19 variant, omicron, was detected in northern California, less than a week after the World Health Organization deemed it a "variant of concern." The infected individual was ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Medications
Two COVID-19 pills could change the course of the pandemic
Imagine being able to go to your local pharmacy and pick up a bottle of pills to treat COVID-19 that would have you feeling better in days. Soon, that could be the reality because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Health
Explaining the 'black box' warning on breast implants
Breast implants now come with a "black box" warning. What does that mean for the 300,000 patients who choose to have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy or breast augmentation for cosmetic reasons each year?
Nov 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is another COVID-19 surge around the corner?
You may have seen the latest COVID-19 numbers in Illinois and thought you were reliving parts of 2020. Unfortunately, new COVID-19 cases in Illinois have been on the rise since late October. That could mean we may have another ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Health
Daylight saving time is doing far more harm than good, according to sleep scientists
Twice a year, every year, Americans dutifully change the clocks throughout their homes, cars and offices in service of daylight saving time. But if losing an hour of sleep or suddenly being expected to stay up an hour after ...
Nov 3, 2021
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