Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

The 12 best COVID-19 prevention strategies

It's been many months since COVID-19 upended our lives. We've adjusted to wearing masks, social distancing, constantly our washing hands, and working and learning remotely. But what do we really know about how to prevent ...

Immunology

Coronavirus takes aim at fat cells, study shows

(HealthDay)—The coronavirus appears to target both fat cells and certain immune cells within body fat, which may explain why overweight and obese people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19, researchers report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Salmonella resistant to antibiotics of last resort found in US

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a gene that gives Salmonella resistance to antibiotics of last resort in a sample taken from a human patient in the U.S. The find is the first evidence that the ...

Medications

The new COVID antiviral pills: What you need to know

New antiviral pills for COVID-19 recently authorized for emergency use in high-risk people by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should give doctors an easier means of keeping people out of the hospital.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

An ickier outbreak: Trench fever spread by lice is found in Denver

Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, received an unusual call last month from the microbiology lab: confirmation of the third case this year ...

Oncology & Cancer

With breast cancer risks, where you live matters, researchers find

Inadequate health care access, unhealthy diets and not enough exercise are all well-known risk factors for the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in women—breast cancer—but what was never clear is why death rates ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientists a step closer to predicting epidemics

Ecologists at the University of Georgia have taken an important step in their efforts to develop an early warning system for infectious disease outbreaks.

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