Vaccination

EU health agency to rule on troubled AstraZeneca jab

Europe's medical regulator is set to give its verdict on the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Thursday, following a chaotic few weeks that has seen nations suspend its use over blood clot fears.

Diabetes

Uncovering the social factors lurking within diabetes risk

For assistant professor of sociology James Doucet-Battle, diabetes research is personal. His grandmother was diabetic, and that's part of what inspired him to delve into the issue through the lens of African American experience.

Vaccination

Vaccine maker recounts 'breakfast table' pivot to COVID work

The doctor who led development of the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the United States, Britain and elsewhere said her company's decision to shift from cancer research to battling the coronavirus happened over breakfast ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers explore how COVID-19 affects heart health in black women

Nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, two things have become clear: The virus profoundly impacts people with heart disease and disproportionately impacts Black people. But the many manifestations of these disparities ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

U.S. sees another record-breaking day of new coronavirus cases

(HealthDay)—States across America reported nearly 60,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, setting yet another daily record as the pandemic tightens its grip on a country struggling to reopen.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Why India cases are rising to multiple peaks

In just three weeks, India went from the world's sixth to the third-worst hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. India's fragile health system was bolstered during a stringent ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nursing homes represent more than 1 in 4 COVID-19 deaths

Nursing home residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data released Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New York City reopens as studies show lockdowns worked

(HealthDay)—New York City finally reopened its economy on Monday after being the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic for months, and a new study shows that stay-at-home orders may have been worth it, preventing nearly ...

Medical research

A wearable device may help prevent unexpected death in epilepsy

More than one-third of the people in the United States who have epilepsy are at risk for a deadly complication called "sudden unexpected death in epilepsy." That means 1.2 million people are at risk for the complication each ...

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