Acute myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle typically triggered by a virus, occurred in about two out of every 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and was associated with more severe ill… [+4685 chars]
By Alistair Smout LONDON – Britain will expand access to Pfizer’s oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment to thousands more people by adding it to a trial to assess how best to use the drug in its highly … [+1844 chars]
CEBU CITY — The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) has warned that dengue cases could increase this year after it recorded more than a thousand of dengue cases in the first quarter of the y… [+1269 chars]
Gay and bisexual men in Florida should get vaccinated against meningococcal disease following reports of an ongoing outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. So fa… [+5832 chars]
A growing body of evidence suggests that Covid-19 infection can also impact the eye. getty While Covid-19 is commonly associated with infection of the lungs, heart and other vital organs, a growin… [+6524 chars]
<ul><li>Many people with conditions that involve chronic inflammation take a daily dose of a corticosteroid drug called prednisone.</li><li>The drug is highly effective but can cause weight gain, mus… [+5485 chars]
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people being treated for opioid addiction reduce their methadone dose and better manage pain and withdrawal symptoms, according to a pair of studies led by Washingt… [+3847 chars]
Food allergies in children might be difficult to detect. An official diagnosis from a healthcare expert is the only way to know for sure if your child has a food allergy. However, there are several w… [+4208 chars]
Despite the fact that involuntary urination during sleep can be a symptom of certain potentially lethal cardiac arrhythmias, they are rarely considered in the diagnostic evaluation. Researchers have… [+3709 chars]
Endometriosis affects ten per cent of women and girls of reproductive age worldwide. The condition occurs when tissue similar to that which lines the uterus grows outside of it, causing intense menst… [+7271 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers demonstrated the relationship between the built environment with a common element and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmi… [+5821 chars]
An invasive species of aggressive ankle biters called the Aedes aegypti mosquito is now in LA, and its spreading quickly. These tiny vampires can lay eggs in a space as small as a water-filled bottle… [+1489 chars]