Here we go again. Nearly six months after researchers in South Africa identified the Omicron coronavirus variant, two offshoots of the game-changing lineage are once again driving a surge in COVID-19… [+7815 chars]
For a respiratory disease, Covid-19 causes some peculiar symptoms. It can diminish the senses of smell and taste, leave patients with discolored Covid toes or even cause a swollen, bumpy Covid tongue… [+5593 chars]
Hamilton Health Sciences and the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) at McMaster University are part of a new, coast-to-coast research network aimed at helping those living with heart failure… [+2138 chars]
A uni student was horrified to discover her heartburn that doctors told her was from boozing too much was actually 'incurable' cancer. Georgia Ford, 20, from Stroud, Gloucestershire, said she develo… [+10225 chars]
A health worker gives the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine to a child in Santiago.Credit: Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Three new studies offer a first look at how well some of the most widely used COVID-19 vac… [+5665 chars]
You might not know it by looking around you at all those unmasked faces, but theres still an awful lot of novel coronavirus out there. And the virus appears to be mutating faster than ever, producing… [+7900 chars]
You rarely, if ever, need to remove earwax on your own. Earwax is good! I know this. I really do. And yeteven though I know bettersometimes I cannot resist the urge to use a cotton swab and clean my … [+2582 chars]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly. Its q… [+5730 chars]
Two new studies identifying strains of gut microbiota associated with more severe strokes and worse post-stroke recovery point to a possible role for the gut microbiome in preventing stroke and impro… [+4743 chars]
In a recent MedCram interview (above), Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D., cofounder of Found My Fitness, provided a wonderful summary of the benefits of sauna therapy, and some of the basic principles of sauna t… [+20785 chars]
There's a brand new smartphone app researchers have come up with, and it's quite extraordinary. By taking a selfie of your eyes, this app can help your smartphone detect possible neurological disorde… [+4311 chars]
Unvaccinated people are at increased risk of infecting the vaccinated Getty Images A new modeling study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal demonstrates that unvaccinated people … [+5246 chars]
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