So you're starting to feel unwell. Your throat hurts, your head aches, you feel tired and you've developed a cough. You've recently had COVID but as we now know, it's possible to be reinfected. Bu… [+6607 chars]
"How risky is being indoors with our 10-year-old granddaughter without masks? We have plans to have birthday tea together. Are we safe?" That question, from a woman named Debby in California, is jus… [+7017 chars]
A flexible contact lens that senses eye pressure and releases a drug on-demand could help treat glaucoma, the second leading global cause of blindness worldwide. The compact wireless device, which h… [+4784 chars]
Moderna continues to expand its mRNA platform for a range of additional clinical applications and routes of administration including a modality for lung delivery Moderna’s 5th Annual Science and Tec… [+12351 chars]
Women who received prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen within 6 months of a COVID-19 diagnosis had reduced mortality, according to a new study in Family Practice. The fi… [+2255 chars]
British Columbia health officials are still undecided on whether fourth vaccine doses will be made available to the general population as immunity to COVID-19 wanes and the possibility of future, mo… [+4727 chars]
Published: 10:09pm, 17 May, 2022 Updated: 10:41pm, 17 May, 2022
What is monkeypox? What are the symptoms? Can it be treated? Britain's health authorities are investigating four more rare viral monkeypox infection cases, which have been diagnosed in England, ta… [+3224 chars]
Today is ‘World Hypertension Day’. High blood pressure is characterized by abnormally high blood pressure in the blood vessels. We take stock. This chronic disease is the most common in France. High… [+1570 chars]
Humans, mice, and most other mammals are constantly exposed to fluctuations in the temperature of their environment. These fluctuations cause striking metabolic effects in the body. For example, exp… [+2690 chars]
Influenza, the common cold, seasonal allergies and COVID-19. The month of May is as ubiquitous with sunshine and warmth as runny noses and a scratchy throat with flowers blooming and bees pollinating… [+5769 chars]
TUESDAY, May 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among Korean women, those with dense breasts and benign breast disease at screening mammography have an increased risk for subsequent breast cancer, accordin… [+1417 chars]