WEDNESDAY, May 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Could blood plasma drawn from people who’ve recovered from COVID-19 help prevent new coronavirus infections or ease symptoms in those already infected? Two groups of researchers aim to find out. One clinical trial, from doctors at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Montefiore HealthContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 has at least temporarily shut down more than half of cancer research, according to an American Cancer Society (ACS) survey. The survey, conducted in early April, was completed by close to 500 cancer researchers who have received ACS funding. It revealed that:Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Efforts to create a COVID-19 vaccine are proceeding at an unprecedented pace, with eight different candidates now being tested in humans around the world. But to have a vaccine available for widespread use by early next year could entail bending some rules regardingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — They’re small spiny mammals that look like anteaters with scales. And pangolins — which some credit with playing a role in the emergence of the new coronavirus — might hold clues to fighting COVID-19. Genetic research into the new coronavirus has suggested thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In the scramble to find medicines that beat back COVID-19, researchers from Italy report encouraging results from a small study on a rheumatoid arthritis drug already in use. The drug, anakinra, may help quiet the runaway immune response known as a “cytokine storm,”Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The latest addition to medical haute couture may be a necklace outfitted with a pendant that people can use to screen themselves for signs of an abnormal heart rhythm condition known as atrial fibrillation. Fashioned by a team of Finnish researchers, the pendantContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Love to cuddle up? It might bring a ‘mind meld,’ too, new research shows. People in close physical contact appear to have synchronized brain patterns, a revolutionary new MRI technique has revealed. A functional MRI scan of two people cuddling under a blanketContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new “mind-controlled” prosthetic arm can allow amputees to regain a sense of touch and move through their daily lives more easily, researchers report. The success story involves just three patients in Sweden. But all have lived with the artificial limb for threeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has led many older adults to postpone medical care, a new survey finds. The University of Chicago survey found that 55% of U.S. adults aged 70 and older experienced a disruption in their medical care during the first month ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Domenico Piccininni is one of the hundreds of thousands of people who have had a COVID-19 infection and recovered after a bit of misery, but with no lasting complications. What sets him apart from many other survivors is that Piccininni is trying toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Next time you inspect your salad greens to make sure they look clean, consider this: Researchers are trying to determine if drying leafy greens using the spin cycle of a retrofitted washing machine is safe. Some farmers use the method instead of expensive,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of drugs are being investigated for their value in treating COVID-19, as desperation drives doctors and researchers to look for something that could battle the virus and save lives. “There are really no FDA-approved medications for the treatment of COVID-19, unfortunately,” saidContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — No one wants to be in the hospital during the coronavirus pandemic, but people who need emergency surgery may have no choice. If that’s the case for you or a loved one, ask about using regional anesthesia. That’s the advice of experts fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There’s a lot of confusion about medications and COVID-19, so experts offer some answers. There are no proven drug treatments for the illness caused by the new coronavirus, so doctors sometimes use drugs approved for other conditions to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients.Continue Reading