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Rural areas, hit hard by COVID-19, lack access to new treatment trials
Three-quarters of rural Americans live more than an hour from the nearest site testing new treatments for COVID-19, research from…
Brief counselling by a doctor can reduce drinking
A new systematic review and meta-analysis has found that alcohol-targeted brief interventions (short, structured, one-to-one conversations about drinking designed to…
US life expectancy declined by a staggering 1.5 years in 2020
U.S. life expectancy dropped a striking 1.5 years in 2020 — the largest decline since World War II — as…
AI predicts diabetes risk by measuring fat around the heart
A team led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that…
Oral COVID-19 vaccine being developed by one of LA Lakers owners
Could a PILL prevent COVID-19? An oral vaccine that might also protect against coronavirus variants is being developed by an…
Brazil closes out deadliest month of pandemic by far
Hard-hit Brazil closed out its deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic by far on Wednesday, with 66,573 people killed by…
Fatty liver hepatitis is caused by auto-aggressive immune cells
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), often called ‘fatty liver hepatitis,’ can lead to serious liver damage and liver cancer. A team of…
Reputation of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine marred by missteps
AstraZeneca’s release Monday of encouraging data about its coronavirus vaccine from its U.S. trial raised hopes that the drug company…
Coronavirus herd immunity possible in this state by July, health official says
Moderna begins coronavirus vaccine trials on children Should parents feel safe getting their kids inoculated? Reaction from Fox News medical…