Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been reports in the professional literature on possible hearing loss caused…
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Researchers find that CD8 T cells remain in the bloodstream, do not enter organs and other tissues
Immune cells called “killer T cells,” also known as cytotoxic or cytolytic CD8 T cells, normally stay in the bloodstream…
Multiple sclerosis may not put you at risk for breast, colorectal cancers
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) may not be at higher risk of developing two of the three cancers that occur…
Hydroxychloroquine does not help patients hospitalized with COVID-19: study
Findings from a national study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) “do not support” the…
Smoking Bans Don’t Work If Not Enforced, NYC Study Finds
THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2020 — Although New York City has banned smoking in its public housing, exposure to secondhand smoke…
Cytokines not at ‘storm’ levels in those with severe COVID-19
(HealthDay)—COVID-19 may not cause a cytokine storm, according to a review published online Oct. 16 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.…
You’re not done with banana bread—a psychologist reveals all
During the first pandemic lockdowns at the start of 2020, social media was flooded with pictures of homemade banana bread…
Swollen Glands Might Be a COVID-19 Symptom—But Not in the Way You Think
It’s pretty common to get swollen glands when you have an infection—so it's understandable to wonder if COVID-19—a SARS-CoV-2 infection—might…
New theory suggests autism may not be tied to mindblindness
Tracking the extent to which other people think differently from yourself appears to be more relevant than understanding someone else’s…
NIH panel says not enough evidence plasma can treat coronavirus
US health officials divided over plasma treatment for COVID-19: NIH panel says the newly FDA-approved treatment touted by Trump makes…