Current protests throughout the United States are highlighting the history of marginalization of and discrimination against Black Americans, including 250…
Covid-19 — Implications for the Health Care System
The novel coronavirus pandemic has spawned four intertwined health care crises that reveal and compound deep underlying problems in the…
Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States — The NIH RADx Initiative
The first reports of an unusual cluster of pneumonia cases in the city of Wuhan, China, emerged in December 2019,…
Common blood test identifies benefits and risks of steroid treatment in COVID-19 patients
A new study confirms the findings of the large scale British trial of steroid use for COVID-19 patients and advances…
Neutralizing antibodies isolated from COVID-19 patients may suppress virus
Researchers have isolated antibodies from several COVID-19 patients that, to date, are among the most potent in neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2…
Early menstruation linked to increased menopause symptoms
Early menstruation increases the likelihood of hot flushes and nights sweats decades later at menopause, according to a new study.
Patients who lived longer with cancer at greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection
Cancer patients diagnosed more than 24 months ago are more likely to have a severe COVID-19 infection, research has found.…
Even if you want to, you can’t ignore how people look or sound
Your perceptions of someone you just met are influenced in part by what they look like and how they sound.…
Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape
A new review looks at the effect that smoking and vaping may have on the cerebrovascular and neurological systems of…
Pfizer Gets $1.95 Billion to Produce Coronavirus Vaccine by Year’s End
Two pharmaceutical companies announced a nearly $2 billion contract for 600 million doses of a vaccine, with the first 100…