Clinical trial shows hydroxychloroquine has no benefit over placebo in preventing COVID-19
Photo Cred: Pietro Jeng/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The University of Minnesota Medical School researchers published the results from the first randomized clinical trial testing hydroxychloroquine for the post-exposure prevention of...
Read MoreFirst human trial of COVID-19 trial shows promising results
Photo Cred: Retha Ferguson/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate...
Read MoreStudy reports the first known case of subacute thyroiditis after COVID-19 infection
Photo Cred: PIxabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection may cause subacute thyroiditis, according to a new case study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Subacute...
Read MoreNew report first to detail COVID-19 link to rare inflammatory disorder in children
Photo Cred: Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new detailed analysis from the epicenter of the Italian novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak published in The Lancet describes an increase...
Read MoreFasting plus vitamin C effective for hard-to-treat cancers, study says
Photo Cred: Carolyn V/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at treating some types of cancer when combined with vitamin C, according to a new study...
Read MoreAHA statement addresses how social determinants affect outcomes, impact caregivers
Photo Cred: Rémi Walle/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Treatment for heart failure should take into consideration a patient’s social determinants of health, including their overall living environment and socio-economic status, according...
Read MoreSalt substitution prevents cardiovascular disease in China, modelling study finds
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A nationwide intervention to replace regular household salt with potassium-enriched salt substitutes in China could prevent nearly half a million cardiovascular deaths per year,...
Read MoreLarge-scale COVID-19 treatment clinical trial launched in UK
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A large randomized clinical trial of potential novel coronavirus (COVID-19) treatments is underway in the United Kingdom. The Randomized Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy...
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