Study examines prevalence of COVID-19 infections in pregnant women
Photo Cred: Anastasiia Chepinska/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Universal testing of pregnant women admitted to labor and delivery units is part of a multipronged approach to reducing transmission of the virus...
Read MoreNCCIH seeks input on new strategic plan
Photo Cred: ElevenPhotographs/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is developing its fifth strategic plan, which will guide the center’s research efforts and priorities...
Read MoreReport examines implications of false-negative COVID-19 tests
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury More emphasis should be placed on addressing the inaccuracy of diagnostic tests, which play a key role in containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Read MoreStroke-related brain blood vessel abnormality linked to gut bacteria
Photo Cred: Jesse Orrico/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The presence of abnormal bundles of brittle blood vessels in the brain or spinal cord, called cavernous angiomas (CA), are linked to the...
Read MoreApp-based symptom tracking may predict potential COVID-19
Photo Cred: PhotoMIX Ltd./Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers at King’s College London and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic that can predict whether someone is likely...
Read MoreOva of obese women have lower omega-3 levels
Photo Cred: Aditya Romansa/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The oocytes, immature ova, from obese and overweight women have lower concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids, according to a new study by researchers...
Read MoreFirst at-home COVID-19 test approved
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for the first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic test with an at-home...
Read MoreCompany begins user study for at-home COVID-19 antibody test
Photo Cred: ThisisEngineering RAEng/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The Los Angeles-based medical device company, Scanwell Health, announced on its website yesterday that it has begun user testing for its at-home antibody...
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