Moderna COVID-19 vaccine 94.5 percent effective in major trial
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced this morning its novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination, mRNA-1273, appears to be 94.5 percent effective,...
Read MoreHealthcare practitioners should routinely ask patients about cannabis use, researchers say
Photo Cred: Thought Catalog/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Nurses and other healthcare providers should talk to patients about their cannabis use the same way they talk about other habits like smoking...
Read MoreProviding social support services for patients with diabetes may improve outcomes
Photo Cred: Giang Vu/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury New research reveals a perceived lack of support from family and friends affects a patient’s ability to manage type 2 diabetes, according to...
Read MoreLipiDiDiet study finds possible nutrition intervention for early Alzheimer’s
Photo Cred: Nathan Dumlao/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Trial participants who received a multi-nutrient formulation over an extended period of time showed a significantly less rapid deterioration in cognitive performance than...
Read MoreDexamethasone as COVID-19 treatment less effective with diabetes patients
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The widely available steroid dexamethasone may not benefit diabetes patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to new research published in the Journal...
Read MorePopulation management, online program helps patients lose weight, study finds
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital paired an online weight loss program with a phone- and email-based population health management program, and determined that patients in...
Read MoreCleveland Clinic researchers find melatonin potential COVID-19 treatment
Photo Cred: Artem Podrez/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new Cleveland Clinic-led study suggests that melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and is commonly used as an over-the-counter sleep...
Read MorePfizer, BioNTech announce vaccine candidate success in early analysis
Photo Cred: RF._.studio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech announced this morning that its vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing the...
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