Lifestyle, diet reduces gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms
Photo Cred: Jannis Brandt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Five diet and lifestyle factors, including regular exercise, can make a significant impact on gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) or heartburn symptoms, according to new...
Read MoreCDC updates clinical considerations for COVID-19 vaccine
Photo Cred: Steven Cornfield/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in updated interim guidelines that anyone with a history of immediate allergic reaction...
Read MoreResearchers urge caution with remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Research from the University of Cincinnati contends that this antiviral drug is being used too indiscriminately when treating patients hospitalized with the virus,...
Read MoreDiet modifications may help reduce cognitive decline
Photo Cred: Natalie/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The foods we eat may have a direct impact on our cognitive acuity in our later years, according to a new Iowa State University...
Read MoreCOVID-19 and obesity poor outcomes not driven by inflammation
Photo Cred: Charles Deluvio/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Obesity is associated with poor novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outcomes, however this is not due to increased inflammation, but instead may be driven by...
Read MoreFDA authorizes first over-the-counter test for COVID-19
Photo Cred: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday the emergency use authorization for the first over-the-counter at-home diagnostic test for the novel coronavirus...
Read MoreReport details COVID-19 as trigger of recurrent Guillain–Barré syndrome
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School reported the first instance of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) triggering a recurrence of Guillain-Barré syndrome,...
Read MoreFDA approves new high-performance antibody test
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency use authorization of a semi-quantitative antibody testing kit for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that...
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