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Asthma increases ventilator needs for younger adults with COVID-19
Young to middle-aged asthmatics who are hospitalized for COVID-19 are likely to be on a ventilator longer than patients without asthma, new research reports.
New test strip preserves clues that blood tests often miss
A new synthetic paper for finger prick blood tests could provide accurate point-of-care diagnostics for cancer, COVID-19 and other serious diseases. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology say the...
ICE said a 74-year-old was too dangerous to release. He died of apparent suicide
Choung Woong Ahn's family said he should be released because of his age and health issues. ICE disagreed.
Scientists eliminate drug side effects by manipulating molecular chirality
Scientists have developed a novel technique that can produce pure therapeutic drugs without the associated side effects.
Potential drug treatment targets for alcohol-related liver disease
A team of researchers has uncovered key molecular step stones in ALD that may provide targets for drug therapy development.
Walking or cycling to work associated with reduced risk of early death and illness
People who walk, cycle and travel by train to work are at reduced risk of early death or illness compared with those who commute by car.
CDC: U.S. birth rate declines to 35-year low
The birth rate dropped for the fifth year in a row in the United States, bringing the number of babies born across the country to a 35-year low, according to...
Estimating the sex of the youngest individuals from Sima de los Huesos via dentition
thanks to the analysis of 32 dental pieces using micro-computed tomography a team led by Cecilia García Campos, a researcher in the Dental Anthropology Group at the Centro Nacional de...
Researchers Find New Way To Detect Blood Clots
Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University are working on a new way to detect blood clots, especially in pediatric patients. Unlike what a biology textbook may show,...
Why airlines are using diplomacy, not threats, to enforce mask rules on planes
Airlines want passengers to wear masks on planes. But how do the airlines enforce that?
Nanobowls serve up chemotherapy drugs to cancer cells
For decades, scientists have explored the use of liposomes—hollow spheres made of lipid bilayers—to deliver chemotherapy drugs to tumor cells. But drugs can sometimes leak out of liposomes before they...
Trump uses coronavirus crisis to visit swing states
Unable to stage campaign rallies due to the coronavirus, President Trump is visiting medical supply facilities in states crucial to his reelection bid. He goes to Michigan on Thursday, his...
Column: Trump's coronavirus numbers can't be trusted
President Trump claims the number of new coronavirus cases is dropping fast. He says the United States is testing more people than the rest of the world combined. He says...
Letters to the Editor: Armed protesters are dangerous extremists, not upholders of the American way
Shooting security guards over wearing masks or brandishing assault rifles isn't just Americans being Americans, it's dangerous thuggery.
Coronavirus threatens America's political health, too
Is the greater danger posed by COVID-19 to America's political health, rather than public health?
Obesity increases odds for lung clots with COVID-19
Obesity makes COVID-19 worse and may lead to deadly blood clots in the lungs, a new study finds.
Umbilical cord blood may help ease autism
A study testing umbilical cord blood as an autism treatment has found hints of potential benefits for some kids -- but the researchers say much more work is needed to...
San Diego steps up as Imperial County hospitals are hit by rush of patients with the coronavirus
El Centro Regional Medical Center chief says facility being flooded by infected Americans living in Mexico
L.A. Surge Hospital for COVID-19 patients to close by the end of June
The surge in coronavirus patients never arrived, so L.A. Surge Hospital will close its doors in June.
Births in the United States have dropped to a 34-year low
For the fifth year in a row, the number of babies born in the United States has declined. It’s the lowest number of births — just under 3.75 million in 2019, gleaned...
Johnson & Johnson to discontinue talc-based Baby Powder
Pharmaceutical behemoth Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday it will no longer sell its talc-based Baby Powder in the United States or Canada following years of litigation over claims the product...
Metropolitan Transportation Authority testing UV lamps to disinfect COVID-19
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it will test ultraviolet lamps to disinfect trains, buses, stations and crew facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Dairy-rich diet linked to lower risks of diabetes and high blood pressure
Eating at least two daily servings of dairy is linked to lower risks of diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as the cluster of factors that heighten cardiovascular disease...
How to improve the pneumococcus vaccine
Pneumococcus kills 1 million children annually according to the World Health Organization. The key to the pathogen's virulence is its thick sugar capsule, which is also the active ingredient in...
COVID-19 antibodies may tame Kawasaki-like condition in kids
Reports of children suffering from a serious coronavirus-linked inflammatory condition have scared parents everywhere, but new research suggests that treatment with COVID-19 antibodies might help in the worst cases.
Nearly 40% of critically ill COVID-19 patients in New York City died, study finds
The majority of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 require mechanical ventilation to help them breathe, according to a study published Tuesday.
New data suggest people aren’t getting reinfected with the coronavirus
People who test positive again for the coronavirus, despite having already recovered COVID-19, aren’t being reinfected, a new study finds. Reports of patients discharged from hospitals in South Korea testing positive after their...
Sen. Mitch McConnell: Senate to consider new coronavirus relief bill in 'couple weeks'
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate will discuss the latest coronavirus relief bill -- passed by the House last week -- in a "couple weeks."