Where Did Eggnog Come From?
“Oh, the weather outside is frightful …” or at least that’s how it’s depicted in song in the weeks ...
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Trial of High-Dose Blood Thinners in I.C.U. Patients Is Halted
A major trial of high-dose blood thinners in critically ill hospitalized Covid-19 patients is being temporarily halted because there ...
Tennessee Hospitals Are Disturbingly Close To Their Breaking Point
Ambulances fill the loading area at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The hospital has tried to adjust ...
Can Your IUD Make You Gain Weight?
When it’s time to choose a birth control method, it’s common to wonder: Will it make me gain weight? ...
What’s Next in MS Treatment
By Benjamin Segal, MD, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson We’ve come a long way in treating MS -- ...
Pulse Oximeter Devices Have Higher Error Rate in Black Patients
The analysis, of 10,789 paired test results from 1,333 white patients and 276 Black patients hospitalized at the University ...
Rheumatoid Arthritis: How to Advocate for Yourself
To stay healthy and manage your rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it’s best to take an active role in your treatment. ...
Here’s What Bill Gates Thinks About the State of the War Against COVID-19
Bill Gates isn’t about to be contemplating his touchdown dance yet. You don’t get to devote your life to ...
Congress Passes Pandemic Economic Relief Package
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (Healthday News) -- As Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package on Monday, U.S. ...
BioNTech CEO Says ‘Highly Likely’ Vaccine Is Effective Against U.K. Virus Variant
A droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at ...