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Holocaust reparations, prescriptions and rent checks: USPS delays put Americans in jeopardy
Around the 3rd of every month, Walter Lachman receives a check in the mail from the German government.
Does your kid have a sore throat? What being 'slightly sick' may mean once school starts
Does your kid have a headache, a sore throat, sniffle or tummy ache? Parents have found symptoms like these might mean pulling kids and siblings out of camp or daycare,...
Study: Heart med use has halved heart attack risk in people with Type 2 diabetes
People with diabetes can cut their risk for heart attacks in half, simply by taking medications designed to prevent them, an analysis presented Saturday during the European Society of Cardiology...
Study: 7 of 10 hospital patients get opioids at move to nursing facility
When hospital patients are moved to a skilled nursing facility, they are too often given a prescription for a high-dose opioid painkiller, new research suggests.
Artificial pancreas controls diabetes in kids over 6, trial shows
An artificial pancreas system is safe and effective at managing blood sugar levels in kids as young as age 6 with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.
Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease
A new study finds that people who have antibodies to the mosquito-borne Zika virus are more vulnerable to developing dengue disease. This immune interaction, called antibody-dependent enhancement, could complicate the...
Synthetic compound could serve as prototype for novel class of drugs to treat neurological damage
Researchers have developed a neurologically acting protein and tested it in laboratory studies. In mice, the experimental compound ameliorated symptoms of certain neurological injuries and diseases, while on the microscopic...
Cholesterol drug combinations could cut health risk
More patients could benefit from combinations of cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce their risk of stroke and heart attacks.
B.C. records 124 more cases of COVID-19, setting a new single day record
A record 124 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the last day in B.C. but no new deaths, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian...
Health officials looking into whether airport COVID-19 tests can replace quarantine measures
Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says officials are looking into whether it's practical to test people for COVID-19 when they enter Canada instead of requiring them to quarantine.
Mavericks' Kristaps Porzingis to miss rest of Clippers series with knee injury
Dallas Mavericks All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis will miss the remainder of the team's first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers because of a knee injury.
FDA expands emergency use authorization for remdesivir
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded its emergency use authorization for antiviral remdesivir to allow it to be used on all hospitalized patients.
Recent studies show no link between COVID-19 severity and blood group
New work suggests that previous studies connecting blood type and COVID-19 risk didn't compare relevant patient sets
What is oleandrin, the compound touted as a possible COVID-19 treatment?
Scientists warn that the botanical natural product is unproven and could have lethal side effects
Infants in households with very low food security may have greater obesity risk
Infants from households reporting very low 'food security,' a measure of access to adequate and healthy meals, tend to weigh more than those from households with relatively high food security.
San Francisco announces plans for outdoor hair, nail services
San Francisco officials say hair salons, barbershops and nail salons may offer services outdoors beginning Tuesday, joining other parts of the state in a measured plan for reopening.
'It's not children who are really sick' — Experts advise on getting kids back to school
Dr. Kathy Georgiades, pediatric psychologist with the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences and Dr. Martha Fulford, infectious diseases specialist at McMaster Children’s Hospital...
Researchers 3D print lifelike heart valve models
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking process for multi-material 3D printing of lifelike models of the heart's aortic valve and the surrounding structures that mimic the exact look and feel of...
Eglin AFB, Fla., opens center for PTSD, brain, pain condition treatment
The U.S. Air Force's first Intrepid Spirit Center, a privately-funded post-traumatic stress treatment center, opened this week at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Breast milk unlikely to transmit COVID-19, study shows
Breastfeeding mothers are unlikely to transmit the new coronavirus to their babies via their milk, researchers say.
How four summer camps in Maine prevented COVID-19 outbreaks
As the coronavirus hit communities across the United States over the summer, four overnight camps in Maine successfully kept the virus at bay. Of 1,022 people who attended the summer camps, which included...
Chemicals in food, clothing, cosmetics increase ADHD risk in children, study finds
Exposure to certain chemicals commonly found in cosmetics and processed foods increases a child's risk for developing ADHD-like behaviors by more than 30%, according to a study published Friday by...
Farmers' quick sale of poultry during outbreaks may increase deadly virus transmission
Small-scale poultry farmers in Vietnam tend to respond to viral outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) by rapidly selling their birds as a way to avoid financial loss, according...
Researchers dramatically downsize technology for fingerprinting drugs and other chemicals
As new infectious diseases emerge and spread, one of the best shots against novel pathogens is finding new medicines or vaccines. But before drugs can be used as potential cures,...
From hospital bed to jail cell: South Korea brings the hammer down with coronavirus prosecutions
South Korea has investigated more than 1,500 people for violating covid disease control laws as of mid August, referring more than 900 for prosecution.
Abraham Lincoln's hair, bloody telegram up for auction
A lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair wrapped in a telegram stained with the 16th president's blood is up for auction online.
Study explains multipronged SARS-CoV-2 attack and widepread COVID-19 infection
A study of a gateway receptor for SARS-CoV-2 may help explain the wide variety of symptoms and organs involved with SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19. The results suggest that a multi-organ...
Why 'one day at a time' works for recovering alcoholics
'One day at a time' is a mantra for recovering alcoholics, for whom each day without a drink builds the strength to go on to the next. A new brain...