A team of scientists estimates that providing patients with depression with the tools to quit smoking could save as many as 125,000 lives in the United States over the...
April 14th, 2021The world is divided about the Swedish “light touch” approach to COVID-19, seeing it either a a triumph of good sense or disastrous misstep, writes Mallory Pickett...
When patients with COVID-19 arrive in emergency rooms, there are relatively few ways for doctors to predict which ones are more likely to become critically ill and...
February 3rd, 2021Access to legal cannabis stores is associated with a reduction in opioid related deaths in the United States, particularly those linked to synthetic opioids such as...
In a perfect world, the entrance to every office, restaurant and school would offer a coronavirus test – one with absolute accuracy, and able to instantly determine...
November 25th, 2020A drug once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms reduce or eliminate their drinking, Yale University researchers reported in...
Women are more likely than are men to follow guidelines outlined by medical experts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, research finds. New York University and Yale...Coronavirus
After only a few days caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at the start of the outbreak in New York City, Dr Aakriti Gupta, realised that this was much more than...Coronavirus
Since COVID-19’s spread to the US earlier this year, death rates in the US have risen significantly. But deaths attributed to COVID-19 only account for about...
March 18th, 2020
In a rare decision, the Journal of the American Heart Association announced the retraction of a widely publicised study claiming vaping increased the likelihood of...
