Older adults and those with chronic health conditions share an increased risk of experiencing severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19.
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Socially isolated elderly more likely to use hospital and emergency room resources
Those over age 65 who self-reported as socially isolated were more likely to have a future hospital admission or emergency
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People with less body response to stress task had more PTSD signs after COVID-19 began
People who did not have a large heart rate response to a stress task surprised researchers later—after the onset of
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Body mass index is a more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetics
Losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020. In
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Working from home is more effective than keeping kids off school in tackling COVID
Enabling employees to work from home is more effective than keeping children off school or shielding the over 60s in
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FDA wants more proof COVID-19 plasma therapy works
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) won’t authorize the use of blood plasma to treat COVID-19 patients until more
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Coronavirus tracing apps launching in 3 more states
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Could your mask make you MORE vulnerable to coronavirus infection?
Could your mask help SPREAD coronavirus? Scientists discover fleece neck gaiters MULTIPLY infectious droplets while N95s and cotton masks work
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More diabetic foot amputations seen during COVID-19 lockdown
(HealthDay)—Patients with diabetes admitted to a tertiary care center for diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy
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Stem cell ‘therapy’ injuries more widespread than we knew
Grotesque side effects from unproven ‘stem cell’ therapies are more common than we realized, reports a team of researchers led
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