Spain enforced even tighter stay-at-home rules Monday for its 47 million people, as the country overtook China as the nation
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The coronavirus looks less deadly than first reported, but it’s definitely not ‘just a flu’
The avalanche of coronavirus infections in the current pandemic has been accompanied by a similar avalanche of information, making it
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Sugar tax has more public support than expected
The increase in diet-related illness has led to a high burden of costs for society. However, German policymakers, in comparison
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The opioid crisis may be far worse than we thought: study
New research appearing in the journal Addiction shows that the number of deaths attributed to opioid-related overdoses could be 28
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Drug prices rose three times faster than inflation over last decade, even after discounts
The net cost of prescription drugs—meaning sticker price minus manufacturer discounts—rose over three times faster than the rate of inflation
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Coronavirus screening ‘missing more than half of cases’: study
Global screening efforts to prevent the rapid spread of coronavirus are likely to fail, according to new research warning that
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Young cancer survivors face higher risk of severe health problems in later life than the general population
Cancer survivors who are diagnosed during adolescence or early adulthood (age 15-20 years) are at increased risk of premature death
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Contraceptive pill: Interrupted supply is a bigger problem than it might appear
Hormonal contraceptives are in short supply in the UK. This has affected injectable and oral contraceptives and follows on from
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Less Than Half of Kidney Disease Quality Metrics Rated Highly Valid
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 — Less than half of the existing 60 kidney disease quality metrics are rated with high
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Coronavirus death toll rises to 41 in China, more than 1,200 sickened
China quarantines whole cities to control coronavirus Fox News medical correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel on fears the virus could spread
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