Study finds risk factor for blood clots occurs in more than 10 percent of transgender men using testosterone
A potentially dangerous side effect of testosterone therapy for transgender men is an increase in red blood cells that can
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Women undergo less aggressive open heart surgery, experience worse outcomes than men
Women are significantly less likely than men to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using guideline-recommended approaches, which may result
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Meaningful lockdown activity is more satisfying than busyness
New research shows people who pursue meaningful activities—things they enjoy doing—during lockdown feel more satisfied than those who simply keep
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Coronavirus was present in US earlier than initially thought: Study
CDC meeting to vote on who gets coronavirus vaccine first Frontline healthcare workers, elderly Americans among those predicted to be
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More than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients due to high cost of drugs
More than 1.1 million Medicare patients could die over the next decade because they cannot afford to pay for their
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Italy records more than one million coronavirus cases
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Italy on Wednesday passed the symbolic one million mark, while almost 43,000 people
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New English lockdown could last longer than month, govt says
A new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England will be extended if it fails to reduce infection rates, the government said
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Loss of smell is an earlier COVID-19 symptom than fever—a sniff test for screening is in the works
Many of us have encountered new pandemic-related checkpoints as we’ve tried to enter a workplace or medical office. There’s no
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Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans have antibodies to coronavirus, study finds
In a nationally representative analysis of coronavirus antibodies, researchers also found high rates of infection among Black and Hispanic people,
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Pregnant women more likely to be catch COVID-19 than general pop
Pregnant women are FOUR TIMES more likely to be infected with COVID-19 than the general population, Philadelphia study suggests Researchers
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