Month: January 2021
COVID Virus May Prompt Body to Attack Itself
An international team of researchers studying COVID has made a startling and pivotal discovery – the virus appears to cause the body to make weapons to attack its own tissues.
Read MoreAnti-Vaxxers Wage Campaigns Against COVID-19 Shots
People who are hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine don’t have to work hard to find internet rumors and theories that will fuel their fears regarding the vaccine’s safety.
Read More‘COVID Tongue’ May Be a Symptom, Professor Says
The CDC does not include swollen or discolored tongues as symptoms of COVID-19, but the list of symptoms has grown since the pandemic began.
Read MoreLegacy Racist Mortgage ‘Redlining’, Fewer Green Spaces
A racist mortgage appraisal practice used in the United States decades ago has resulted in less green space in some urban neighborhoods today, researchers say.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine: How Best to Prepare
Among the suggestions circulating online, including some with little or no research backing them up, are recommendations to pre-dose with allergy medicine, take common painkillers ahead of time, skip alcohol the day before, and many others.
Read MoreWhen Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
New research that suggests race plays a role in when and how your hair goes gray.
Read MoreVaccine May Keep Melanoma in Remission 4 Years
Giving melanoma patients a “personalized” vaccine can prompt an anti-tumor immune response that lasts for years, an early study finds.
Read MoreFDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy
This could give some adult patients the option of receiving an injection once a month instead of taking a daily pill.
Read MoreBaseball Great Hank Aaron Dies at 86
The Atlanta Braves, his former team, announced Aaron’s death at age 86. He died in his sleep, The Associated Press reported, and no cause of death was immediately released.
Read MoreCOVID, Politics Make Dry January Harder Than Ever
From the deadly pandemic to the cratered economy to the toxic political campaign season, laying off alcohol was more of a struggle for many.
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