Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death, a new global study reveals. Researchers…
How the coronavirus could be prevented from invading a host cell
How might the novel coronavirus be prevented from entering a host cell in an effort to thwart infection? A team…
Scientists develop method to help epidemiologists map spread of COVID-19
Scientists have developed a method they believe will help epidemiologists more efficiently predict the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their…
Largest study of its kind of women in labor finds nitrous oxide safe, side effects rare
Researchers found that the use of nitrous oxide (N2O) as a pain relief option for individuals in labor is safe…
Blaming China for Pandemic, Trump Says U.S. Will Leave the W.H.O.
America’s decades-long relationship with the organization has been instrumental in improving health around the world.
Key player in hepatitis A virus infection
Researchers designed experiments using gene-editing tools to discover how molecules called gangliosides serve as de facto gatekeepers to allow the…
Adolescent exposure to anesthetics may cause alcohol use disorder, new research shows
Early exposure to anesthetics may make adolescents more susceptible to developing alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to new research.
Evolution of pandemic coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans
A team of scientists studying the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, found that it…
Paid sick leave mandates hold promise in containing COVID-19
Mandates like those found in the federal government’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act may be helping to slow the pandemic.
Older men worry less than others about COVID-19
Older men may be at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 because they worry less about catching or dying from it,…