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BCBS caregiving report

Millennial caretakers at greater risk of stress-related conditions, study finds

AstraZeneca could resume COVID-19 vaccine trials next week

Penn researchers advance potential cure for type 1 diabetes

Penn Diabetes Islet

Flu shots given to pregnant women do not increase risk of autism, study finds

Sleep experts: Abolishing daylight saving time will benefit public health

daylight saving time

Steroids reduce death rate of critically ill COVID-19 patients, WHO analysis says

COVID-19 antibodies last longer than previous research showed

Cell phone location data could guide responses to future COVID-19 outbreaks

Work from home during COVID

A phone app may effectively treat bulimia and binge eating disorders

Eating Disorder Phone App

Excessive, high-dose opioids commonly prescribed after knee surgery, Penn study finds

Penn Knees Opioids

Long naps may be bad for your heart, study finds

Napping heart disease

Warning signs may appear in the weeks before sudden cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest warning signs

CHOP researchers see sense of altruism in people's COVID-19 worries

COVID-19 worries.jpg

Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick

Cloth Masks Protection

Opioid use, especially in large doses, can cause deafness, Rutgers study finds

Opioid use deafness

Your smartphone soon may be able to tell if you're drunk

smartphone drunk accelerometer

To address gender disparities in heart failure studies, add more female researchers

Women Heart Failure Research

U.S. scientists making coronavirus strain for potential human challenge trials

NIAID coronavirus strain

Dual surgery boosts heart transplant chances for patients with obesity

Obesity heart transplant eligibility

Why are female runners at greater risk for stress fractures? The answer may be multifold

$Stress fractures female runners$

Vaping increases COVID-19 risk among teens, young adults, Stanford study finds

Vaping COVID-19

People with atrial fibrillation are living longer – but early detection still crucial

atrial fibrillation

Whole grain product labels causing frequent confusion among consumers

Whole grain labels

Even a single alcoholic drink during early pregnancy increases miscarriage risk

Alcohol use pregnancy

Twitter posts show that people are profoundly sad – and are visiting parks to cheer up

COVID-19 Parks Benefits

Obesity reduces blood flow to the brain, increasing risk to Alzheimer's disease

Brain Scans Obesity

Philly health commissioner 'concerned' about cold weather effect on coronavirus

Philly Cold COVID-19

Suicide-related incidents involving OTC painkillers are surging, study finds

OTC drugs suicide

Cancer diagnoses have plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and doctors are worried

Cancer diagnoses COVID-19

Eli Lilly launching COVID-19 treatment trial in nursing homes

Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment

New blood test can detect Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms show, study finds

New Alzheimer's blood test

Cinnamon supplements may slow advancement of type 2 diabetes

Cinnamon supplement type 2 diabetes

Stroke risk among COVID-19 patients may be lower than previously thought

Stroke risk in COVID-19 patients low

In health care field, family doctors now appear at highest risk of COVID-19 death

Doctor Primary COVID-19

Flu and pneumonia vaccines may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

Flu shot Alzheimer's

COVID-19 sparks six distinct symptom clusters, researchers say

Six types of COVID-19

Underlying medical conditions put half of U.S. adults at risk of severe COVID-19

Study finds four different ways people stream their entertainment; which way do you watch most?

Hulu study on streaming experiences

Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in early results

Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Decision to delay prostate cancer treatment is still too subjective, researchers say

Prostate cancer treatment calculator

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine moves to final phase of testing

Moderna COVID-19 Update

Cardiac CT exams can double as an osteoporosis test, researchers say

CT scan osteoporosis test

Smoking doubles young adults' risk of severe coronavirus complications

Smoking COVID-19 risk

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