The high cost of treating COVID-19, its long-term health complications for those who recover, and the economic ramifications of the
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Extra visit time with patients may explain wage gap for female physicians
A new study led by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis sheds light on
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HPV home test may reduce cervical cancer disparity, improve outcomes for Blacks, Latinos
David Sidransky, M.D., calls the Pap smear one of the “greatest successes” in cancer screening. “Every woman in the United
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More than 60 million Indians may have caught coronavirus: study
More than 60 million people in India—10 times the official figure—could have contracted the novel coronavirus, the country’s lead pandemic
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‘Tired’ brain cells may distort your sense of time
Time in the brain doesn’t follow the steady ticking of the world’s most precise clocks. Instead, it seems to fly
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Noninvasive sleep test may help diagnose and predict dementia in older adults
Dementia is a growing problem for people as they age, but it often goes undiagnosed. Now investigators at Massachusetts General
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Twinkling, star-shaped brain cells may hold the key to why, how we sleep
A new study published today in the journal Current Biology suggests that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes could be
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Patients with COVID-19 may have higher risk of kidney injury
Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 may face an increased risk for kidney injury, a dreaded complication for those suffering from infection
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Black women may be less likely to receive timely treatment for breast cancer
New research suggests that Black women experience longer waits for treatment initiation than white women after a breast cancer diagnosis,
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Pregnancy May Delay MS
FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 — Pregnancy can delay the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) by more than three years, researchers
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