What’s YOUR chance of getting hospitalized by COVID? 23andMe’s online tool tells you your risk of a severe infection based
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Study finds genetic clues to pneumonia risk and COVID-19 disparities
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified genetic factors that increase the risk for developing pneumonia and
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High insulin levels during childhood a risk for mental health problems in adulthood, study suggests
Researchers have shown that the link between physical and mental illness is closer than previously thought. Certain changes in physical
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High blood pressure: Five tips for at-home blood pressure monitoring to reduce risk
Chris Evans reveals his wife gave him a blood pressure monitor For a person living with high blood pressure if left untreated
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Covid new strain warning: Risk of infection increased by grocery shopping warns doctor
UK coronavirus death toll increases by 1,325 A new and far more transmissible coronavirus strain has been spreading worldwide. The
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Sugar-binding protein galectin-1 could be a biomarker for patients at risk of life threatening sepsis
A sugar-binding protein could fuel terrible inflammation and worsen sepsis, a disease that kills more than 270,000 people every year
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Children with cancer at no greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection, research shows
Pediatric cancer patients who test positive for COVID-19 do not appear to be at any increased risk of severe COVID-19
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Testing memory over four weeks could predict Alzheimer’s disease risk
New research suggests testing people’s memory over four weeks could identify who is at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
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Childhood depression linked to a higher risk of death by age 31
Children who get depression are SIX times more likely to die by the age of 31, study finds Swedish study
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Risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection lower for O, Rh− blood groups
(HealthDay)—Type O and rhesus-negative (Rh−) blood groups seem to be associated with a lower risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome
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