THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 — Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of girls and women aged 10 to 30 years is
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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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Beyond plaques and tangles: Genetic variation may increase risk of cognitive decline
A genetic variation in some people may be associated with cognitive decline that can’t be explained by deposits of two
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AI accurately identifies infants with low risk of serious bacterial infection
Artificial intelligence, or “supervised machine learning,” could help identify which well-appearing infants with fever, who are 60 days old or
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Teens’ social media use does not raise risk for depression: study
Contrary to popular wisdom, daily social media use is not a strong or consistent risk factor for depressive symptoms among
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NSAIDs increase cardiovascular, bleeding risk in Korean heart attack patients
Use of NSAIDs to treat first-time heart attack patients significantly increased the risk for cardiovascular and bleeding events post-heart attack
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Diabetes increases risk for poorer prognosis in COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Diabetes may contribute to more severe symptoms, rapid progression, and poorer prognosis in patients infected with COVID-19, according to a
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Those most vulnerable to virus also most at risk of loneliness in lockdown
It is our collective responsibility to protect the most vulnerable from loneliness in the COVID-19 pandemic, says a social researcher
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People with a disability are more likely to die from coronavirus—but we can reduce this risk
The COVID-19 pandemic is terrifying for many of us, but people with a disability have more reason to worry than
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Study finds athletes who play indoor sports at risk of vitamin D deficiency
College athletes participating in indoor sports, especially African-Americans, might be vitamin D deficient and put themselves at risk of injury
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