People who abuse opioids are more likely to be hospitalized for sepsis and die, even if they are young and otherwise healthy, according to new research.
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The studies below analyzed COVID-19 patients to obtain information regarding the disease's mortality rate:
First responders in Cleveland asked a patient suspected of having coronavirus to walk a half mile to University Hospitals last month, since the ambulance crew was not properly prepared to transfer him, according to dispatch tapes obtained by Fox 8…
Screening for symptoms of the new strain of coronavirus may not be an effective way to identify those infected with it, according to a letter to the editor in the New England Journal of Medicine.
As of 10 a.m., Feb. 19, the disease COVID-19 has sickened 75,282 and resulted in 2,012 deaths. Globally, 15,084 people have recovered from the illness.
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The FDA on Feb. 18 issued a public request for information to aid its investigation of e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury.
Most teenage boys in the U.S. who are at risk for contracting HIV infections have not been tested, but conversations with their physicians can boost those testing rates, a study published in Pediatrics suggests.
Many communities in rural America are at risk of HIV outbreaks linked to intravenous drug use, yet few are taking proactive measures, according to a report from NPR in partnership with Kaiser Health News.
As of 10:30 a.m., Feb. 18, the coronavirus has sickened 73,337 and has resulted in 1,875 deaths. Globally, 13,130 people have recovered from the illness.
People who use social media to find vaccine information are more likely to be misinformed than those who rely on traditional media, according to a study published in the journal Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review.