In a recent interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, a longtime advocate for pandemic preparedness, gave concrete suggestions for steps we should be taking. What to know: Gates called for billions of dollars to be invested in global research to prepare for the next pandemic and address the weaknesses that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed. In an interview with former UK […]

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that the COVID-19 vaccine was not associated with severe disease flares in patients with rheumatic diseases. Medications to treat rheumatic diseases were associated with a reduction in vaccine-induced antibody responses. During the clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccines, individuals with an immunocompromised condition and/or […]

It’s hard to know how to think about prediabetes, a condition in which a person’s blood sugar level is higher than normal but not high enough to qualify as full-blown diabetes. On the one hand, many people with prediabetes go on to develop diabetes, which is now the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States — but on the […]

While it’s hard not to get excited whenever Serena Williams shares photos and videos of her 4-year-old daughter Olympia joining her on the tennis court, the athlete mom has made it clear that she is not pushing her daughter toward the sport. It turns out, Olympia’s time on the tennis court — which fans see in social media photos, including […]

Switching seniors to Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original Medicare, a cost that has exploded since 2018 and is likely to rise even higher, new research has found. Richard Kronick, a former federal health policy researcher and a professor at the University of California-San Diego, said his analysis of […]

One of the traits that we usually use to physically describe people is their hair color. Hair is a useful descriptor because it varies so much among us. Melanin is the molecule responsible for the many different hair color tones. It’s also responsible for the color of our skin and eyes. We inherit these traits from our parents in a […]

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About 80 million Americans have fatty liver disease unrelated to alcohol abuse. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with obesity and diabetes, and can lead to more severe liver damage such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and liver cancer. Cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer and breast cancer actually are the major causes of death in patients with fatty liver disease. Several […]

The Czech government is requiring children to get tested for COVID-19 as part of efforts to curtail a recent steep rise in cases. All elementary and high schools are required to test the country’s 1.4 million students in two waves on Nov. 22 and Nov. 29, Education Minister Robert Plaga said. Medical experts recommended the mass testing. Firefighters will distribute […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued voluntary, short-term sodium reduction targets for food manufacturers, chain restaurants, and food service operators for processed, packaged, and prepared foods, with an eye toward reducing diet-related conditions such as heart disease and obesity. According to the FDA, more than 70% of total sodium intake is from sodium added during food manufacturing and […]