Q and A: Decongestants can sometimes cause more harm than good

by Cynthia WeissCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have used decongestants over the years when I'm ill, but my doctor recently said that I should be cautious because nonprescription deco

Updated on: March 06,2024 14

Q and A: Decongestants can sometimes cause more harm than good

by Cynthia WeissCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have used decongestants over the years when I'm ill, but my doctor recently said that I should be cautious because nonprescription deco

Updated on:March 06,2024 14

New salmonella-based 'clean vaccines' aid the fight against infectious disease

by Arizona State UniversityThis is a color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showingSalmonella typhimurium(red) invading cultured human cells. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories,

Updated on: March 06,2024 14

New salmonella-based 'clean vaccines' aid the fight against infectious disease

by Arizona State UniversityThis is a color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showingSalmonella typhimurium(red) invading cultured human cells. Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories,

Updated on:March 06,2024 14

Q&A: Improvements in HIV care for Black and white men who have sex with men

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainKatherine Rich, MD MPH, resident in the MGH Department of Medicine, is the first author of a recentlypublished paperinJ

Updated on: March 06,2024 13

Q&A: Improvements in HIV care for Black and white men who have sex with men

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainKatherine Rich, MD MPH, resident in the MGH Department of Medicine, is the first author of a recentlypublished paperinJ

Updated on:March 06,2024 13

Q&A: Testing the efficacy of new vaccines against enteroviruses

by Karin Vikström,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMarta Butrym from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), at the department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending

Updated on: March 06,2024 13

Q&A: Testing the efficacy of new vaccines against enteroviruses

by Karin Vikström,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMarta Butrym from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), at the department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending

Updated on:March 06,2024 13

Q&A: New thesis on the acute porphyrias, a group of rare inherited metabolic diseases

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMattias Lissing from the Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Unit, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending his thesis: &

Updated on: March 08,2024 20

Q&A: New thesis on the acute porphyrias, a group of rare inherited metabolic diseases

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMattias Lissing from the Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Unit, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending his thesis: &

Updated on:March 08,2024 20

Q&A: Expert's book explains why the gut microbiome matters

by Corinne Farrell,Imperial College LondonCredit: Penguin LifeAn Imperial surgeon specializing in the gut microbiome has published a new book to explain why it is important for our health.Consul

Updated on: March 12,2024 19

Q&A: Expert's book explains why the gut microbiome matters

by Corinne Farrell,Imperial College LondonCredit: Penguin LifeAn Imperial surgeon specializing in the gut microbiome has published a new book to explain why it is important for our health.Consul

Updated on:March 12,2024 19

Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular care

by Tom MurphyCredit: AP Illustration/Peter HamlinTelemedicine's early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or pink eye are fading fast.The frontier involves connecting&nbsp

Updated on: March 18,2024 12

Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular care

by Tom MurphyCredit: AP Illustration/Peter HamlinTelemedicine's early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or pink eye are fading fast.The frontier involves connecting&nbsp

Updated on:March 18,2024 12

Q&A: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual women found to smoke more and be less likely to quit

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual—particularly women—respond more positively to tobacco marketing, are more inclined to smoke cigaret

Updated on: March 19,2024 10

Q&A: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual women found to smoke more and be less likely to quit

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual—particularly women—respond more positively to tobacco marketing, are more inclined to smoke cigaret

Updated on:March 19,2024 10

Q&A: Should we go back to year-round standard time?

by Bernard Rizk,University of OttawaTimes zones plus solar time in North America. Regions in red are outside of their solar time zone as a function of color saturation. This figure is extracted

Updated on: March 19,2024 15

Q&A: Should we go back to year-round standard time?

by Bernard Rizk,University of OttawaTimes zones plus solar time in North America. Regions in red are outside of their solar time zone as a function of color saturation. This figure is extracted

Updated on:March 19,2024 15

Q&A: Time to finally stop worrying about COVID?

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIs it finally time to stop worrying about COVID? The latest from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might leave that

Updated on: March 20,2024 17

Q&A: Time to finally stop worrying about COVID?

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIs it finally time to stop worrying about COVID? The latest from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might leave that

Updated on:March 20,2024 17

​ Q&A: Drug overdose deaths remain high—fentanyl test strips may help

by Samantha Laine Perfas, Harvard GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Massachusetts state Senatevoted unanimously to legalize fentanyl test stripsacross the commonwealth earlier th

Updated on: March 21,2024 16

​ Q&A: Drug overdose deaths remain high—fentanyl test strips may help

by Samantha Laine Perfas, Harvard GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Massachusetts state Senatevoted unanimously to legalize fentanyl test stripsacross the commonwealth earlier th

Updated on:March 21,2024 16

Why you should feed both a cold and a fever

by Aaron Nieto,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRespiratory viruses like rhinovirus (the cause of the common cold), flu and SARS-CoV-2 make the rounds during the winte

Updated on: March 21,2024 11

Why you should feed both a cold and a fever

by Aaron Nieto,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRespiratory viruses like rhinovirus (the cause of the common cold), flu and SARS-CoV-2 make the rounds during the winte

Updated on:March 21,2024 11