Revealing the impacts of COVID-19 on unborn children
Largest study yet of pregnant women with covid-19 indicate risk factors for adverse outcomes and transmission rate
Newer Type 2 diabetes medications have heart and kidney disease benefits, too
Two newer groups of medications prescribed primarily for Type 2 diabetes treatment (SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists) could significantly reduce risks associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD)…
Heart rhythm in COVID-19 patients receiving short term treatment with hydroxychloroquine
Short-term hydroxychloroquine treatment is not associated with lethal heart rhythms in patients with COVID-19 who are risk assessed prior to receiving the drug. That’s the finding of research…
Analysis Reveals Heart-Related Side Effects of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine
As the antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have drawn attention as potential therapies for COVID-19 and are being widely used off-label, it’s now more important than ever to…
Playing video games as a child can improve working memory years later
A number of studies have shown how playing video games can lead to structural changes in the brain, including increasing the size of some regions, or to functional…