Studies

Philly Cold COVID-19

Philly health commissioner 'concerned' about cold weather effect on coronavirus

Suicide-related incidents involving OTC painkillers are surging, study finds

OTC drugs suicide

Obesity reduces blood flow to the brain, increasing risk to Alzheimer's disease

Brain Scans Obesity

Cancer diagnoses have plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and doctors are worried

Cancer diagnoses COVID-19

Eli Lilly launching COVID-19 treatment trial in nursing homes

Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment

New blood test can detect Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms show, study finds

New Alzheimer's blood test

Stroke risk among COVID-19 patients may be lower than previously thought

Stroke risk in COVID-19 patients low

Cinnamon supplements may slow advancement of type 2 diabetes

Cinnamon supplement type 2 diabetes

In health care field, family doctors now appear at highest risk of COVID-19 death

Doctor Primary COVID-19

COVID-19 sparks six distinct symptom clusters, researchers say

Six types of COVID-19

Flu and pneumonia vaccines may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

Flu shot Alzheimer's

Underlying medical conditions put half of U.S. adults at risk of severe COVID-19

Study finds four different ways people stream their entertainment; which way do you watch most?

Hulu study on streaming experiences

Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in early results

Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Decision to delay prostate cancer treatment is still too subjective, researchers say

Prostate cancer treatment calculator

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine moves to final phase of testing

Moderna COVID-19 Update

Cardiac CT exams can double as an osteoporosis test, researchers say

CT scan osteoporosis test

Smoking doubles young adults' risk of severe coronavirus complications

Smoking COVID-19 risk

Stress relief a 'forgotten component' of managing type 2 diabetes

Stress and blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes

Children's Health

Pregnant women may pass COVID-19 to their unborn babies, small study says

COVID-19 transmission pregnancy

Not getting enough REM sleep may shorten your life

REM sleep mortality rate

Penn study suggests new therapeutic approach for autism spectrum disorders

Sensory neurons and autism

Lifetime discrimination may increase hypertension risk among Black people, study finds

Discrimination increases hypertension risk

Deep brain stimulation study could lead to 'landmark' Parkinson's finding

Deep brain stimulation in early stage Parkinson's

Children's Health

Hundreds of U.S. children with COVID-19 have developed inflammatory syndrome, researchers find

Inflammatory syndrome in children

Philly, Pittsburgh rank among top cities for health care jobs, report finds

Philly Health Jobs

Preterm birth increases mother's heart disease risk, study finds

Preterm delivery and heart disease risk

Long-term use of muscle relaxants on alarming rise, Penn researchers find

Muscle Relaxants Penn

Metabolic syndrome increasing among millennials at 'alarming' rate

Signs of Metabolic Syndrome

Inhaled form of remdesivir may prevent severe COVID-19 cases, Gilead says

It's time to lower opioid prescription doses in heart surgery patients, Penn researchers say

Opioid use after heart surgery

Scientists developing 'nanosponges' to decoy coronavirus from living lung cells

Nanosponges Coronavirus

Pre-existing conditions may be causing more high-risk pregnancies

Millennial women experiencing higher pregnancy complication rates

Inexpensive steroid reduces death risk among severe COVID-19 patients

Temple researchers to study promising cocaine addiction treatment

Temple Cocaine Study

Cancer immunotherapy research could aid COVID-19 vaccine development

CHOP Vaccine COVID-19

Scientists may have determined why many non-smokers develop COPD

COPD cause respiratory system

Brain bleeds on the rise in older seniors, but blood thinners may be preventing fatal strokes at earlier ages

Brain bleeds in seniors

Surgery patients with COVID-19 more likely to die shortly afterward, study finds

Surgery COVID-19 risk

Cancer drug shows potential for COVID-19 patients in respiratory distress

Cancer drug COVID-19

Your personality may increase your risk for pre-dementia

Personality traits dementia

Electronic health records miss 33% of medical errors, study finds

Electronic health records

A simple blood test may be able to measure your fitness level

Blood test for fitness

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