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Bald Men At Higher Risk Of Severe Coronavirus Symptoms

Hormones that cause male pattern baldness could increase risk of severe Covid-19.

Scientists Find A Switch To Turn Off A Gene That Causes Aggressive Breast Cancer

Tulane University School of Medicine researchers hope to soon receive FDA approval to begin clinical trials.

Older Men Worry Less About Coronavirus And That Could Put Them At Greater Risk

Worrying can be positive when it motivates people to take protective measures against Covid-19.

Electronic Health Records Fail To Detect Up To 1 in 3 Harmful Drug Interactions And Other Medical Errors

Researchers find that Electronic Health Record systems meet the most basic safety standards less than 70% of the time.

Wearing A Face Mask At Home Could Curb Covid-19 Transmission By 79%

Would you wear a face mask inside your home to reduce the risk of coronavirus?

People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities More Likely To Die From Covid-19

The Covid-19 coronavirus found to pose a greater risk to IDD individuals.

New Poll Shows Only Half Of Americans Would Get A Covid-19 Vaccine Once Available

Would you get a coronavirus vaccine? Only half of Americans answer yes.

Virtual Reality Emerging As Effective Pain Management Tool

Entering an imaginative world can reduce acute and chronic pain.

More Than One In Four Adults Personally Know Someone Diagnosed With Coronavirus

28% of U.S. adults know someone with Covid-19.

Dementia Gene Doubles Risk Of Becoming Severely Ill With Coronavirus

Faulty gene tied to dementia doubles the risk of severe Covid-19.