Risk factors for multiple drug use
Many drug addicts take not only one substance but rather several. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine
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COVID-19: Who’s at higher risk of serious symptoms?
Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to remind people who is more at risk of serious coronavirus
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Blight may increase public health risk from mosquito-borne diseases
Louisiana State University researchers recently published findings that blight leads to an increased abundance of disease-carrying mosquitoes. The researchers investigated
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Black and Hispanic workers overrepresented in occupations with higher risk for COVID-19 exposure
Black and Hispanic people experience a higher risk for COVID-19 and severe illness, influenced by factors such as discrimination, housing,
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‘Silent’ heart attacks may increase risk of stroke
Silent heart attacks appear to increase stroke risk in adults 65 and older, according to preliminary research to be presented
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Life-saving role of mobile stroke units at risk due to reimbursement limitations
Ambulances with specialized staff and equipment to provide rapid stroke treatment report financial difficulties due to limited reimbursement from health
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Dynamic tool accurately predicts risk of COVID-19 progressing to severe disease or death
Clinicians often learn how to recognize patterns in COVID-19 cases after they treat many patients with it. Machine-learning systems promise
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Risk for chronic kidney disease even more critical due to COVID-19 pandemic
An estimated 1 in 10 people worldwide have chronic kidney disease, but most of them don’t know it. That lack
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Water temperature key to schistosomiasis risk and prevention strategies
About one billion people worldwide are at risk for schistosomiasis—a debilitating disease caused by parasitic worms that live in fresh
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Eviction linked to depression risk in young adults
In the past two-plus decades, the number of evictions in the United States jumped some 70%, hitting close to 900,000
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