The National Institutes of Health released treatment guidelines for Covid-19 Tuesday and notably, the health agency did not recommend the use of remdesivir, which has shown some early promise, or hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump.
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Three potential Covid-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the United States, but it’s still a long road to prove if they’ll work.
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Reacting to criticism that preventable delays set back America’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump has put crosshairs on the country’s leading expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
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As coronavirus infections in the U.S. continue to climb, Americans can take solace in a Thursday report by the National Institutes of Health that says the death rates of another well-known disease are in steady decline.
Read moreShedding new light on old research about how young pregnancy can reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer, the National Institute of Health reported Friday that such benefits do not appear to kick for several decades.
Read moreSize matters, but bigger isn’t necessarily better when it comes to brains, a new study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health reports.
Read moreFertility researchers published a study Thursday that found a correlation between lower pregnancy chances and depression in the male partner.
Read moreWorking with 15 adults whose bones appear in X-rays to be melting like wax candles, National Institutes of Health researchers reported Wednesday that there is a genetic basis for the rare disorder.
Read moreLayers within the human body previously believed to be dense, connective tissues have now been identified as an organ, according to a new study that could help scientists understand the spread of cancer within the body.
Read moreA high-salt diet may impair blood flow in the brain and cause dementia, according to a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience that examined the effect of salt consumption on mice.
Read moreAs alcohol abuse becomes as common among women as men, a new federally backed study found that older female drinkers drove a 47 percent surge in the number of alcohol-related visits to hospital emergency rooms.
Read moreAs the United States ramps up its battle against opioid abuse, an annual survey of teen drug use revealed historic lows Thursday when it comes to painkillers.
Read moreA new government study links air pollution and miscarriage, saying exposure to smog is particularly risky in the early stages of pregnancy.
Read moreMost people know how pulling a single hair causes pain. The National Institutes of Health shed light on the why Wednesday, announcing the discovery of a previously unknown class of sensory neurons.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s proposal to cut public investments that curb various global health threats would threaten programs that save millions of lives around the world, according to a new report.
Read moreOffering new insight into the causes of autism, a government-funded study published Thursday looks at the metal content in baby teeth.
Read moreVolunteers in Houston and Miami are being assembled for the second phase of an experimental DNA vaccine for the Zika virus, government scientists said Friday.
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