Over 80 percent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Vitamin D is a hormone the kidneys produce that controls blood calcium concentration and impacts the immune system....
Screening for colorectal cancer should start at age 45, five years earlier than is currently recommended, according to draft guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
The update was prompted by recent studies showing the rate of colorectal cancer rising in younger people, according to the draft, published Tuesday.
“Recent...
The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) has obtained regulatory approval to initiate human clinical trials for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate on 1 November.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense said that the Health Ministry and the Helsinki Committee, a panel of physicians and advocates that decides on research approval for...
Interior Health is expecting an upswing in area residents seeking a flu shot this fall.
The health authority has received 320,000 doses for distribution this year, about a 10 per cent increase over last year.
Dr. Carol Fenton, a medical health officer with Interior Health (IH), said the higher demand can...
An experimental medication that was recently shown to slow the progression of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has now demonstrated the potential to also prolong patient survival. The findings come from a clinical trial conducted by investigators at the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS...
Pfizer Inc said on Friday it may file for United States authorisation of the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with German partner BioNTech in late November, making it unlikely a vaccine will be available before the US election as President Donald Trump has promised.
Pfizer said that it may say...
The COVID Alert app is now available in Nova Scotia, the province announced Thursday.
The phone app will allow users who test positive for COVID-19 to enter a code supplied by the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
An alert will then be sent to any phone that has come into close contact...
People of blood type O are less likely to be infected with coronavirus, Danish researchers have found.
The results of the Danish study could impact who is first to be given a future vaccine in the country, broadcaster DR writes.
People with blood type O are less like to become infected...
Researchers in the US have reported the country's first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection.
A 25-year-old man with no known immune disorders or underlying conditions was infected with Covid-19 on two separate occasions, according to a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
While the authors said further research was...
The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers said on Monday, highlighting the need for frequent cleaning and handwashing.
Findings from the study by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, appear to show...
