7 min read IF YOU'RE BUILDING a home gym, you need to buy something to lift. Sounds obvious, right? It may be, but you’re going to find yourself quickly wondering exactly “what should I be lifting?” For most people, the choice rightfully comes down to kettlebells vs. dumbbells—two classic weights that you’ll find in every
How severe a case of coronavirus a person will develop may depend on five indicators found in the blood called biomarkers, according to researchers at George Washington University.The biomarkers were associated with higher chances of deterioration from COVID-19 and death, according to a news release from the university. The authors of the study, published in Future…
Published: June 20, 2020 at 9:26 a.m. ET People with Type A blood were ‘associated with’ a 45% ‘higher risk of acquiring COVID-19’ compared to people with other blood types, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found ‘Those who are not type A should not interpret this study to mean that…
Genetic testing firm 23andMe has said it has found preliminary evidence that people with type O blood may be less susceptible to contracting COVID-19. In a blog post Monday, the company said initial data from a study it’s doing on the virus indicated those with type O blood were 9-18 percent less likely to have…
The Conversation Published: May 5, 2020 at 1:56 p.m. ET Differences in HLA genes may be a significant reason for huge differences in infections A nurse treats a patient with coronavirus in Leonardtown, Md. Getty Images When some people become infected with the coronavirus, they only develop mild or undetectable cases of COVID-19. Others suffer…
California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don’t take steps to rein in rising healthcare costs. If the state Office of Health Care Affordability adopts the fines next week, hospitals, medical groups
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have