Share on PinterestNew research suggests that using antibiotics in people with COVID-19 may result in increased antimicrobial resistance.Image credit: Nils Bischof/EyeEm/Getty ImagesThis is the main takeaway of new research conducted by a team from the University of Plymouth and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, both in the United Kingdom. The findings appear in the Journal…
Share on PinterestComputer modeling has helped researchers find that a drug called Ebselen may be helpful in treating COVID-19.Hopefully, the COVID-19 pandemic will not last forever. Every 2 weeks, we round up the recently published evidence that reminds us of this. In our last installment, we reported on a vaccine candidate that showed promise in…
Dr. Ray Lorenzoni is in his second year of a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. In March, he was recruited to treat adult COVID-19 patients during New York City's peak. Elias Williams for NPR hide caption toggle caption Elias Williams for NPR Dr. Ray Lorenzoni is…
The decision that Celia Marcos made, the one that would ultimately steal years from her life, had been hard-wired after decades working as a nurse.On the ward that she oversaw at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a man with COVID-19 had stopped breathing. Marcos’ face was covered only with a thin surgical mask, and obtaining a…
Another outbreak was traced to the consumption and handling of meat Published: February 23, 2026, 12:05 am Researchers have shared details of an outbreak at a funeral in Uganda that killed three young people. Aeromonas bacteria can cause food poisoning with an incubation period of 12 hours to seven days, typically 24 to 48 hours. In February 2024
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your