In response to a national blood shortage, the American Red Cross is offering people who donate blood during January the chance to win a trip to the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif. The package includes tickets to the game, round-trip airfare, three-night
As the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread around the country, some patients are reported to be experiencing new symptoms. Doctors say some people are now reporting night sweats, a symptom also associated with sleep disorders, some cancers and the
Compounds found in hemp may prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells, according to a new study published in the Journal of Natural Products. Researchers at Oregon State University found that a pair of cannabinoid acids bind to the
As the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread, sending numbers of daily cases and hospitalizations soaring this month, experts believe the winter surge could be heading toward its peak in some states. In Connecticut, doctors at the two largest health
There’s more evidence that one of the world’s most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a potentially disabling disease that occurs when immune system cells mistakenly attack the protective coating on nerve
As the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread around the U.S., states have mobilized in response. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is deploying 100 members of the state’s National Guard to hospitals by Jan. 24, in order to set up testing
Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. The problem, in part, is that
An anonymous man in his 30s who had to be hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 last July now claims that the disease left him with a shrunken penis and erectile dysfunction. “When I got out of the hospital, I had some erectile dysfunction
The American Cancer Society (ACS) in a new report said lung cancer incidence and mortality were declining. The group used incidence data through 2018 from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program, the National Program of Cancer Registries and the North American
In light of the current world-wide omicron outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering changing its mask guidelines for the general public to wear N95 or KN95 masks rather than cloth masks if they can tolerate wearing them
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicted Wednesday that more than 62,000 people could die from COVID-19 over the course of the next four weeks. In a Monday update, the agency wrote that 10,400 to 31,000 new deaths will likely