Genetic testing can inform patients if they have an inherited form of high cholesterol and prompt them to undergo treatment that could help prevent a heart attack, stroke and possibly death, a new study says.
A graph of how long Americans sleep forms a U-shaped pattern across our lives, with age 40 being the low point and hours of sleep starting to creep back up about age 50, Medical College of Georgia investigators report.
Coronavirus: 13 Experts Gave Us Their 2021 Predictions
In order to shed more light on what to expect in the coming months, the National Interest reached out to more than a dozen medical experts across the United States to get their personal opinions. Here is what they had to say.
As each month passes amid this ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the daily number of infections has continued to march in one direction only steadily upward.
In the latest rolling seven-day period, the United States is averaging about 215,000 new cases per day, according to data compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last Saturday, a grim new record was set when nearly 300,000 new cases were reported, and the cumulative death toll surpassed more than 350,000 on the same day.
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths: 15 Medical Experts Predict What 2021 Will Bring
To date, the United States has witnessed more than 356,000 deaths over the past eleven months of the pandemic by far the highest total for any country worldwide. Here is what 15 medical experts told us what could come next.
With nearly 78,000 deaths, December was the deadliest month of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
How will January fare? It appears that more misery is in the offing as the nation’s top health officials have warned that even more people will likely die this month despite vaccine campaigns ramping up in many states.