Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The U.S. has administered more than 440 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines across the country as of Sunday morning, according to the latest update from the CDC. More than 226 million people have received at least one vaccine dose, and 195 million people are considered fully […]

Vaping damages DNA and raises risk of cancer the same way as cigarettes, study claims — but it’s not as bad as traditional smoking University of Southern California researchers studied 82  adults in Los Angeles  They differentiated vapers who had previously or never smoked for the first time Found vapers had significant levels of damaged genes, increasing risk of cancer […]

No matter how many pies you make in a lifetime, there’s one task that always feels strangely daunting – making the pie crust. Whether you want to roll out a classic all-butter pie dough for apple pie, or are craving the crunch of a graham cracker crust for your pumpkin cheesecake, there are tons of variables involved in the making […]

What does your appetite mean? The truth about hunger, fullness and why we want food.  What, when and how much we eat is so often put under the microscope. Have you ever sat down for a meal and been asked, “Are you really going to eat all of that?” or had someone say, “God, that would never fill me up.” […]

Denmark has joined other European nations in offering a third COVID-19 vaccination shot to everyone over the age of 18 amid a rise in coronavirus cases. The Danish Health Authority said Thursday the “decline in immunity is also happening for people in the younger age groups.” Helene Probst, deputy head of the government agency, said “revaccination is offered at the […]

In a recent phase 2b/3 clinical trial, a third mRNA vaccine against COVID-19—known as CVnCoV and developed by CureVac—reported approximately 48 percent efficacy against symptomatic disease. CV2CoV is a second generation vaccine developed by CureVac with noncoding modifications to optimize the vaccine. Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) conducted a head-to-head test of the second-generation vaccine CV2CoV compared […]

World first trial of cannabis-based drug to treat aggressive brain cancer gets the go ahead at 15 NHS hospitals Hundreds of Britons with brain cancer glioblastoma to get cannabis-based drug Trial will recruit 230 patients at 15 hospitals across the UK early next year If drug works, it could be the first addition to treatment for more than a decade Hundreds […]

High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Statins are a group of medicines that can help lower the level of […]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands started transporting COVID-19 patients across the border to Germany on Tuesday to ease pressure on Dutch hospitals, which are scaling back regular care to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. A patient was transferred by ambulance from Rotterdam to a hospital in Bochum, some 240 km (150 miles) east, on Tuesday morning, and another […]

I remember the moment I first said the words out loud. My mother was at the kitchen counter tending to a pot of coffee because I’d shown up on her doorstep in the morning. At 24, I had entered the house I once shared with her and my dad, still shaking from the adrenaline of having barely escaped from my […]