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How Do Clinical Trials Work?
Clinical trials are prospective studies in which people take part so researchers can evaluate interventions, prevention strategies, diagnostics or other health-related a…
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What's New in Medical Research?
Medical research changes continuously, so a page about what is new needs a clear time horizon. This overview reflects publicly reported research developments available i…
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What Is Medical Research and How Does It Lead to New Treatments?
Medical research is the organized process of asking questions about health, disease and care, then testing those questions with laboratory, population and clinical evide…
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What Is Medical Science and How Does It Improve Health?
Medical science connects biology, chemistry, physiology, data analysis and clinical care to understand health and disease. It improves health when discoveries are tested…
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The mystery of the girl who modern medicine calls ageless
Born in 1993, Brooke Greenberg was trapped in the body of a toddler as the years passed.
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Why are we still relying on a century-old medical procedure to treat Covid-19?
Science is moving fast, but not fast enough.
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'Gas shield' protects medical staff treating Covid-19
The Air-Shield device creates a downward airflow that helps block liquid droplets containing nCoV from being sprayed from patients during treatment.
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What should F1 do if they are quarantined at home?
These people must ensure that they limit contact with family members, not leave their place of residence, and take nCoV test samples at least 5 times.
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This type of mask does not prevent Covid-19, and can even spread the disease more strongly.
A number of health agencies have advised people not to use masks with exhalation valves, and airlines have even banned passengers from wearing them.
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Garlic does not kill coronavirus
Medical experts say garlic helps boost the body's immune system, but no scientific research has shown its antiviral effects.
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Prolonged fever after vaccination may be a symptom of SARS-CoV infection
Prolonged fever after Covid-19 vaccination may not be a side effect of vaccination but a symptom of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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WHO issues new recommendations on wearing masks to protect against coronavirus
WHO recommends that people believe that wearing masks alone can prevent the acute pneumonia caused by the new corona virus is completely wrong. Let's see how to wear a m…
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5 special objects on the NASA robot that landed on Mars
The Perseverance rover will land on Mars on February 18 with many unique and meaningful objects.
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Why do most people with ALS not live more than 5 years, but Hawking lived to be 55?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. Statistically, most patients die of respiratory failure within 3 to 5 years of onset.
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Is the BMI index 'outdated'?
Body mass index (BMI) has long been used as a medical screening tool.