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Scientists Call for Broader Use of Faster COVID Tests

By: Robin Foster & EJ Mundell As coronavirus cases continue to surge across America, scientists last Wednesday called for widespread adoption of simpler, less accurate...

Is It Really ‘Whole Grain’? Food Labels Often Misleading

By: Dennis Thompson Folks who want to eat healthy by choosing whole grain foods aren’t helped by product labels that can confuse and mislead consumers,...

US News & World Report Recognizes 7 NYC Health + Hospitals as “High Performing” Across Specialties 

The annual hospital rankings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care Edited by: JV Staff U.S....

Light and Fresh Summer Recipes

Courtesy of Aish.com Seasonal summer recipes are the freshest and most beautiful way to eat all summer. I like to keep it simple and somewhat...

What to Know & Expect When Severe Illness Hits Close to Home: A Guide – Part 2

By: Dov Fischer (Continued from last week) If you timely appeal, the QIO then does a rapid review and usually decides by the next day whether...

Blood Test Might Spot Cancer Years Earlier

By: Amy Norton Scientists are working on a blood test that may catch five common cancers years sooner than current methods. The blood test, which is...

Eating Chocolate Weekly Reduces Risk of Heart Disease

By: Terence McGurney Here is great news for chocolate lovers.  After almost a century of information arguing the pros and cons of the indulgent treat,...

Doctors Fear Coronavirus Phobia Can Kill

By Lynn Allison (NEWSMAX) More than 145,000 Americans have perished from the pandemic, but doctors warn that an insidious side effect of the coronavirus crisis...

US Makes $1.95 Billion Deal for 100 Million Doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine

(Newsmax) The United States government said on Wednesday it will pay $1.95 billion for Pfizer Inc to produce and deliver 100 million doses of its...

Farmers Markets Provide Healthy Food Options for Patients & Staff at NYC Health + Hospitals Locations

Each farmers market will take precautions to avoid COVID-19 exposure by enforcing face coverings and social distancing, as well as facilitating contact-less shopping wherever...

AHA News: At Nonprofit Fitness Center, Women Find Strength in Numbers

Edited by: JV Staff After more than a decade of driving a Boston city bus, Lorene Thomas was exhausted, overweight and depressed. “Sitting in that seat...

What to Know & Expect When Severe Illness Hits Close to Home: A Guide – Part 1

No point in keeping to myself all that I had to figure out these past five months. By: Dov Fischer This is the penultimate of a...

More COVID-19 Patients in ICUs Are Surviving Now: Study

By: EJ Mundell Even as new coronavirus infections soar in the United States, a study released Wednesday offered one piece of good news: Severely ill...

Hebrew U: Drug could turn Covid-19 into common cold

An FDA-approved treatment for cholesterol could be effective in dramatically easing the symptoms of Covid-19, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reports. Prof. Yaakov Nahmias, founding...

AHA News: Why Stay in Touch While Keeping Distant? It’s Only Human

Edited by: JV Staff If you’ve been keeping a healthy distance from other people because of COVID-19, you probably feel smart. But if you’re also...

Study Indicates ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ Has Risen During Pandemic

By: Amy Norton Doctors at one Ohio hospital system have discovered yet another possible consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: More cases of “broken heart syndrome.” The...

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