Nationwide, surveys have found increasing rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts during the pandemic. But many medical experts said it’s too soon to measure the related physical symptoms, since they generally appear months after the stress begins.
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The FDA issued a formal warning to consumers that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine -- the antimalarial drugs touted by President Trump as a cure-all for COVID-19 -- should not be used outside of a hospital setting to treat the novel coronavirus.
Read More »New Study Supports Use Of HCQ As Effective Treatment For COVID-19
A study released today supports the use of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a treatment for COVID-19.
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The lack of white blood cells prolong the length of time it takes to fight the virus, which causes the symptoms to get worse, and therefore puts those with autoimmune disorders at a higher risk.
Read More »How To Avoid Coronavirus? Lessons From People Whose Lives Depend On It
Andrea Amelse knows hand-washing. For the past eight years, she’s been washing her hands pretty much every time she passes a sink. When she’s near ...
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By Dr. Chad Larson As medical science advances, we are learning more about the links between different individual diseases. In recognition of American Heart Month ...
Read More »How Autoimmune Disease Patients Can Avoid the Impacts of Flu and Cold Season
By Dr. Chad Larson Flu and cold season is quickly approaching and there isn’t a soul looking forward to it. While even the healthiest of ...
Read More »Stem Cells May Reverse Multiple Sclerosis Disability
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A therapy that uses patients’ own primitive blood cells may be able to reverse ...
Read More »Lupus Death Rates Vary by Race, Ethnicity
THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Asian and Hispanic lupus patients in the United States have lower death rates than whites, blacks or Native ...
Read More »Study Shows Lupus Patients Suffer in Silence (Infographic)
The Lupus Foundation of America and Eli Lilly and Company released results from a new survey that sheds light on the lupus journey and the ...
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