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New Studies find COVID-19 can cause Diabetes

Here's another reason why everyone on the planet should get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible: new studies have found that the virus may cause diabetes in addition to pneumonia and other lasting health problems. While most people will recover from COVID without longer-term problems, doctors have noticed that some patients have developed diabetes. And now this new research is finding that the virus may infect and destroy certain […]

todayJune 15, 2021

Health & Wellness

Could Your Apple Watch Actually Save Your Life?

Apple Inc's Heart study, the largest yet to explore the role of wearable devices in identifying potential heart problems, found that their Apple Watch could accurately detect atrial fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat, with overwhelming (reports say 84%) accuracy, U.S. researchers reported this month. The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), come as technology companies increasingly strike up partnerships with drugmakers as a […]

todayNovember 14, 2019

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