People report that statins cause muscle aches and other side effects, but a 2020 study suggests that may be true for only a small percentage of patients. Stains are cholesterol-lowering drugs, usually prescribed for those at risk for cardivascular disease. Reported in...
Walking through a field of weeds might give some an asthma attack, but a thunderstorm? According to the journal PLOS ONE, researchers in Australia think that, under unusual conditions, lightning storms may cause a surge of asthma attacks. Thunderstorm asthma is rare,...
Artificial intelligence offers hope for better colon cancer detection It's one of the most common -- and deadliest -- cancers in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), colorectal (colon) cancer is the fourth deadliest cancer, after...
What happened to the Coronavirus? With everything else going on in our country, it seems as if Covid-19 has taken a backseat. Let's take a look at the latest numbers: The number of new coronavirus cases reported in Florida each day has increased an average of roughly...
President Trump signs proclamation in honor of National Nurses Day https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-national-nurses-day-2020/...
Every state, territory, and the District of Columbia has declared a state of emergency. Find out how governments are responding to the pandemic and how the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is making it easier for nurses in participating states to provide crucial care....
