Metformin, a drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, may have a role in reversing weight gain in people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment, a small preliminary study suggests. The drug’s impact on weight gain in people with HIV needs to be tested in larger studies, especially in women with HIV of African… Read More: Diabetes drug may aid weight loss in people with HIV »
As a first-year medical student, the transition to an online curriculum has posed a unique set of challenges. I am often asked, “How exactly can you become a doctor without having seen a patient, without having put a stethoscope on another human being?” I’ve been told many times already by my professors that to listen… Read More: The pandemic has only further strengthened my passion to become… »
“Those who are vaccine hesitant have had their hesitancy enhanced by a variety of things that are happening right now, particularly the unfortunate mix of science and politics,” Collins said at an event hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. A recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that more than… Read More: Most Americans probably won’t be able to get a Covid-19… »
PlayStation 5 Sony Sony said on Thursday that its new PS5 game console, which will compete directly with Microsoft‘s new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, will not be sold in retail stores on launch day due to the spread of coronavirus. Game console launches typically lead to long lines of consumers waiting to… Read More: Sony’s new PS5 game console won’t be sold in stores… »