Health & Medicine

E-cigarettes also affect blood vessels

E cigarette. (Image: ljubaphoto / iStock) E-cigarettes are often advertised as a smoking cessation tool. The health effects they have, however, are so...

Nasal cartilage could help relieve osteoarthritis in the knee

A doctor removes nasal cartilage tissue from a patient to grow repair material for the knee. (Image: University of Basel, Christian Flierl) Osteoarthritis is...

Pediatric cardiac surgery: complication in sight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eM-2AyTI2s If children's hearts have to be shut down briefly to correct mistakes, consequential damage often occurs. Researchers are now on the trail of...

Previous colds improve immune response to Sars-CoV-2

Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 (Image: Maksim Tkachenko / iStock) Although the Covid-19 pathogen Sars-CoV-2 is a new pathogen, many people already have memory immune cells against the...

Capsule injects drugs into the stomach

A capsule as an injector. (Image: Giovanni Traverso) Pills are less uncomfortable than injections for most people. However, some drugs only work when...

High blood pressure is rampant worldwide

High blood pressure is not a problem only in developed countries. (Image: GlobalStock / iStock) Worldwide, more than 1.2 billion people between the ages...

Every second corona clinic patient has long-term consequences

Some symptoms of Covid-19 last for months. (Image: da-kuk / iStock) Many people report persistent symptoms after contracting Covid 19. The symptoms are...

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