Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, Sept. 10: Biden announces tough new COVID plan, including push for vaccine mandates. With new COVID-19 cases topping 161,000 per day, President Joe Biden on Thursday outlined a new 6-point plan to double down on the resurgent pandemic. One key element:Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced that it had rejected the applications of nearly a million electronic cigarettes and related products. But it also delayed a decision on the fate of the leading vape product brand, Juul, drawing an outcryContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Tax-free health savings accounts can make it easier for Americans to pay for future health expenses, but most older adults aren’t using them. A new poll by Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan found that while nearly 1 in 5 people weren’t confident that theyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While the cost of administering COVID-19 vaccines is nominal – and free to consumers in the United States – the cost of paying for hospitalizations for people who’ve contracted the virus is dramatically higher. The average financial cost of hospitalization for a COVID-19Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parents of a child with autism might wonder if a pet cat would be a good fit for the family. Now, research suggests both children with autism and cats benefit when a feline joins the household. Gretchen Carlisle, a research scientist at theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parents: You may think temporary tattoos are harmless for children. But kids who decorate themselves with these transfer tattoos may be disrupting the skin’s protective barrier, Spanish researchers report. They looked at the effects on skin of permanent tattoos and temporary transfers. TheContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans and Mexican Americans typically develop type 2 diabetes up to seven years earlier than their white counterparts, a new study finds. In all, more than 25% of adults in the two groups reported being diagnosed with diabetes before age 40, andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New glasses are helping kids in Baltimore see more success in school. A three-year clinical study found that students who got new eyeglasses through a school-based program had higher reading and math test scores. “The glasses offered the biggest benefit to the veryContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If the Alps or the Rockies are on your bucket list, check with your doctor first if you’re at risk for cardiovascular disease. New advice from the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests certain people take precautions before going to high altitude places. TheseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In an assertive offensive against a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new efforts at pressuring tens of millions of U.S. government workers to get vaccinated against the illness or face disciplinary action. “Many of us are frustrated withContinue Reading