THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it will add a warning to the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines about mild, rare cases of heart inflammation seen in some teens and young adults following vaccination. The news came after a meetingContinue Reading
Morgan Stanley Makes COVID-19 Vaccination Mandatory for Staff, Clients COVID-19 vaccinations will be soon mandatory for staff, clients and anyone else entering Morgan Stanley’s offices in New York City and suburban Westchester County, the company said. The strict vaccination policy will enable the bank to do away with mask mandatesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When someone suffers a stroke, doctors can often remove the culprit clot obstructing blood flow to the brain. Now, a new study sheds light on why those successful procedures do not always translate into a good outcome. Researchers found that when clot retrievalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the largest decline in U.S. life expectancy since World War II, a new study finds. Between 2018 and 2020, overall life expectancy in the United States fell by 1.87 years. But there were significant racial differences. Life expectancy fellContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 patients with mental confusion are at increased risk for a severe form of the illness, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed the electronic health records of more than 36,000 COVID-19 patients at five Florida hospitals. Of those, 12% developed severe COVID-19. PatientsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new report raises questions about the training and qualifications of many caregivers for the elderly across the United States. The study by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, found that nearly a third of Americans who arranged for paid care ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Surgery for the most common type of benign brain tumor should be considered for patients 80 and older, Finnish researchers say. Meningiomas originate in the meninges surrounding the brain, and the primary treatment is surgery. But the risks of operating increase with age,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The brain interprets physical signals differently in people with depression, anorexia and some other mental health disorders, new research shows. British scientists examined “interoception” — the brain’s ability to sense internal conditions in the body — in 626 patients with mental health disordersContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One dose of a two-dose mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is enough to protect previously infected people, but it’s likely they and everyone with two doses will still require booster shots at a later date, a new study suggests. That’s because antibodies triggered through eitherContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Losing weight is hard, but many weight loss supplements promise to make the journey easy. Unfortunately, there’s little high-quality research to back these claims, a new study shows. Hundreds of weight loss supplements like green tea extract, chitosan, guar gum and conjugated linoleicContinue Reading