WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News ) — Doctors, nurses and pharmacists are highly trusted by most Americans, a new survey shows. Those health professionals do what’s right either most or all of the time, said at least seven in 10 respondents in the poll from the University of ChicagoContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Melissa Geissinger didn’t believe she was in danger. But when the cat at the foot of her bed lifted its head to sniff the air, she felt her first stab of worry. She stepped outside her home in Santa Rosa, California,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Roaring, fast-moving blazes. Choking smoke. Fiery tornados. Thunderstorms and lightning. The Dixie Fire — now the single largest wildfire in California history — continues to spread, having burned through more than 750 square miles of forest land north of Sacramento. The astonishing spreadContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, Aug. 11: Experts ask Biden to boost global vaccine supply. Tens of millions of unused COVID-19 vaccines are currently in U.S. warehouses, while most people in Africa and Asia haven’t received a single dose. On Tuesday, a consortium of 175 renowned expertsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A statewide indoor mask mandate and a vaccination requirement for state employees are expected to be announced Wednesday by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown as coronavirus case numbers grow due to the highly transmissible Delta variant. That would make Oregon the third state afterContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than 175 public health experts, scientists and activists on Tuesday called for President Joe Biden to do more to help fight the global spread of the coronavirus, warning that newer, more dangerous variants are likely to emerge if nothing is done. “WeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The average number of first COVID-19 vaccine doses a day in the United States jumped 95% in the past month, new federal government data shows. The daily number rose from 226,209 on July 5 to about 441,198 on Aug. 5. It bottomed outContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Young, healthy adults who try vaping for the first time may experience an immediate reaction that can harm cells and lay the groundwork for disease, according to a new study. Just 30 minutes of vaping can increase oxidative stress, which occurs when thereContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) reduced the ranks of uninsured Americans, but a recent study shows that many U.S. states did little to close racial gaps in health coverage. Researchers found that in the two years after the ACA came into force, someContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a study conducted in Scandinavia, loss of height among middle-aged women was linked to an increased risk of early death from heart attack and stroke, researchers report. Some loss of height goes along with aging, and previous studies have suggested it mayContinue Reading