TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For several years, a leading U.S. pediatricians’ group has called for middle and high schools to start later in the morning, to help these young people get the right amount of sleep. Now, new research suggests that students aren’t the only ones whoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Secondhand vapor from electronic cigarettes is harmful to others, causing bronchitis symptoms and shortness of breath in young bystanders, a new study reports. Secondhand exposure to vapor increased teens’ risk of bronchitis symptoms by 40% and shortness of breath by 53%, according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There’s an urgent need for blood donations as the United States’ blood supply drops to one of its lowest levels in over a decade, the America Red Cross said Tuesday. In the past few weeks, blood centers nationwide have reported “a dangerously lowContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans should avoid travel to Canada due to “very high” levels of COVID-19 cases in that country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. The agency placed Canada under a Level 4 travel health notice, which is the highest categoryContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents, brace yourselves. As the Omicron variant surges and U.S. schools deal with a substitute teacher shortage and related pandemic fallout, don’t be surprised if a return to remote or hybrid learning leads your kids to act out, a new study warns. PreviousContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Pregnant women in the U.S. who face adverse social conditions where they live, work, learn and play are at higher risk for poor heart health, a new study suggests. That can lead to early cardiovascular disease and death – and itContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a medical first, doctors from the University of Maryland have implanted the heart of a genetically modified pig in a 57-year-old man facing the final stages of heart disease. The surgical feat, known as xenotransplantation, opens the door to the possibility thatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States has passed another grim milestone in the pandemic as the Omicron variant races across the country: COVID hospitalizations have now eclipsed a previous peak, which was seen last January. There were 142,388 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday, moreContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Swapping out the butter or other artery-clogging fats in your diet for heart-healthy olive oil may add years to your life, researchers say. Folks who consume more than 1/2 a tablespoon of olive oil a day are less likely to die from heartContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Private insurers will have to cover the cost of eight at-home COVID tests per person per month as of Saturday, the Biden administration announced Monday. “Today’s action further removes financial barriers and expands access to COVID-19 tests for millions of people,” Chiquita Brooks-LaSure,Continue Reading