WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a sign that the highly contagious Omicron variant is sparing no one, a new report shows that new COVID-19 cases among U.S. children spiked to a high of more than 580,000 for the week ending Jan. 6, a 78% increase from theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The record-breaking numbers surrounding the Omicron surge are dizzying, with so many Americans falling prey to the highly infectious COVID-19 variant. The United States reported more than 1.3 million COVID cases on Monday, the highest daily total recorded for any country in theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Omicron surge may have peaked in Britain and could be about to do the same in the United States, experts report. That’s because the COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa in mid-November is so contagious that the variant may already beContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countering earlier concerns, a real-world study finds that a widely used at-home coronavirus test called BinaxNOW is as effective at detecting Omicron as other COVID-19 variants. The study of Abbot’s rapid antigen test included more than 700 people who visited a walk-up testingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In an effort to keep kids in classrooms, the White House announced Wednesday that 10 million free coronavirus tests will be provided to schools around the country every month while the wildly contagious Omicron variant continues to surge. President Joe Biden has beenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The chance of someone who is covered by Medicaid surviving cancer may depend in part on where they live, a new analysis finds. In states that had lower Medicaid income eligibility limits, cancer survival rates were worse for cancers both in early andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People on bone-protecting drugs often take breaks from them for a few years. Now a new study finds that a “holiday” from the medication risedronate (Actonel) may come with a slightly increased risk of hip fracture. Researchers found that compared with a drugContinue Reading
As Omicron surges, how important are COVID case counts anymore? Vaccines have reduced the risks of severe COVID, making it harder to interpret the threat of a COVID surge through case counts alone — particularly in the face of the Omicron variant, experts say. Read more Breastfeeding brings long-term benefitsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) – In ancient times, intestinal parasites weren’t just an affliction of the poor. Even the well-to-do had them. Researchers studied the contents of a cesspit beneath a toilet in Jerusalem. They found the remains of several types of intestinal parasite eggs that would haveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your fingerprints may be more than a surefire way to identify you: New research suggests their patterns may be linked to genes that guide limb development. “People may wonder why our team is working on fingerprints,” said co-senior study author Sijia Wang, aContinue Reading