TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Testing HIV-positive is no longer a certain death sentence, and new research shows that Americans who have HIV today have life spans similar to those of their peers without the virus. “In the early days of the AIDS pandemic, getting a diagnosis withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Lotteries that pay cash and prizes to Americans who get vaccinated sound like a sure-fire recipe for success, but a new study finds they don’t actually boost vaccination rates. After media reports suggested that Ohio’s “Vax-a-Million” lottery increased vaccination rates, other states decidedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Lotteries that pay cash and prizes to Americans who get vaccinated sound like a sure-fire recipe for success, but a new study finds they don’t actually boost vaccination rates. After media reports suggested that Ohio’s “Vax-a-Million” lottery increased vaccination rates, other states decidedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Want to be good to your ticker? Load up on veggies — especially beans, Italian researchers recommend. They’ve published a comprehensive review of research on eating habits and heart disease that provides consistent evidence that eating less salt and animal proteins and moreContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Want to be good to your ticker? Load up on veggies — especially beans, Italian researchers recommend. They’ve published a comprehensive review of research on eating habits and heart disease that provides consistent evidence that eating less salt and animal proteins and moreContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Due to language barriers, 25 million Spanish speakers receive about a third less health care than other Americans, a large study of U.S. adults shows. The analysis of federal survey data from more than 120,000 adults revealed that total use of health careContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Due to language barriers, 25 million Spanish speakers receive about a third less health care than other Americans, a large study of U.S. adults shows. The analysis of federal survey data from more than 120,000 adults revealed that total use of health careContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In the middle of a pandemic that sent many Americans into bouts of emotional distress, one-quarter of them couldn’t get counseling when they needed it the most, new research shows. “Social isolation, COVID-related anxiety, disruptions in normal routines, job loss and food insecurityContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In the middle of a pandemic that sent many Americans into bouts of emotional distress, one-quarter of them couldn’t get counseling when they needed it the most, new research shows. “Social isolation, COVID-related anxiety, disruptions in normal routines, job loss and food insecurityContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women who are breastfeeding and wonder if COVID-19 vaccination is safe for their baby may be reassured by the results of a new study. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, report that “vaccine-associated mRNA” — the active components of the ModernaContinue Reading