THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One of the strictest coronavirus vaccine mandates in the United States has been approved in Los Angeles. The city council on Wednesday voted 11-2 in favor of a measure that requires proof of full vaccination for all customers and staff at bars, restaurants,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) — Two new studies confirm that the immunity offered by two doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine drops off after about two months, although protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death holds strong. The reports, from Israel and Qatar, add to evidence that suggests even fullyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Scientists in Japan have discovered yet another tick-borne virus that can make people sick. The Yezo virus is transmitted by tick bites, and triggers fever and a reduction in blood platelets and white blood cells. “At least seven people have been infected withContinue Reading
Over 140,000 U.S. children have lost a caregiver to COVID-19. New CDC data shows that between April 2020 and July 2021, 1 in 4 fatal cases of COVID-19 left a child without a parent or other caregiver. Overall, about 1 in 500 U.S. kids have been affected in this way.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You might think that wildfires in the western United States would only affect folks in places like Colorado, California or Oregon. But a new study estimates that three-quarters of smoke-related deaths and visits to the emergency room for asthma in the United StatesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In yet another illustration of how the pandemic wreaked havoc on medical care, a new report shows that 15% of adult cancer patients worldwide didn’t get potentially lifesaving surgery due to COVID-19 lockdowns. “Our research reveals the collateral impact of lockdowns on patientsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you intend to run, bike or put in a Zumba video after work, plan on doing it sooner rather than later. A workout that ends a couple of hours before bedtime should help you fall asleep, while one that’s closer to bedtimeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it plans to purchase $1 billion worth of rapid, at-home coronavirus tests and take other actions to quadruple the number of tests available to Americans by December. By the end of the year, the number of at-homeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The first vaccine to protect against malaria has been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and could prevent the deaths of tens of thousands of children a year. Malaria kills about half a million people worldwide annually. Nearly all of those deathsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The key to eternal youth may lie in our guts. Advancing age seems to change the makeup of the microbiome in the small intestine, and in the future, it may be possible to tweak this bacterial milieu and boost longevity, new research suggests.Continue Reading