FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teens have a far greater risk of heart inflammation from COVID-19 than from the vaccines that protect against it, new research shows. “Comparative risk can complicate decisions for parents in such highly charged health debates,” said lead author Mendel Singer, vice chair forContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Dementia is a thief. It steals a person’s memory, their ability to reason, to live independently. As people age and face more medical challenges, it also robs them of something even more basic to survival – the ability to participate inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new internal government document claims the Delta variant appears to cause more severe illness than earlier coronavirus variants and spreads as easily as chickenpox. In laying out the evidence that this variant looks like the most dangerous one yet, the document urgesContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, July 30: New data details Delta variant’s dangers. Fresh evidence shows the vaccinated may be spreading the variant as easily as the unvaccinated. The research was what prompted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reverse its mask guidance forContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Israelis who are over the age of 60 and fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be offered booster shots, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday. The announcement comes amid increasing infections and indications that the vaccine’s efficacy fades over time, the Associated Press reported.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Aides in long-term care facilities are less likely than other staff to be vaccinated, even though they have the most contact with vulnerable patients and could infect them with COVID-19, a new federal study shows. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease ControlContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 can kill you. It can rob you of your breath, cause strange blood clots, and prompt side effects that last for months after you’re over the initial infection. It’s also possible that COVID-19 might impact the human brain in ways that couldContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As many Americans know, today’s health insurance plans often come with high deductibles. Those out-of-pocket costs could cause harm: New research shows that 20% of people who have diabetes and high-deductible health plans regularly skip their medications. Not keeping up with your diabetesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Opioid overdose-related visits to U.S. emergency departments rose by nearly one-third during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. That’s the key finding in a new analysis of data from 25 emergency departments in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “COVID-19, andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Plenty of seniors may struggle with problem drinking, but a new study shows that less than half of them discuss their alcohol use with their health care providers. “Older adults are at high risk for the harms of alcohol use, especially for thoseContinue Reading