TUESDAY, July 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Midsummer heat and high humidity aren’t just uncomfortable — they’re a combo that can cause serious illness and even death. “Whenever you walk or do outdoor activity, take a friend with you who can help you if you run into trouble,” Dr. EleanorContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant around the world means that the United States will continue with COVID-19 international travel restrictions for now, a White House official said Monday. The Delta variant now accounts for 83% of all U.S. coronavirusContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All health care workers should be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, dozens of major U.S. medical groups said in a joint statement released Monday. “Due to the recent COVID-19 surge and the availability of safe and effective vaccines, our health care organizationsContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Like many of her peers, Ohio State University engineering student Mary Trabue spent much of the pandemic taking classes online. And she was struggling. “I don’t know what was wrong, but I just felt tired all the time because I wasn’t sleeping,” sheContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution causes you to gasp and wheeze. Smog puts strain on your hearts and inflames your lungs. Could dirty air also be costing you your brain health? A trio of new studies finds that air quality appears linked to a risk ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research offers some reassuring news for parents of kids returning to school soon: The risk of acquiring COVID-19 on the school bus is very low when proper precautions are taken. With open windows, mandated masking and two kids per seat, there wasContinue Reading
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MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In an effort to avoid another pandemic in the coming years, Dr. Anthony Fauci wants to launch an ambitious plan to make prototype vaccines that could protect against pathogens from 20 families of viruses that threaten human lives. It won’t come cheap, withContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Monday, July 26: Fauci pushes plan to help prevent future pandemics. America’s leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is proposing an ambitious new research plan aimed at readying vaccines against possible pathogens from 20 families of viruses that could harm humans. TheContinue Reading