TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a paradoxical finding, new research reveals that more Americans of color have access to health insurance now than they did 20 years ago, but their perceptions of their health status have not improved at all. The study, published Aug. 17 in theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Lyme disease can exact a significant mental toll as well as a physical one on its sufferers, a new study confirms. Patients hospitalized for Lyme disease had a 28% higher incidence of mental disorders and were twice as likely to attempt suicide thanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s strong evidence that the steroid drug dexamethasone can significantly lower hospitalized patients’ risk of dying from COVID-19, but many who might benefit from it the most aren’t getting it. “Dexamethasone is a steroid that is used for the treatment of arthritis, inflammationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Linda and Clint Pilkinton had a healthy toddler when Linda got pregnant with their second child. They were eager to give Charlie a baby brother. The first trimester of her pregnancy proceeded much like it did with Charlie. Then came theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Twenty seconds. That’s how long you need to wash your hands to remove germs, a new physics study confirms. Typical hand-washing guidelines — including those from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — advise scrubbing your hands for a minimum ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration plans to recommend that most Americans get a booster shot eight months after they received their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, as the highly infectious Delta variant marches across the country. Officials could announce theContinue Reading
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Tuesday, Aug. 17: Americans will be advised to get COVID booster shots. With the Delta variant raging and 100 million vaccine doses stockpiled, the Biden administration is expected to announce that vaccinated Americans should get a booster shot within eight months ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Masks are now required for all visitors, employees and contractors inside U.S. National Park Service (NPS) facilities and in crowded outdoor spaces, the service said Monday. The mandate applies regardless of people’s vaccination status or community transmission levels, and will be in effectContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Avanti Frozen Foods has expanded its recall of various frozen cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp products that may be contaminated with salmonella. The more than two dozen products were sold under various brand names and distributed across the United States between November 2020Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States has been dominating the news, an old viral enemy has been making a quieter comeback. In late spring, U.S. pediatric hospitals began reporting an unexpected rise in serious infections caused by respiratory syncytialContinue Reading