THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — To do their best, Olympic athletes need to be both physically and mentally fit, but the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions at the Tokyo Olympics has made that a real challenge, experts say. “This Olympics is unprecedented,” said Dr. Michael Lardon, an associateContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Throughout Laney Lyon’s 1-week birthday, small signs indicated something was wrong. She wasn’t eating as much as usual. Her color seemed off. Her mom suspected jaundice and held Laney in the sun when she could. By evening, Laney was unable toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine provides surprisingly robust protection against the highly infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 — but only if you’ve gotten both doses. Fresh data out of England shows that two doses of the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine is 88% effective in protectingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As he urged Americans who are still hesitant to get vaccinated, President Joe Biden told an Ohio town hall on Wednesday night that he expected the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would soon give final approval to COVID-19 vaccines. At the moment, allContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Thursday, July 22: Two-dose Pfizer vaccine gives great protection against Delta. A new study should reassure millions of Americans who’ve gotten the Pfizer vaccine: Two doses provide 88% protection against the COVID Delta variant. But protection fell sharply for those with only oneContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A proposed $26 billion settlement on opioid-related lawsuits has been reached with four large drug companies, a group of state attorneys general announced Wednesday. If enough states sign on to the deal with the country’s three major drug distributors — Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Possible listeria contamination has triggered the nationwide recall of more than two dozen muffin products made by Give and Go Prepared Foods, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The recalled products were sold across the country and include a variety ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Roller coasters race up, down, over and back again at breakneck speeds, but if you are one of the millions of people who get migraines, the risks may not be worth the thrill. A new study by German researchers shows that folks whoContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Before you sign your young pitcher up to play baseball in multiple leagues, familiarize yourself with guidelines that can protect them against overuse injuries. Sound obvious? A new survey shows it isn’t, because most parents have no idea what those guidelines are. PlayersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Youth who identify as LGBTQ+ suffer more bullying at their schools when they live in areas with politically conservative voting records, a new study finds. School boards should do more to implement policies that go beyond minimum protections for LGBTQ+ youth, regardless ofContinue Reading