WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your at-home COVID-19 test could now come with a higher price tag, depending on where you buy it. Kroger and Walmart stores were selling the test kits at cost or at a discount of up to 35% for 100 days after making aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have known for 100 years that insulin is the body’s main mechanism for controlling blood sugar levels, but researchers have now discovered a second hormone does the same job a bit differently — and they say it could be a new targetContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — More education is linked to better heart health, but it may not overcome the effects of race, a new study says. The research, which used data from a large national survey to examine the overlapping connections between race, education and cardiovascularContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Be concerned about the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, President Joe Biden urged Americans on Tuesday, but don’t be alarmed. Biden delivered that message to reporters prior to a meeting with his COVID-19 response team, saying he was trying to convey both his administration’sContinue Reading
Biden urges calm in face of Omicron surge. In remarks made Tuesday, the President emphasized that vaccines and new treatments have made Americans much less vulnerable to the new variant. He also announced that his administration is doubling its order of Pfizer’s new antiviral pill, which was recently authorized byContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While the Omicron variant appears wily enough to evade people’s antibodies, researchers report that it should have a much harder time slipping past a person’s T-cells. “Despite being a preliminary study, we believe this is positive news. Even if Omicron, or some otherContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – If giving up tobacco is one of your New Year’s resolutions, know that it won’t be easy but don’t give up. Fifty million ex-smokers in the United States are proof that it can be done. “More than 70% of smokers want to quitContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That sing-song speech parents use when talking to their babies is universal, and infants tend to prefer it. So, when a baby doesn’t seem to engage with this melodic “motherese,” or baby talk, it can be an early sign of autism spectrum disorderContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many insured cancer patients still experience serious money problems linked to their illness, new research affirms. For example, nearly 3 out of 4 insured patients with colon cancer have major financial hardship in the year after their diagnosis, which affects their social functioningContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use approval of Pfizer’s booster shot for high-risk kids between the ages of 5 and 11, along with shortening the time period between a second dose and a booster shotContinue Reading