FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — India, already hit hard by the Delta variant of COVID-19, has labeled a closely related new variant — dubbed “Delta Plus” — as a “variant of concern.” But some epidemiologists in India and abroad say there’s just not enough data yet to warrantContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Dr. Rachel Levine wanted to work in health because she wanted to help people. Along the way, she became an icon. Levine, the assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services, made history in March when sheContinue Reading
Here’s HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, June 25: Colds make a comeback. As rules on mask-wearing, social distancing and mass gatherings relax, there’s a surge in colds, bronchitis and other respiratory ills in doctor’s offices & ERs across the United States. Read more Pandemic Viagra boom? One segment of AmericansContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (Healthday News) — Fresh on the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, the maker of a second medicine that works in similar fashion said Thursday it hopes to apply for approval of its medication later this year.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Infectious disease expert Ravina Kullar’s husband has a cold. So does her sister-in-law. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Clinic’s waiting rooms are becoming much more frequented by folks with coughs, sneezes and sniffles, said family medicine physician Dr. Neha Vyas. These folks are part ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 in 10 Americans have missed their second dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a troubling trend as the more infectious Delta variant that first crippled India gains a foothold in this country. Only 88% of those who had received one doseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Think the sex lives of Americans took a hit during the pandemic? Think again. New research finds there’s been a jump in sales of erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs, especially Cialis (tadalafil), in the United States over the past year. “We saw a hugeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The first case of COVID-19 may have occurred in China weeks earlier than previously thought, a new study claims. The first officially identified case occurred in early December 2019, but increasing evidence suggests the original case may have emerged earlier. In this study,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. high school seniors say marijuana was significantly harder to come by during the pandemic — yet their use of the drug continued at rates similar to those before school closures began, a new study finds. Their binge-drinking also continued at similar rates,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans with cirrhosis — late-stage liver disease — are much less likely to receive a liver transplant and more likely to die than white patients, new research reveals. For the study, researchers at Northwestern Medicine analyzed data from all cirrhosis patients, regardlessContinue Reading